Efficiency of turmeric, triphala and aloe vera in the treatment of oral submucous fibrosis

Oral Submucous Fibrosis (OSMF) is a condition marked by progressive fibrosis of the oral mucosa, which makes difficulty in opening mouth and causes other painful symptoms. Conventional treatment options for Oral Submucous Fibrosis are limited and their effectiveness varies. Hence, herbal formulations have gained attention as alternative and complementary treatment options for Oral Submucous Fibrosis. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the efficiency of herbal medicine in the treatment of Oral Submucous Fibrosis 40 patients diagnosed with Oral Submucous Fibrosis were equally alienated into 4 groups of herbal medicine for the management as; Group I-turmeric, Group II-triphala, Group III- aloe vera and group IV- control placebo group. Each patent were asked to apply particular medicine two times daily for 3 months. The efficacy was checked for reduction in burning sensation and improvement in mouth opening. There was improvement in mouth opening, decrease in burning sensation and pain after the treatment. Triphala was found efficient in improvement of Oral Submucous Fibrosis symptoms followed by turmeric and aloe Vera.