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Nigella sativa

Enomoto, S. et al., Kailani, S.R. et al., Hajhashemi, V. et al., Khan, N. et al., Dahri, A.H. et al.

Hajhashemi, Ghannadi, Jafarabadi,

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Nigella sativa (black cumin) ameliorates potassium bromate-induced early events of carcinogenesis: diminution of oxidative stress [1].
Effect of Nigella sativa (kalonji) on serum cholesterol of albino rats [2].
Black cumin seed essential oil (BCSEO) was found to produce a significant analgesic effect in acetic acid-induced writhing, formalin and light tail flick tests [3].
The methanol soluble portion of black cumin oil, which is prepared by compression of seeds of Nigella sativa L., showed inhibitory effects on arachidonic acid (AA)-induced platelet aggregation and blood coagulation [4].
Maximum antifasciolic efficacy, judged on the basis of % EPG count reduction was shown by Shahterah (93.2 +/- 0.5%) which was followed by Karanjwa (89.7 +/- 1.7%) and Kalonji (88.2 +/- 0.4%) [5].

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Nigella sativa (black cumin) ameliorates potassium bromate-induced early events of carcinogenesis: diminution of oxidative stress. Khan, N., Sharma, S., Sultana, S. Human & experimental toxicology. (2003) [Pubmed]
Effect of Nigella sativa (kalonji) on serum cholesterol of albino rats. Dahri, A.H., Chandiol, A.M., Rahoo, A.A., Memon, R.A. Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC. (2005) [Pubmed]
Black cumin seed essential oil, as a potent analgesic and antiinflammatory drug. Hajhashemi, V., Ghannadi, A., Jafarabadi, H. Phytotherapy research : PTR. (2004) [Pubmed]
Hematological studies on black cumin oil from the seeds of Nigella sativa L. Enomoto, S., Asano, R., Iwahori, Y., Narui, T., Okada, Y., Singab, A.N., Okuyama, T. Biol. Pharm. Bull. (2001) [Pubmed]
Antifasciolic efficacy of indigenous plant drugs: kalonji, shahterah and karanjwa in buffaloes. Kailani, S.R., Akhtar, M.S., Ashraf, M. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences. (1995) [Pubmed]

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