Aloe vera has been used for over five thousand years. Throughout history, it has been considered a magical plant, almost a panacea, capable of remedying many of mankind's ailments. It is only in the last 20 years, after a series of proven research, that we can highlight the characteristics of this plant, whose secrets have been hidden behind a blanket of botanical and pharmacological puzzles that only today begin to yield some answers. The Aloe vera plant and its clinical uses are briefly reviewed in this article.

In medical care, patient satisfaction is a key indicator of the quality of care. Many studies have agreed on the fact that measuring patient satisfaction is a useful tool for determining the effectiveness of health care delivery and the quality of medical care provided. Hence, present study was aimed to determine the level of patient’s satisfaction with the quality of medical care services rendered in a teaching hospital of Unani medicine. A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted at the National Institute of Unani Medicine Hospital, Bengaluru, from April 2019 to October 2019 on 500 patients sampled from various service delivery points of the health facility. Data were gathered through exit interviews of patients after obtaining their written informed consent. A predesigned and pretested questionnaire on patient satisfaction patient satisfaction questionnaire (PSQ-18) was used as a study tool. The overall mean patient satisfaction score was 4.82 ± 0.23. Mean satisfaction was highest in the interpersonal manner (4.94) and communication (4.94), followed by time spent with the doctor (4.91), technical quality (4.87), financial aspect (4.87), accessibility and convenience (4.65), and least in general satisfaction (4.54). No sociodemographic variables were found to correlate significantly with satisfaction score ( P > .05). In clinical variables, treatment effectiveness was found to be significantly associated with the satisfaction score ( P = .002). The study found that overall patients were highly satisfied with the medical services provided by the health facility. Furthermore, the study finds that treatment effectiveness has a more significant effect on patients’ satisfaction compared with other factors.

Falije nisfi (Hemiplegia) is complete or nearly complete paralysis on one side of the body. Its incidence increases markedly with advancing age. With improvements in health care, more people survive strokes but many have to cope with the physical, psychological, social and functional sequelae, resulting in increased personal and public costs and a marked decline in their quality of life. The applied methods used in rehabilitation programs are, however, primarily based on clinical and empirical experience over a period of time; the scientific basis of these methods is rather poor. There is a need to develop alternate options for the rehabilitation of Falije nisfi. The objective of the study was to enable individual patients to achieve their full potential and to maximize the benefits from Dalak and unani medicines, in order to attain the highest possible degree of physical and psychological performance. Randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted in IPD and regimenal unit of NIUM hospital. Forty patients were divided, twenty each in test (Dalak) and control group. Dalak Motadil (moderate massage) was performed on patients in test (Dalak) group with Roghane Qust and control group patients were treated with unani medicine based on munzij, mushil and muqawwi aasab drugs. Both groups showed significant (p < 0.05) functional gain in Fugyl Meyer upper limb score, but gain in Dalak group is more than control group, both groups showed improvement in walking speed test and walking ability test but the difference is statistically insignificant.

Background and Objective: Purity of the ambient air is essential for our health and well-being. One of the main factors influencing air quality is the presence of microbes. Fumigation of herbs has been recommended in Unani medicine to purify the air. Hence, the present study was aimed to evaluate the effect of selected Unani herbs fumigation on air-borne microbes. Methods: In this study, the effect of fumigation with Unani Medicinal herbs powder on air-borne microbes was assessed using differences in total colony counts of microbes in pre and post fumigation samples. Microbial load in the air was quantified using the passive open-air petri plate method. Formalin and potassium permanganate served as positive control, while tamarind wood charcoal fumigation served as negative control. Results: Fumigation with Unani medicinal herbs powder at a dose of 45 grams was found to be the most effective in reducing the microbial load of the air. Significant reduction in aerial microbial colonies was observed with fumigation at 30 and 45 gms in the fumigated areas (P<0.05). Conclusion: It can be inferred from the findings of the present study that the test drugs fumigation efficiently reduces the air-borne microbes, hence may be recomanded for air disnfectant. However, various factors that were not considered in this study, such as the effect of temperature and humidity on disinfection efficiency of fumigants should be addressed in further studies.

Background Prehypertension is a state of above-normal blood pressure that does not meet the criteria for the diagnosis of hypertension and its prevalence estimated in population-based samples ranges from 22 to 52%. It conveys potentially many deleterious consequences such as high risk of progression to hypertension and cardiovascular disease later in life. Objectives The present study was conducted to evaluate the blood pressure-lowering effect of Khār-i-khasak (Tribulus terrestris Linn.) in prehypertensive individuals. Methods This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial was conducted at the National Institute of Unani Medicine, Hospital, Bengaluru, after approval by the Institutional Ethics Committee. Prehypertensive individuals over 18 years of age were enrolled after obtaining their written informed consent and were randomly allocated to the test or placebo group. The test and placebo groups were administered powdered dried fruits of Khār-i-khasak (6g) and matched placebo (6g) in three divided doses for two months respectively. The efficacy assessment was determined by changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressures. Results Both systolic and diastolic blood pressure showed a significant decline in the test group (p<0.001) as compared to the placebo group. The average decline in systolic/diastolic blood pressure was −7.7/5.5 mmHg in the test group and −1.9/0.2 mmHg in the placebo group. During the post-therapy follow-up period, no prehypertensive developed full-blown hypertension in either group. Safety parameters were found to be within normal limits. Conclusions The test drug Khār-i-khasak (T. terrestris Linn.) was found to be effective and safe in lowering blood pressure compared to placebo in prehypertensive individuals.