Abstract

*Mahboobus Salam, Qutubuddin Khan, Najmus Sehar,  Mohammad Ishtiyaque, MD Hashmat Imam, Md Manzar Alam, Anirban Goswami, Mohd. Waseem Ahmad, Tasleem Ahmad, Mohd Mumtaz, Rajesh, Jamal Akhtar

ABSTRACT

Acne vulgaris (Bus?rLabaniyyah) is an easily recognizable and very common dermatological disease, most often in adolescents. A clinical trial was conducted to assess the safety and efficacy of two Unani Pharmacopoeial formulations I?r?falSh?htarah and Sharbat-i-‘Unn?b in the management of Acne vulgaris. Thirty-six diagnosed patients with acne, were included in the study, clinically assessed and diagnosed on the basis of history and dermatological examination, test drugs were administered orally for 21 days. The severity of acne and efficacy of treatment was assessed by Grading and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The results showed significant reduction in the grading and VAS scores of post-treatment group (P<0.01) as compared to pre-treatment scores. The test drugs had not any adverse side-effects and compliance was also good. So we concluded that the test drugs are safe and very effective in the management of Acne vulgaris (Bus?rLabaniyyah).