Evaluation of sikanjbeen sada in cases of hypertension with hyperlipidaemia

ABSTRACT

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