Год выпуска: 2013 Автор: Meraj Ul Haque Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 64 ISBN: 9783659322099 Описание This book is about Nigella sativa Linn. (Family- Ranunculaceae) is a widely used medicinal plant throughout India and popular in various Indigenous System of Medicine like Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Tibb. The seeds are used as astringent, bitter, stimulant, diuretic, emmenagogue and anthelmintic. They are also useful in jaundice, intermittent fever, dyspepsia, paralysis, piles and skin diseases. The present review is therefore, an effort to give a detailed survey of the literature on pharmacognosy, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of the plant. |