Thymoquinone (TQ) a potential therapeutic molecule: Role of colloidal carriers in its effective delivery.

Thymoquinone (TQ) a potential therapeutic molecule: Role of colloidal carriers in its effective delivery. Recent Pat Drug Deliv Formul. 2017 Nov 29;: Authors: Negi P, Rathore C, Sharma G, Bhoop BS, Katare OP Abstract From the past few decades, remarkable awareness has been laid on the use of herbal medicines in pharmaceutical research. Thymoquinone (TQ), the main chemical constituent of Nigella sativa (NS) plant has been extensively explored and revealed an array of therapeutic benefits in different in vitro and in vivo conditions. This review provides brief outline of the diverse therapeutics actions of TQ and NS viz. anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, gastro-protective, hepato-protective, anti-microbial and anti-histaminic. Besides, a special emphasis has been laid on the use of colloidal drug delivery systems exploited hitherto for the effective delivery of TQ and NS. In addition to this, review also entails an intensive patent literature available on TQ and NS, for its usefulness in different therapeutic conditions. PMID: 29189187 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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