The present study was planned to compare the efficacy of herbal mouthrinse (Hi-Ora) as against 0.12% chlorhexidine (CHX) in the treatment of patients with chronic gingivitis. The present study was designed as an observational, evidence based study including 120 patients with chronic gingivitis who were divided into 3 groups based on the mouthrinse prescribed, while the mean Gingival Index (GI) and Plaque Index (PI) scores were recorded after 3 weeks. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 17.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). On analyzing the results, the mean GI scores (post-intervention) were found to be 0.72±0.29 in the CHX group, while 0.69±0.18 in the Hi-Ora, and 1.61±0.57 in the normal saline groups, with the results being statistically significant (p<0.0001). Similarly, the mean PI scores in the present study were found to be 0.82±0.36 in the CHX group, with the corresponding values being, 0.81±0.29 in the Hi-Ora, and 1.87±0.63 in the normal saline groups. The results in case of the mean PI scores were, also, found to be statistically significant (p<0.0001). The results of the present study suggested herbal mouthrinse (Hi-Ora) to be equally efficacious as 0.12% CHX in reducing the mean GI and PI scores in patients with chronic gingivitis