• MOHAMMAD ANAS
• SAIMA MOHIUDIN
• ZIAUR RAHMAN

Introduction : Anxiety is a state of low mood & aversion to activity that can affect a person’s thoughts, behavior, feelings & a sense of well being. It is a brain disorder characterized by depressed mood or loss of interest in activities causing significant effect in daily life. People with anxiety can feel sad, empty, hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, angry, ashamed or restless. World mental health surveys indicate that anxiety is experienced by 10-15% people in their lifetime that means one in every five individuals has lifetime prevalence of all anxiety disorders. Such a global pandemic need to be addressed. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of safoof-e-musakkin for treating anxiety & to collect the data to warrant further clinical trials. Methods: A case series was conducted with 10 patients of Anxiety diagnosed with accurate history, proper physical examination & by Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD 7) scale, subsequently the patients were advised to take safoof-e-Mussakin (3gm) twice daily for a period of 12 weeks Results: Patients were significantly relieved of Anxiety within an average of 12 weeks treatment. Conclusion: The preliminary findings indicate that safoof-e-muskkin is effective in patients of Anxiety disorder.

KEYWORDS: Safoof-e-Musakkin, Aversion, pandemic, patient Health Questionarre

"Therapeutic Effect of Safoof-e-Musakkin (Piper nigrum, Coriandrum, Rauwolfia serpentina) in the Management of Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD).", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 3, page no.1051-1053, March-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1803199.pdf

"Therapeutic Effect of Safoof-e-Musakkin (Piper nigrum, Coriandrum, Rauwolfia serpentina) in the Management of Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD).", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 3, page no. pp1051-1053, March-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1803199.pdf