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The Unani drug Mastagi [Mastic] is used in Unani System of Medicine since very long. It is a resin or more correctly an oleoresin containing little oil, obtained from a cultivated variety of Pistascia lentiscus. The plant is an evergreen dioecious shrub and native to the Mediterranean region [France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey] and also found in North Africa. Mostly mastic is produced on the Greek Island of Chios, some is also produced in Algeria, Morocco and the Canary Island. Mastic is used in the Unani System of Medicine since long and its actions are mentioned in Unani classical literature as: attenuant, resolvent, tonic for vital organ, liver tonic, internal body tonic and appetizer etc. Recently some studies have shown its activities as anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti microbial
ABSTRACT
A controlled, randomized single blind clinical trial was conducted as per GCP [Good Clinical Practice] Guidelines for the duration of two months on human individuals suffering from Acne vulgaris. The patients were divided into two groups, i e control group treated topically with only cream base and the test group treated topically with the Unani Herbo-Mineral Cream [UHC]. The effects of the UHC were scientifically evaluated in human beings in Acne vulgaris. The assessment of the severity of Acne vulgaris in the control and test groups were made by the "Investigators Global Acne Severity Score". The statistical analysis of the results of severity of Acne vulgaris in the control and test groups was made for the total duration of treatment. Within group comparisons and inter group comparisons were made using ANOVA and paired 't' test respectively. Within group and inter group comparison in the control group shows that the effect of only cream base did not show any significant improvement in the Acne vulgaris of the patients of control group. On the other hand, the within group and inter group comparisons in the test group showed that the differences of the results at each stage of the treatment were very significant The clinical study shows that the test drug 'UHC' has been proved safe and effective in the treatment of Acne vulgaris in the test group in comparison to the control group
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Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Adult , Medicine, Unani , Phytotherapy , Placebos , Administration, Topical , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
A large number of risk factors lor coronary artery diseases are present in hyperlipidaemic patients, but hypertension is one of the most important risk factor. An anahsis of effect of a Unani formulation i.e. Sikanjbeen Sada was conducted on 30 patients, who attended A.K. Tibbiya College Hospital. Aligarh between 2001-2003. Mean systolic blood pressure was 136.8667 mmHg before treatment and 129.2477 mmllg after treatment; while the diastolic blood pressure was 89.2000 mmHg at the beginning of study and it reduced to S3.-1667 mmHg at the end of study. Statistically the effect of drug on systolic and diastolic blood pressure was significant. Serum Cholesterol level was 218.2000 mg/dl at 0 day and got reduced to 193.4333 mg/dl at 45th day. The serum Triglyceride was 224.4333 mg/dl and it reduced to 195.4667 mg/dl and the effect of drug on both was found significant. The result proves that the function of drug claimed by Unani physicians is significant