The Effectiveness of Nigella sativa and Ginger as Appetite Suppressants: An Experimental Study on Healthy Wistar Rats.
Lubna Ibrahim Al AsoomMaha A AlassafNajd S AlSulaimanDhuha N BoumarahAldana M AlmubireekGaeda K AlkalthamHussain A AlhawajTaleb T AlKhamisNazish RafiqueAhmed Abdulrahman AlsunniRabia LatifSeham AlsaifDana AlmohazeySayed AbdulazeezJ Francis BorgioPublished in: Vascular health and risk management (2023)
The present dose and duration of NS, ginger, or in combination did not demonstrate a significant change in body weight or food consumption in comparison to the negative or positive controls. However, NS or ginger has improved the lipid profile by reducing TC and increasing HDL. In addition, NS or ginger can influence some of the peptides involved in appetite regulation such as the increase in ghrelin induced by NS and the reduction of orexin induced by ginger. We believe that these latter effects are novel and might indicate a promising effect of these natural products on appetite regulation.