title: Safety Evaluation of Unani Formulation: Capsule Shaqeeqa in Albino Wistar Rats.
abstract: Capsule Shaqeeqa, Unani formulation, is prescribed for the clinical treatment of diseases like sinusitis, headache, and migraine. The safety evaluation data of it is not available; in order to provide the safety data the present study was carried out. The study was carried out on four groups of rats (n = 5). Two groups (one male and one female group) as normal controls were orally given water while the other two groups were orally given daily doses of drug at the dose level of 150 mg/kg of body weight for duration of 90 days. Physiological parameters like body weight, feed consumption, water consumption, and clinical signs were regularly monitored and recorded. Organs were collected, examined, and weighed and specimens were taken for histopathological studies. The results showed that the drug did not alter the physiological parameters. There was no mortality or any morbidity found in drug treated rats. There was no statistical significant change found in any haematological or biochemical parameter of rats orally fed with Shaqeeqa. A statistically insignificant association verified that haematological and biochemical parameters were rendered unaffected by the drug. Moreover histological investigations of essential key organs demonstrated that the drug did not prompt any histopathological change. These observations demonstrate the safety of Capsule Shaqeeqa at the studied dosage levels.
authors.affiliation: Drug Standardisation Research Unit, Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, CCRUM, University of Kashmir, Naseem Bagh Campus, Srinagar 190006, India.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ghazanfar
authors.affiliation: Drug Standardisation Research Unit, Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, CCRUM, University of Kashmir, Naseem Bagh Campus, Srinagar 190006, India; Department of Biochemistry, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190006, India.
authors.forename: Showkat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmad Dar
authors.affiliation: Drug Standardisation Research Unit, Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, CCRUM, University of Kashmir, Naseem Bagh Campus, Srinagar 190006, India.
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akbar
authors.affiliation: Drug Standardisation Research Unit, Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, CCRUM, University of Kashmir, Naseem Bagh Campus, Srinagar 190006, India.
authors.forename: Tazeen
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nazir
authors.affiliation: Drug Standardisation Research Unit, Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, CCRUM, University of Kashmir, Naseem Bagh Campus, Srinagar 190006, India.
authors.forename: Mariya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamdani
authors.affiliation: Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, New Delhi 110058, India.
authors.forename: Khalid M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.affiliation: Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, New Delhi 110058, India.
authors.forename: Pawan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190006, India.
authors.forename: Akbar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Masood