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Myroxylon balsamum

Family:

Fabaceae

Arabic Name(s):                 

Balsam

Urdu Name                        Balsam

English Name(s):              Balsam,

Peruvian Balsam,

Black Balsam,

China oil,

Indian Oil

Parts Used               

Oily sap from the bark

Quality/Temperament        Wet & cold in 2nd order

Functions and Properties (Pharmacological Actions):

  • stimulant and tonic,

  • decongestant,

  • antiseptic,

  • antibacterial,

  • antifungal and

  • anti-rheumatic,  

  • diuretic,

  • flavoring agent,

  • anticancer,

  • removes abdominal worms,

  • Enhances the functions of the digestive system,

  • Controls dandruff and

  • checks hair-fall,

  • Improves blood circulation

Specific Action:

  • Heals wounds quickly

Medicinal Uses:

  • digestive disorders,

  • headache,

  •  cold, cough,

  • respiratory infections

  • Burns

  • Wound

  • Frost bite

  • Leg ulcers

  • Bruises

  • Hemorrhoids

  • Anal itchiness

  • Diaper rash

  • Dry socket

  • Scabies

  • Bed sores

  • Cancer

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Compound Preparations:

  • Marham e Balsaam,

  • Roghan e Balsaam,

  • Mother Tincture,

  • Baby rash lotion,

  • Calamine Lotion,

  • Air Freshner,

  • Insect repellent

Dosage:

  • Peru balsam has been used on the skin in 5% to 20% formulations for wounds and burns

Corrigent:

  • Cinnamon Flower

Tenedium:

  • Castor Oil

Peruvian balsam

Family:

Leguminosae

Common Name(s):              Indian balsam

Urdu Name                        Balsam

English Name(s):              Peruvian balsam

Parts Used                Leaves and Flower.

Quality/Temperament        Warm and dry in second order.

Functions and Properties (Pharmacological Actions):

  • As a parsiticide, balms of Peru are believed to destroy the itch acarus and its eggs.

  • As an expectorant ,it is reported that its administration produces a

  • reduction in mucous secretions .

  • As a heart stimulant ,

  • it has been reported to locally increase the blood flow to even 45% at about 3 hours post administration . 

  • Peru balsam was used in the management of a wound following the removal of squamous cell carcinoma in a white rhinoceros. 

  • Antimicrobial properties have been described for the balsam, and application such as use against mosquito larvae and pathogenic bacteria have been investigated.

Specific Action:

  • Balsam of Peru is a

  • capillary bed stimulant that

  • increase circulation in the wound area and it also acts as a mild bactericidal .

  • when balsam of Peru is administered in mucous Tissues is profused and it lessens the secretions

Medicinal Uses:

TAKEN BY MOUTH

Cancer.

Fluid retention.

Intestinal worms.

Other conditions.

APPLIED TO THE SKIN

Wounds.

Burns.

Leg ulcers.

Bedsores.

Other conditions

Compound Preparations:

  • Peruvian Balsam

Dosage:

Castor Oil 788mg in 1g,

Balsam, Peru 87mg in 1g Dosage form ointments.

Corrigent:

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Tenedium:

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Ferula Asafoetida

Family:

Apiaceae or Umbelliferae.

Arabic Name(s):                 Haltit, Hiltit

Urdu Name                        ہینگ ,Hing, Anjadana

English Name(s):              Asafoetida, Stinking gum, Devil’s dung

Parts Used                Root, gum, the milk juice (obtained from the root), which becomes a brown, resin-like mass after drying.

Quality/Temperament

Hot and moist

Functions and Properties (Pharmacological Actions):

  • Anti-cancer,

  • anti-inflammatory,

  • antileukemic,

  • antimutagenic,

  • antioplastic,

  • antitumor,

  • antiviral,

  • antibacterial,

  • antispasmodic,

  • antiseptic,

  • lipoxygenase inhibitor,

  • antiulcer,

  • hepatoprotective,

  • anti-HIV,

  • antinitrosaminic

  • (anticarcinogenic),

  • antioxidant,

  • antiaggregant,

  • tranquilizer (reduce tension or anxiety),

  • antiproliferative,

  • apoptotic,

  • anticarcinogenic, β-

  • Glucoronidaseinhibitor,

  • immunostimulant,

  • antihepatotoxic,

  • antiprostaglandin,

  • antihyluronidase,

  • cytotoxic,

  • ornithine-

  • decarboxylase-inhibitor,

  • PTK-inhibitor and

  • sedative.

Specific Action:

  • Antispasmodic,

  • expectorant,

  • stimulant,

  • emmenagogue and

  • vermifuge

Medicinal Uses:

  • Stomach disorders like flatulence and distension of the stomach.

  • 2- Respiratory disorders like whooping cough, asthma and bronchitis.

  • About 3-6 centigrams of this gum, mixed with 2 tsp of honey, a ¼ tsp of white onion juice & 1 tsp of betel leaf juice, taken thrice daily is recommended.

  • 3- Hysteria, Inhalation of this gum prevents hysterical attacks. An emulsion made by 2 grams of the gum with 120 ml of water is a valuable medicine in treating hysteria. However, oral dosage is not advisable.

  • 4- In the treatment of impotency.

  • 5- It also helps in treating nervous disorders.

  • 6- Women ailments such as sterility, unwanted abortion, pre-mature labor, after childbirth, post-delivery period, unusually painful, difficult and excessive menstruation and leucorrhoea.

  • About 12 centigrams of gum fried in ghee mixed with 120 grams of goat's fresh milk and a tablespoon of honey, should be given thrice daily for a month. It increases the secretion of progesterone hormone.

  • 7- Relieves toothache. After being pestled in lemon juice, it is slightly heated. A cotton piece soaked in the paste is placed in the cavity of the tooth that relieves pain quickly.

  • 8- Studies have shown that asafoetida oil has anti-biotic properties and inhibits growth of microbes.

  • 9- Several subcontinental dishes like curries, sauces and pickles in conjunction with garlic and onion, are also prepared with asafoetida as an important ingredient. In Iran, the natives rub asafoetida on warmed plates prior to placing meat on them.

  • This herb is also an antidote of opium.

Compound Preparations:

  • Majoon jograj google,

  • hab jund,

  • hab hiltit and

  • safoof qinab.

Dosage:

200 or 500 mg daily (RESIN) 

2-4ml or 20 drops as a single dose (TINCTURE)

Corrigent:

Artemisia absintm

Tenedium:

Garlic (Allium sativum) and onion (Allium cepa)

powder  Garlic (Allium sativum) cloves sautéed in oil or ghee (Sanskrit: Ghṛta).

Podophyllum

Family:

berberidaceae

Arabic Name(s):                

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Urdu Name                        

Lakhmani

English Name(s):              Ground lemon

Parts Used               

Roots

Quality/Temperament        Cold in first order, dry in second (Kabiruddin). Compound temperament with preponderance of coldness (Muzaffar Awan)

Chemical Constituents    Rhizomes

Resinous

Lignin

Glycosides Podophyllotoxin Podophyllic acid Picropodophyllin

Functions and Properties (Pharmacological Actions):

  • Gastrointestinal tract

  • Neurotoxic

  • Anti cancer

Specific Action:

  • ​

Medicinal Uses:

  • Skin for removal of warts 

  • Plantar warts

  • Sexually transmitted warts

  • Pre cancerous white platelets on the tongue and mouth

  • Intravaginal

Compound Preparations:

  • ​

Dosage:

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Corrigent:

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Tenedium:

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