Clinical Efficacy of Safuf-i-Baraṣin the Management of Fasad Al-Lawn (Hypopigmentation): A Case Study

Abstract

This case study inspects the Unani management of Fasad Lawn wa Bashrah (Hypopigmentation) which can be seen in at least one out of 20 people, through a poly herbal Unani formulation Saf𝑢̅f-i-Barṣ.A 40 years old male patient with white patches of hypopigmentation over the arm from one year, seeking Unani treatment, was treated with Saf𝑢̅f-i-Bars in RRIUM, Srinagar, J and K. The patient was advised to take Zulal (Concoction) of 10gm of Saf𝑢̅f-i- Bars orally, and the Thufl (sediments of drug) was applied over the affected parts once a day for 30 days. He was also instructed to expose the affected area to sunlight for approximately 10 minutes daily, after applying the medication locally. The intervention aimed to strengthen the Quwwa-e-Mughayyira (faculty which helps in the assimilation of food) of the skin, targeted tissue nourishment and to rectify the Fasad-i-kh𝑢̅n (Chronic abnormality of blood which affects the nutrition of the skin and produces various changes in it e.g. pigmentation, discolouration, Melasma etc.). Primary and secondary outcome measures were assessed by Photographs and arbitrary scale before and after the treatment, showing significant improvement in hypo pigmented patches of skin and a colour change in patches from white to normal skin colour, indicating the effectiveness of the Unani system of Medicine’s approach in managing FasadAl-Lawn wa Bashrah (Hypopigmentation).