Pharmacological validation of two siddha drugs(parpams) for antiulcer effect in albinorats: a preliminary study

Abstract

Siddha system of medicine is one of the oldest medical system of India. Existed separately in early times. Although this system declined in later years., in the wake of changing mode of life modern medicine, it continued to sustain its influence on the masses Parpam is a group of siddha drugs, which is used in diarrhea, colic, pepticulcer, asthma, chronic cough tuberculosis, etc. During the present study Sangu Parpam and silasathu Parpam were selected and evaluated for its antiulcer effect in albino rats, which could not be attempted by researchers earlier.