Comparative study of efficacy and safety of Unani coded drug UNIM-904 with allopathic drug amlodipine in the treatment of essential hypertension

Abstract

Hypertension (known as Zaghtuddam Qawi Lazmi in Unani literature) is a major public health issue affecting millions of people worldwide and is also the most prevalent cardiovascular disease risk factor. Available synthetic medicines have serious side effects, therefore, medicines of herbal origin have been extensively used in therapeutic management of hypertension for a long time. The present study aims to evaluate the comparative efficacy and safety of Unani drug UNIM-904 with an allopathic drug amlodipine in essential hypertension cases. The data presented in this work is a part of a multicentric, randomized and open level clinical trial conducted on 41 UNIM-904 and 61 amlodipine cases at