BACKGROUND Nigella sativa is an important component of several traditional herbal preparations in various countries. It finds its applications in improving overall health and boosting immunity. The current study evaluated the role of fixed and essential oil of Nigella sativa against potassium bromate induced oxidative stress with special reference to modulation of glutathione redox enzymes and ...

application of most antibiotic growth promoters as feed additives has been banned in a lot of countries due to cross-resistance against pathogens and residues in tissues. therefore, scientists are searching for alternatives to antibiotics nowadays. medicinal plant extracts are one of the alternatives that have anti-microbial and growth promoting effect on poultry. in this paper, the benefits of...

background: despite availability and administration of numerous antiepileptic drugs (aeds) nearly 15% of childhood epilepsy cases are resistant to treatment; in traditional medicine however nigella sativa l. (black seed) has been known for its anticonvulsant effects. materials and methods: in this double-blind clinical trial conducted on children with refractory epilepsy we administered the aqu...

The Nigella sativa L. popularly referred to as black seeds are widely used as a form of traditional nutrition and medicine. N. sativa seeds were used for the extraction of their oil by way of supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and cold press (CP) to determine the physicochemical properties, antioxidant activity, and thermal behavior. The GC-MS results showed the primary constituents in the Ni...

Nigella sativa L. (Ranunculaceae) seeds (black cumin) that contain high oil, terpene, protein, alkaloids are an economically important for medicine and food industry. Lack of an efficient DNA isolation procedure is a limiting factor for any molecular studies of these plant. We have used a genomic DNA isolation protocol for Nigella sativa seeds based on a hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB...

OBJECTIVES Nigella sativa (N. sativa) is an amazing herb which is used in traditional medicine for a wide range of illnesses including bronchial asthma, dysentery, gastrointestinal problems, as well as beneficial effect on blood lipids, lowering blood pressure, serum cholesterol, and triglycerides level. This study aimed to determine the toxic effect of N. sativa powder on the kidney function w...

OBJECTIVE To study the effects of two, months Nigella sativa (N. sativa) oral supplementation to normal rats on cardiac haemodynamics in vivo, the ionotropic and chronotropic properties of the isolated hearts in vitro, and the cardiac responsiveness to progressive adrenergic stimulation by isoproterenol. METHODS The cardiac workload, after 2 months of N. sativa oral supplementation to normal ...

Improving the immune system in fish as an effort to prevent from disease attacks caused by pathogenic organisms, because on are projected continue grow and cause mass death of cultured fish. Giving immunostimulants additives feed can be a strategy improve fish's system. Immunostimulants compounds that able increase non-specific response or innate response. Nigella sativa L known