The effect of celery seeds with honey in treatment of bronchial asthma

الملخص EN

There are some defense mechanisms in the organism to avoid the harmful effects of free radicals.

The enzymes responsible for antioxidant defense have trace elements like Zinc, Copper and Selenium within their structure.

Decreased levels of these elements lead to a reduction in the antioxidant activity.

In this study we aimed to determine the activity of the medicinal plant (celery seed) and honey in correcting the level of these elements in sera and their effect on pulmonary function (PF) by measuring the FEV1% (Forced expiratory volume) and FVC% (Forced vital capacity) that for detection the improvement of lung function as well as the effect of treatment in decrease in severity and numbers of attacks (symptomatically).

All data reflect the effectiveness of the mixture to elevate serum zinc and selenium level also increase in pulmonary function parameters.

This result indicated to the antioxidant activity of this treatment.