Abstract

PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT OF MARHAM ZANGAR AS A NEW UNANI SURGICAL DRESSING MATERIAL FOR NON HEALING WOUNDS

Shakeel Ahmed* and Mohammad Idris

Abstract

Chronic wounds represent an increasing burden to healthcare systems as the age of the population increases. Current guidelines for antibiotic prescribing for such wounds are often based on the expert opinion rather than scientific fact, and may present difficulties in interpretation and implementation to the clinician. The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance is widely recognized, and even emergence of multi-drug resistant bacteria (MDRB) has been observed that a wide variety of antibiotics are no longer effective in lower limb infection.[3] In Unani system of medicine, non healing wounds/ulcers are known as Quruh-e-usr indamal or Quruh-e-khabeesa and its treatment is mentioned by the Unani physicians. Marham Zangar is a famous Unani compound formulation mentioned in the National Formulary of Unani medicine (NFUM), Part-I. This formulation is used for the treatment for infected and septic wounds and specifically for non healing wounds/ulcers. Thus, it is the need of the hour to search an effective and safe medicament from the vast Unani classical literature. In the present study a serious effort has been made to design and develop Marham Zangar into the tulle gras form.

Keywords: Quruh-e-usr indamal/Non healing wound/ulcer, Marham Zangar, tulle gras.