Effects of Nigella sativa L. seed oil on abnormal semen quality in infertile men: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Phytomedicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 901-905

  Kolahdooz, M ^a   Nasri, S ^a   Modarres, S Zadeh ^b   Kianbakht, S ^c   Huseini, H Fallah ^c  

^a PAYAME NOOR UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Abnormal semen quality; Male infertility; Nigella sativa seed oil; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; LIQUID PARAFFIN; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; NIGELLA SATIVA SEED OIL; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VOLUME; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IRANIAN PEOPLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TREATMENT DURATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; INFERTILITY, MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT SEED; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; YOUNG ADULT;

NIGELLA SATIVA;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGELLA SATIVA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; SEEDS; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901233944     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: 1618095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2014.02.006     Document Type: Article

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