M. Ibrahim Khan
Shifa ul Mulk Memorial Hospital, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
Muhammad Irfanullah Siddiqui
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia
Khan Usmanghani
Shifa ul Mulk Memorial Hospital, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
E. Mohiuddin
Shifa ul Mulk Memorial Hospital, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
Sultan Ayaz
Shifa ul Mulk Memorial Hospital, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
M. Akram
Shifa ul Mulk Memorial Hospital, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
S.M. Ali Shah
College of Conventional Medicine, Islamia University, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
H.M. Asif
College of Conventional Medicine, Islamia University, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
ABSTRACT
Present research work was conducted to study the clinical efficacy of coded herbal medicine Kemol in comparison with Piperazine for treatment of intestinal worm infestation. One hundred patients with intestinal worm infection were randomly assigned into two groups, 50 in each group. Test group was treated with Kemol and control group was treated with Piperazine. The effect of both drugs for treatment of intestinal worm infestation was observed before and after treatment. Comparison of data recorded by physician relating to these variables showed significant differences between test and control groups (p<0.05). The efficacy of the test treated medication (Kemol) was superior as p = 0.03. Kemol is more effective than the Piperazine in the treatment of intestinal worms.
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M. Ibrahim Khan, Muhammad Irfanullah Siddiqui, Khan Usmanghani, E. Mohiuddin, Sultan Ayaz, M. Akram, S.M. Ali Shah and H.M. Asif, 2012. Clinical Evaluation of Herbal Formulation for the Treatment of Intestinal Worms. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 11: 133-139.
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2012.133.139
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2012.133.139
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2012.133.139
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2012.133.139
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