Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Comparative study between Hepotin (herbal formulation) and Interferon alpha 2b and Ribavirin in the treatment of Hepatitis C

Asif Iqbal1, Syed Muhammad Ali Shah2*, Muhammad Asif2, Muhammad Akram1 and Khan Usmanghani1
1Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University Karachi, Pakistan. 2College of Conventional Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy and Alternative Medicine, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 06 April 2011
  •  Published: 04 June 2011

Abstract

To study the therapeutic effect of herbal medicine in comparison with allopathic medicine for management of Hepatitis C. Two hundred patients with Hepatitis C were randomly assigned into two groups, 100 in each group. Test group was treated with herbal medicine, Hepotin and control group was treated with allopathic medicine; Interferon alpha–2b+Ribavirin. Comparison of data recorded by physician relating to these variables showed significant difference between test and control groups (p < 0.05). The efficacy of the test treated medication (Hepotin) was superior as p < 0.05. Hepotin is more effective than the Interferon alpha 2b + Ribavirin in the management of Hepatitis C.

 

Key words: Hepatitis C, hepotin, interferon alpha 2b, ribavirin.

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