Open AccessNeuroprotective effects of Nigella sativa extracts during germination on central nervous system
Author(s) -
Mohammad Hayatul Islam,
Iffat Zareen Ahmad,
Mohammad Tariq Salman
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1296.157729
Subject(s) - nigella sativa , germination , anxiolytic , diazepam , behavioural despair test , cannabis sativa , ranunculaceae , biology , pharmacology , medicine , traditional medicine , antidepressant , botany , endocrinology , hippocampus , receptor
Nigella sativa Linn. which has many acclaimed medicinal properties is an indigenous herbaceous plant and belongs to the Ranunculaceae family, which grows in countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, Pakistan and India.