Modification of a Unani pharmacopoeial formulation Zimad-e-Jarbin to Lotion form and evaluation of Physicopharmaceutical parameters

Introduction The application of medicinal substances to the skin and its appendages, such as sweat glands, nails, and the pilosebaceous unit, as well as to various body orifices, is an age-old practice. Ancient Egyptian papyrus records document numerous external medications, while Galen, in Roman times, described an early precursor to modern vanishing creams[1]. In spite of many dosage forms available…