TY - JOUR
A2 - Costa, Lucio Guido
AU - Khazdair, Mohammad Reza
PY - 2015
DA - 2015/10/29
TI - The Protective Effects of Nigella sativa and Its Constituents on Induced Neurotoxicity
SP - 841823
VL - 2015
AB - Nigella sativa (N. sativa) is an annual plant and widely used as medicinal plant throughout the world. The seeds of the plant have been used traditionally in various disorders and as a spice to ranges of Persian foods. N. sativa has therapeutic effects on tracheal responsiveness (TR) and lung inflammation on induced toxicity by Sulfur mustard. N. sativa has been widely used in treatment of various nervous system disorders such as Alzheimer disease, epilepsy, and neurotoxicity. Most of the therapeutic properties of this plant are due to the presence of some phenolic compounds especially thymoquinone (TQ), which is major bioactive component of the essential oil. The present review is an effort to provide a comprehensive study of the literature on scientific researches of pharmacological activities of the seeds of this plant on induced neurotoxicity.
SN - 1687-8191
UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/841823
DO - 10.1155/2015/841823
JF - Journal of Toxicology
PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation
KW -
ER -