Review on the Potential Therapeutic Roles of Nigella sativa in the Treatment of Patients with Cancer: Involvement of Apoptosis

Review on the Potential Therapeutic Roles of Nigella sativa in the Treatment of Patients with Cancer: Involvement of Apoptosis

Nigella sativa (N. sativa, family Ranunculaceae) is a medicinal plant that has been widely used for centuries throughout the world as a natural remedy. A wide range of chemical compounds found in N. sativa expresses its vast therapeutic effects. Thymoquinone (TQ) is the main component (up to 50%) in...

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Main Authors: Hamid Mollazadeh, Amir R. Afshari, Hossein Hosseinzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacopuncture
Subjects:
antioxidant
apoptosis
Nigella sativa
cancer
anti-proliferative
programmed cell death
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2017.20.019

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https://doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2017.20.019

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