Nagwan Nabil Shanan <br/><br/>
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 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - German University - Faculty of Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology 
<br/><br/> 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