Nigella sativa and its protective role in oxidative stress and hypertension

• Main Authors: Leong, Xin-Fang, Mustafa, Mohd Rais, Jaarin, K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/9814/1/Nigella_sativa_and_its_protective_role.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/9814/; http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2013/120732/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Hypertension increases the risk for a variety of cardiovascular diseases, including stroke, coronary artery disease, heart failure, and peripheral vascular disease. The increase in oxidative stress has been associated with the pathogenesis of hypertension. Increase of blood pressure is due to an imb...