SELECTIVE INHIBITION OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS REPLICATION BY ALPHA-ZAM, A NIGELLA SATIVA SEED FORMULATION.

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Published in Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med on September 29, 2016

Authors

Olufunmilayo G Oyero1, Masaaki Toyama2, Naoki Mitsuhiro2, Abdulfatah A Onifade3, Akemi Hidaka2, Mika Okamoto2, Masanori Baba2

Author Affiliations

1: Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
2: Division of Antiviral Chemotherapy, Center for Chronic Viral Diseases, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
3: Immunology Unit, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Associated clinical trials:

Honey & Nigella Sativa Trial Against COVID-19 (HNS-COVID-PK) | NCT04347382

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