Therapeutic evaluation of “Ayush Tulsi Jiwan Plus” oil for chronic musculoskeletal pain relief

BACKGROUND Chronic pain of musculoskeletal origin is a very common symptom and has major effect on the physical, mental, and economic aspects of the patients. There is always a crave among physicians and patients for effective analgesic, curable preparation that can be locally applied. AIM The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of "Ayush Tulsi Jiwan Plus" oil in chronic pain management of musculoskeletal origin. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty patients of chronic musculoskeletal pain of unknown origin of mild to moderate condition were advised to apply "Ayush Tulsi Jiwan Plus" oil locally twice daily for 6 weeks and examined weekly. After completion of the treatment, the efficacy of the therapy was assessed on the basis of the subjective criteria such as perception of pain, tenderness, swelling, and joint mobility. RESULTS In this study, mean baseline score versus last visit score of pain (2.84 ± 0.68 vs. 1.33 ± 0.76), tenderness (1.64 ± 0.74 vs. 0.36 ± 0.56), and swelling (0.64 ± 0.85 vs. 0.38 ± 0.66) was significantly decreased, and also clinical improvement was seen in the study participants along with no evidence of adverse drug reactions. CONCLUSION The analysis of the overall effect of this "Ayush Tulsi Jiwan Plus" oil preparation was found efficacious and topically safe in chronic pain conditions. However, further study will be required with larger sample size and in heterogeneous population to elicit long-term effect of this polyherbal preparation.