The constituents of Nigella sativa modulate the immune system. The aim of the present work was to study the effectiveness of Nigella sativa oil in RA patients. Data from 40 female RA patients diagnosed according to the 2010 ACR/EULAR were analysed and discussed. The patients took two placebo (starch filled) capsules daily for 1 month. This was followed by a month of Nigella sativa oil capsules ...

Lactuca sativa, belonging to the Asteraceae family, is a leafy vegetable known for its medicinal properties. This study aimed to understand the mechanism of Lactuca sativa extract with respect to pharmacological action.We investigated the anxiolytic effects of hydro-alcoholic extract of leaves of Lactuca sativa on mice. The behavioral tests performed on mice models to assess anti-anxiety proper...

Sixty-two strains of Gibberella pulicaris (anamorph: Fusarium sambucinum) from diseased plants and from soil were tested for tolerance of the furanocoumarin xanthotoxin in vitro. Twenty-one (88%) of the plant-derived strains and two (5%) of the soil-derived strains were highly tolerant ofxanthotoxin. Sixteen selected strains were tested further against 16 furanocoumarins or furanocoumarin precu...

The present study was designed to investigate the possible insulinotropic properties of Nigella sativa L. (N. sativa) oil in Streptozotocin plus Nicotinamide-induced diabetes mellitus in hamsters. Nicotinamide was injected intraperitoneally 15min before injection of Streptozotocin intravenously. Oral treatment with N. sativa oil began 4 weeks after induction of diabetes. Serum insulin was measu...

BACKGROUND Lactuca sativa (garden lettuce) is a popular salad herb. It has been in use in folk medicine since ancient times as both an appetite stimulant and as an aid to sleep. L. sativa seed oil (Sedan(®)) has demonstrated a pronounced sedative effect and potentiated the hypnotic effect of barbiturates in animal models. It also exhibited significant analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities....

Erysiphe cruciferarum, a causative agent of powdery mildew disease, has emerged as serious threat in Brassica juncea and its closely related species. To date, no resistant cultivars have been identified species against mildew. Here, we used histopathological, biochemical, molecular approaches to elucidate the disease progression host responses three cenospecies, namely B. juncea, Camelina sativ...

Nigella sativa (N. sativa) is a spice plant which has been traditionally used for culinary and medicinal purposes. Different therapeutic properties including the beneficial effects on asthma and dyspnea, digestive and gynecology disorders have been described for the seeds of N. sativa. There is evidence of the relaxant effects of this plant and some of its constituents on different types of smo...

Cannabis sativa is a well-known recreational drug and, as such, a controlled substance of which possession and use are illegal in most countries of the world. Due to the legal constraints on the possession and use of C. sativa, relatively little research on the medicinal qualities of this plant has been conducted. Interest in the medicinal uses of this plant has, however, increased in the last ...

The validity and feasibility of using DNA collection cards in the field for preservation and analysis of Cannabis sativa genotypes were investigated using a highly specific hexanucleotide marker. Collection cards were submitted to the National Marijuana Initiative, which selectively trained and managed the collection of specific types of samples from a variety of participating agencies. Samples...

Cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2) are ubiquitous within the brain (Wilson and Nicoll, 2002; Eggan and Lewis, 2007). Their distribution and role in the modulation of different neurotransmitter systems (Pertwee and Ross, 2002; Pertwee, 2008a) clearly indicate that cannabinoids are involved in the modulation of different cognitive and emotional processes (Solowij and Michie, 2007). The role of t...