Supplementation of powdered black cumin (Nigella sativa) seeds reduces the risk of hypercholesterolemia

Functional Foods in Health and Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 516-524

  Tauseef Sultan, M ^a   Butt, Masood Sadiq ^b   Ahmad, Rabia Shabeer ^c   Batool, Rizwana ^b   Naz, Ambreen ^b   Suleria, Hafiz Ansar Rasul ^b  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Black cumin; Cholesterol; Functional foods; Lipid profile; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923124733     PISSN: 23787007     EISSN: 21603855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.31989/ffhd.v1i12.109     Document Type: Article

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