Blood glucose lowering effects of Nigella Sativa L. seeds oil in healthy volunteers: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 10, Issue 39, 2011, Pages 90-94

  Mohtashami, R ^a   Amini, M ^a   Fallah Huseini, H ^b   Ghamarchehre, M ^a   Sadeqhi, Z ^c   Hajiagaee, R ^b   Fallah Huseini, A ^d  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^c Human Resource and Management Development Deputy   (Iran)

^d SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Black seed oil; Blood glucose; Nigella sativa; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; MINERAL; PLACEBO; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PLANT SEED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; VOLUNTEER;

NIGELLA SATIVA;

EID: 81255163748     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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