EFFICACY OF A TOPICAL UNANI FORMULATION, ZIMAD IRSA AND KHARBAQ SAFED IN BASOORE LABANIYA (ACNE VULGARIS) – A CASE STUDY

Benish Bashir*, M. A. Quamri, Umer Hamid Wani and Mehwish Ayoub

ABSTRACT

Acne vulgaris is one of the most common skin diseases in the world which affects all races and ethnicities. The highest incidence of acne exists in adolescence where 80% of all teenagers can be diagnosed with it. Occurrence is very common, affecting approximately 85% of young people. Usually its onset occurs during puberty or may appear around 25 years or older. Severity is more in males than females, lower incidence in Asians and Africans. In Unani classical literature, it is mentioned as Basoore labaniya. The present case study was planned to envisage the use of a topical Unani formulation, Zimad Irsa & Kharbaq safed in the treatment of Acne vulgaris (Basoore Labaniya). We reported a 25-year old female diagnosed with acne vulgaris. She was treated with the said intervention. Patient was evaluated before and after treatment using IGA and CADI scores. Significant improvement was seen in the patient after treatment. No adverse effects were observed during the treatment. This case study was done to highlight the efficacy of Unani drugs so as to initiate a step to develop potential herbal-origin drugs for the treatment of Acne vulgaris.

Keywords: Acne vulgaris; Basoore labaniya; Irsa; Kharbaq safed; IGA; CADI.