Effects of Methanolic Extract and Commercial Oil of Nigella sativa L. on Blood Glucose and Antioxidant Capacity in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats

Nigella sativa is a medicinal plant widely used in the Arabic and Islamic world against a number of human pathologies. In this present study the methanol extraction (85 % then 50 %) of plant seeds gave an important yield of 27 % of dry substance. The anti-hyperglycaemia effect of the crude methanoli...

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Main Authors: Houcher Zahira, Boudiaf Khaouther, Benboubetra Mustapha, Houcher Bakhouche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2007-02-01
Series:Pteridines
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/pteridines.2007.18.1.8