Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Sidr Honey and Black Seed Oil Combo Impacts Parasite

Ultrastructure Alterations of Adult Male Schistosoma mansoni Harbored in Albino Mice Treated with Sidr Honey and/or Nigella Sativa Oil
Journal of King Saud University – Science, Volume 22, Issue 3, July 2010, Pages 111-121

In this investigation, the effects of Sidr honey, Nigella sativa oil (black-seed oil) and Sidr honey and black-seed oil together on the ultrastructure of tegument, gastrodermis and testes of adult male Schistosoma mansoni harbored in albino mice were studied.

The tegument of adult male S. mansoni recovered from mice treated with various types of treatments revealed apparent damages which were severely clear in male worms harbored in mice treated with Sidr honey and black-seed oil together. On the other hand, the gastrodermis and testes of adult male S. mansoni obtained from mice treated with Sidr honey only or black-seed only revealed no apparent damage, while the gastrodermis and testes of worms recovered from mice treated with Sidr honey and black-seed oil together showed severe disorganization.

Therefore, these treatments may represent a promising alternative treatment for the control of schistosomiasis mansoni, especially in endemic areas and where drug-resistant strains are found.

These natural products may be recommended as useful, pleasant and popular accepted elements of food and drinks in such cases.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

First of all, I would like to say that I couldn't find any honey that is as good as the sidr honey from Yemen.. its taste, color, and thickness. I love everything about Yemeni sidr honey.

The only thing that I don't like about it, is that its collected in the traditional way which can make it not safe. I have seen many websites that sell yemeni sidr honey and claim that there honey is the best, but almost none of them test their honey to verify safety and quality. So far, the only company that tests their honey regularly is yemensidrhoney.com but their prices are slightly higher than average.