Evaluation of Unani preparations by in vivo analgesic activity test and in vitro antioxidant activity test.

Abstract

Since centuries unani system of medicine is practiced in this continent. A comparison of unani medicine with the allopathic could give reliable clinical evaluation. For the experiment male Swiss albino mice of 1-2 Weeks of age, Weighing between 20-25gm, were collected from international center for diarrheal disease and research, Bangladesh (ICDDRB).Sorobin has analgesic activity. Its effect in writhing inhibition (Sorobin 3.4±2.8) was more than (Diclofenac Na 7.2±3.7). Balarista has antioxidant activity which was found by free radical scavenging activity using DPPH with IC50 value of 7.596.