Management of contact irritant dermatitis, frost bite and tinae barbae with unani medicine: Case series study

Abstract

Introduction: Skin disease are been successfully treated with Unani system of medicine for thousands of years. Here we report three cases of various skin diseases commonly prevalent in Kashmir i.e. frost bite, contact irritant dermatitis and ringworm infection. Methodology: here we report three cases of frost bite, contact irritant dermatitis and ringworm infection respectively that were given same Unani treatment both orally and locally respectively. Results were based on liker scale for sign and symptoms. Photographs were taken before and after treatment. Results: All the three patients were treated by same mode of treatment successfully revalidating its efficacy and have promising results which could further be evaluated in large clinical trials.