The Use of Cissus quadrangularis in the Management of Left Tibia Fracture: A case report

  • Tajwar Sultana Jinnah University for Women, Karachi
  • Safila Naveed Jinnah University for Women, Karachi
  • Allah Nawaz Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
  • Jibran Sualeh University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
  • Syed Faisal Zaidi College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University of Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Mushtaq Ebrahim Herbion Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd., Korangi Industrial Area, Karachi-74900, Pakistan
  • M.Tanweer Alam Jinnah University for Women, Karachi
  • Khan Usmanghani Jinnah University for Women, Karachi
Keywords: Leg fracture, Cissus quadrangularis, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-infective, bone cementing

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of herbal dosage form design for the leg fracture of a young 19 years boy. Clinical features: The case include 19 year young boy who presented with leg fractures due to motor bike accident. He suffered from severe pain and was unable to walk. His leg was swollen and he felt pain even to put little pressure on it. He suffered from this ailment since last few months and was taking regular medication but there was no improvement in his symptoms. Conclusion: To our experience, the young patients’ fracture had speed-up healing while using herbal remedy Cissus quadrangularis tablet and lotion for 7-10 days. This might give clue that this herbal remedy not only play a role in pain control, but also to reduce inflammation and as well as accelerate bone healing for certain fracture cases. Further experimental studies are warranted to examine the efficacy of this herbal remedy for healing bone fracture in the different age group patients.

Author Biographies

Tajwar Sultana, Jinnah University for Women, Karachi

Faculty of Pharmacy

Safila Naveed, Jinnah University for Women, Karachi

Faculty of Pharmacy

Allah Nawaz, Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan

First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, 

Jibran Sualeh, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan

Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Syed Faisal Zaidi, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University of Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Department of Basic Medical Sciences, 

M.Tanweer Alam, Jinnah University for Women, Karachi

Faculty of Pharmacy

Khan Usmanghani, Jinnah University for Women, Karachi

Faculty of Pharmacy

Published
2016-07-24