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The anti - inflammatory and analgesic effects of thymoquinone /

Nagwan Nabil Shanan

The anti - inflammatory and analgesic effects of thymoquinone / Nagwan Nabil Shanan ; Supervised Laila G. Mahran , Mahmoud Khattab - Cairo : Nagwan Nabil Shanan , 2010 - 120Leaves : charts , facsimiles ; 30cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - German University - Faculty of Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Nigella sativa seeds have been used in Egyptian traditional medicine for treatment of various diseases . Thymoquinone (TQ) is the major active principle of N. sativa seeds and constitutes about 30% of its volatile oil . Many of the pharmacodynamic effects reported for N. sativa are due to TQ . The present study aims to investigate the anti - inflammatory and analgesic activities of TQ