Clinical Study on the Use of Ingudi (Balanites aegyptiaca) Oil and Bark Powder for Treating Vicharchika (A Skin disease)

An open label pharmacognostical double arm comparative clinical trial to evaluate the therapeutic effect of Ingudi balanites aegyptiaca oil local application and its combination with the bark powder oral administration in vicharchika - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/11/097435

Enrollment

Registered

2025-11-14

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-11-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: L209- Atopic dermatitis, unspecified

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosed and confirmed cases of Vicarcika with classical signs and symptoms of Vicarcika like Kandu, Pidika, Vaivarnyata, Ruksata etc

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Suffering with systemic diseases like Diabetes, Hypertension, Malignancy, Tuberculosis, Renal diseases, Liver diseases etc. 2 Lesions of larger surface area(Area Score more than 3) Pregnancy and Lactating mother 3 Patient who has participated in any clinical trial in past 6 Months.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
It would be assessed on the basis of HPTLC (High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography), Macroscopic study, Microscopic study, Alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, proteins, sugar, steroids, triterpenoids etc Therapeutic effect of Ingudi (Balanites aegyptiaca Linn.Delile) oil and it’s combination with the bark powder would be assessed on the basis of disappearance of clinical symptoms of Vicharchika and improvement in Subjective/Objective parameters after 60 days of therapy. Timepoint: 60 days	—

Measure

Time frame

It would be assessed on the basis of HPTLC (High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography), Macroscopic study, Microscopic study, Alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, proteins, sugar, steroids, triterpenoids etc Therapeutic effect of Ingudi (Balanites aegyptiaca Linn.Delile) oil and it’s combination with the bark powder would be assessed on the basis of disappearance of clinical symptoms of Vicharchika and improvement in Subjective/Objective parameters after 60 days of therapy. Timepoint: 60 days

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcome will be assessed by changes in DLQI Quesionnaire results Timepoint: 60 days	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Rajesh Sharma

Ayurveda and Unani Tibbia College and Hospital Karol bagh

rajsakshi.sharma@gmail.com9868092250

Outcome results