Black seed (Nigella sativa) is an annual flowering plant from Ranunculaceae family, native
to southwest Asia. This plant has many food and medicinal uses. The use of its seeds and oil …

Background In order to document medicinal uses of plants in the northeastern of Algeria,
preserve traditional heritage and highlighted the risks of excessive human exploitation on …

Abstract Nigella sativa (N. sativa), which belongs to the botanical family of Ranunculaceae,
is a widely used medicinal plant all over the world. N. sativa seeds and oil have been used …

Heme oxygenase (HO) is a critical component of the defense mechanism to a wide variety of
cellular stressors. HO induction affords cellular protection through the breakdown of toxic …

Chemicals (such as alcohol, drugs, and pollutants) may cause liver injuries, which could
consequently develop into fatty liver, hepatitis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and liver failure, or even …

Herbal medicine is gaining an increasing importance in the management of various
ailments, but little is known about traditional practices in Algeria. This ethnopharmacological …

Objective To investigate the antioxidant and hepatoprotective properties of Juniperus
phoenicea (J. phoenicea) berries against CCl 4-induced oxidative damage in rats. Methods …

Cisplatin (CP) is an effective anti-cancer drug which causes remarkable toxicity to the
kidney, particularly to proximal tubules, by generating reactive oxygen species. Nigella …

The individual toxic effects of aluminium and acrylamide are well known but there are no
data on their combined effects. The present study was undertaken to determine (i) …

Aluminum chloride (AlCl 3) has different industrial applications including manufacturing
paint and water treatment. The present study was designed to evaluate the alleviating effect …