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Clinical evaluation of coded herbal medicine [hypoess]and angiotensin receptor blocker [candesartan]in essential hypertensive patients

Authors

Jamali Shah Nawaz
Rookh, Mahay
Amber
Khan, Usman Ghani
Bin Rehman, Asif
Turab, Syed Mohsin
HamdardUniversity ; , Department of Pharmacology ;

Med. Forum Mon. 2015; 26 (2): 12-15
Medical Forum Monthly
Journal Country: Pakistan
P-ISSN: 1029-385X
Type of Publication: Comparative Study
Category: Humans,
Type of Research: Clinical
Keywords: Hypertension / Drug Therapy
Board Subjects: Noncommunicable Diseases, Herbal Medicine ,Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists ,Benzimidazoles ,Tetrazoles ,Blood Pressure ,Prospective Studies
Citation: Shah Nawaz Jamali ,Mahay Rookh ,Amber ,Usman Ghani Khan ,Asif Bin Rehman ,Syed Mohsin Turab , Clinical evaluation of coded herbal medicine [hypoess]and angiotensin receptor blocker [candesartan]in essential hypertensive patients, Med. Forum Mon. 2015; 26 (2): 12-15

Abstract English

The basic aim of this research study was to determine the comparative effect of herbal treatment in comparison with standard allopathic medicine in control and treatment of essential hypertensive patients. Prospective and comparative study. This study was carried out in Department of Pharmacology, HCM and D, FH and MS, Hamdard University, Karachi, from January 2014 to July 2014. A total of 200 patients were enrolled in study and were given Hypoess in one hundred patients while remaining one hundred patients received allopathic medicine Candesartan. In test group one hundred patients were treated with herbal drug [Hypoess] and it decreased mean systolic blood pressure of study patients with a decrease of 15.17% whereas, a reduction of 20.56% was found with allopathic medicine Candesartan Cilexetil. Similarly a decrease of 18.07% was found in mean diastolic blood pressure with herbal medicine in test group patients and a decrease of 21.65% was observed in case of allopathic drug in mean diastolic blood pressure of control group patients. The effects of herbal medicine were found statistically significant in controlling blood pressure and it has been found as an alternative option to treat essential hypertensive patients with its cost-effectiveness

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