Role of Qurs Fishar in Hypertension

  • Muhammad Amjad Chishti Hamdard University, Karachi-74600, Pakistan
  • Halima Nazar Hamdard University, Karachi-74600, Pakistan
  • Khan Usmanghani Jinnah University for Women, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Allah Nawaz University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
Keywords: Antihypertensive, complication, effect, Qurs Fishar, response

Abstract

Hypertension rarely present symptoms and it is diagnosed when it has established any complication. Severe hypertension appears as headache, confusion and coma. Qurs Fishar was being used as antihypertensive medicine in alternative system of medicine since many years. In this study small clinical trial conducted to asses potential effect in the treatment of hypertension. Total 30 patients from mild to moderate hypertension were selected in this study from which twelve had anxiety neurosis while eighteen were using other antihypertensive but there was no effect on their blood pressure. After using Qurs Fishar for 4 weeks, 26 cases (86%) demand no other type of drug except Qurs Fishar to keep their blood pressure control and get over the neurosis. Patients found Qurs Fishar better as it has no side effects.

Qurs Fishar is a herbal formulation for treatment of hypertension. In present study clinical evaluation of Qurs Fishar was investigated. The drug Qurs Fishar was prescribed to the patients registered at Shif-ul-mulk Memorial Hospital Hamdard University Karachi. They all belong to Surrounding Areas of Gadap town Karachi. The age limit of patients was 25 to 60 years. The response of the treatment on symptomatology of hypertension was analysed. Qurs Fishar was found to be an economical, safe and effective drug for essential hypertension treatment

Author Biographies

Muhammad Amjad Chishti, Hamdard University, Karachi-74600, Pakistan

Department of Basic Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Eastern Medicine

Halima Nazar, Hamdard University, Karachi-74600, Pakistan

Department of Basic Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Eastern Medicine

Allah Nawaz, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0194, Japan

Graduate School of Medical & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 

Published
2015-06-03