Nigella sativa as an anti-inflammatory agent in asthma.
Mukhtar IkhsanNurul HiedayatiKazutaka MaeyamaFariz NurwidyaPublished in: BMC research notes (2018)
The study showed that N. sativa ethanol extract effectively inhibit histamine release from peritoneal Wistar rat mast cells proportionally to its concentration. N. sativa is effective as an anti-inflammation on mast cells by inhibition of histamine release and has no toxic effect on mast cell. N. sativa could be considered as a potential therapy for asthma therapy and prevention.