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Clinical Evaluation of Herbal Medicines for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Muhammad Owais Ahmed Khan
Department of Basic Clinical Sciences, Shifa ul Mulk Memorial Hospital, Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Muhammad Bin Qasim Avenue, Karachi, Pakistan
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E. Mohiuddin
Department of Surgery and Allied Sciences, Shifa ul Mulk Memorial Hospital, Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Muhammad Bin Qasim Avenue, Karachi, Pakistan
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CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Khan Usmanghani
Department of Basic Clinical Sciences, Shifa ul Mulk Memorial Hospital, Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Muhammad Bin Qasim Avenue, Karachi, Pakistan
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Abdul Hannan
Department of Basic Clinical Sciences, Shifa ul Mulk Memorial Hospital, Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Muhammad Bin Qasim Avenue, Karachi, Pakistan
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Muhammad Akram
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Shifa ul Mulk Memorial Hospital, Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Muhammad Bin Qasim Avenue, Karachi, Pakistan
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S.M. Ali Shah
Department of Conventional Medicine, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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M. Asif
Department of Conventional Medicine, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Published on: December 15, 2010
DOI 10.3923/pjn.2011.51.53
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Abstract

Present research work was conducted to study the clinical efficacy of coded herbal medicine Arthritin in comparison with Methotrexate for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. One hundred patients with rheumatoid arthritis were randomly assigned into two groups, 50 in each group. Test group was treated with Arthritin and control group was treated with Methotrexate. The effect of both drugs for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis was observed before and after treatment. Comparison of data recorded by physician relating to these variables showed significant differences between test and control groups (p<0.05). The efficacy of the test treated medication (Arthritin) was superior as p = 0.03. Arthritin is more effective than the Methotrexate in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Keywords:

Arthritin, efficacy, methotrexate, rheumatoid arthritis

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Ahmed Khan, M. O., Mohiuddin, E., Usmanghani, K., Hannan, A., Akram, M., Shah, S. A., & Asif, M. (2010). Clinical Evaluation of Herbal Medicines for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 10(1), 51–53. https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2011.51.53
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