Figure 2.
Proposed mechanism of Nigella sativa in relation to cardiovascular diseases
↑: increase; ↓: decrease; Ca2+, calcium (II) ion; Na+, sodium ion; K+, potassium ion; Cl-, chloride ion; HMG-CoA reductase hydroxyl methyl glutaryl reductase, TC: total cholesterol; LDL: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; VLDL-C: very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol