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Acacia Arabica

Family:

Mimosaceae

Arabic Name(s):                  Samagh Arabi, Qarz

Urdu Name                        Babul, Kikar, Mughilan, Baer jo Khur

English Name(s):                Acacia

Parts Used                Leaves, stem-bark and the extract called as” "Aqaqiya", as well as gum.

Quality/Temperament        Bark and extract cold and dry in second order, gum dry in second order.

Functions and Properties (Pharmacological Actions):

  • Demulcent and emollient, styptic, tonic and astringent

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  • Plant is richer source of cysteine, methionine, theanine, lysine, tryptophan, iron, Potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, and manganese

Specific Action:

  • Powerful astringent and styptic systematically as well as locally.

Medicinal Uses:

  • Gum administered in the form of mucilage in diarrhea and dysentery, in diabetes mellitus. It is an effective astringent tonic in chronic diarrhea and diabetes mellitus.

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  • Powdered gum is used to arrest hemorrhages. 

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  • Fried gum is a useful nutritive tonic and aphrodisiac in sexual debility.

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  • Decoction of the bark is largely used as a gargle and mouth wash in cancerous and syphilitic affections.

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  • Also useful as local astringent douche or enema in gonorrhea, cystitis, vaginitis, leucorrhoea, piles etc.

Compound Preparations:

  • Hab-e-Sill,

  • Qurs Silajit

  • Laooq Sapistan

  • Hab-e-Mubarik

  • Hab-Ral

Dosage:

Bark 5 to 7 g.,

Gum 1-3 g.,

Extract 1 g.

(gum approximately 1-1.5 g.).

Corrigent:

The honey, gum and bark powder mixed together.

Tenedium:

Guava-bark

(Psidium guajavaLinn.).

Apium graveolens

Family:

Apiaceae

Arabic Name(s):                Krafs

Urdu Name                        Patarsili

English Name(s):              celery

Parts Used                Fruits and roots

Quality/Temperament        Warm and moist in 2 nd order

Functions and Properties (Pharmacological Actions):

  • Anthelmintic

  •  Antispasmodic

  •  Carminative

  •  Diuretic  

  • Laxative  

  • Sedative

  • Stimulants

Specific Action:

  • Anthelmintic

Medicinal Uses:

  • Hyperlipidemia

  •  Anti inflammatory

  • Antimicrobial

  •  Gi tract

Compound Preparations:

  • Apium graveolans Dilution

Dosage:

1 to 4g

Corrigent:

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Tenedium:

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Bombyx Mori

Family:

Bombycidae

Arabic Name(s):                  Hareer, Harer.

Urdu Name                        Abresham, Patt.

English Name(s):              Raw silk- cocoon ,

Silk worm – moth.

Parts Used                Cocoons, Cocoons Ash, Silk glue (sericin).

Quality/Temperament

Warm & Dry in 1st order.       

Functions and Properties (Pharmacological Actions):

  • Exhilarant

  • Refrigent

  • Expectorant

  • Detersive

  • Cardiac Tonic

  • Styptic

  • Aphrodisiac

Specific Action:

  • Hepatic Tonic.

  • Cardiac Tonic.

Medicinal Uses:

  • As exhilarant & cardiac tonic silk Cocoons are included in general body tonic confections.

  • Being expectorant administered with other suitable drugs used in cough,asthma, catarrh & flu due to seasonal affects particularly due to cold.

  • As collyrium the ash is effective against epiphora & irritation in eyes.

  • As styptic tonic & astringent to check in profuse menstruation.

  • In Leucorrhea & Chronic diarrhoea it is used as restorative tonic.

Compound Preparations:

  • Dawaul – Musk Mo'tadil Jawahardar.

  • Hab-e-Jawahir.

  • Arq Amber.

  • Khamira Gaozaban Ambari Jawahar Dar.

Dosage:

200 – 600mg. Approximately​

Corrigent:

Valeriana hardwickii wall

( Asarun)

Tenedium:

Bombyx mylitta & Leaves of Onosma Bracteatum Wall

( Gaozaban).

Berberis vulgaris or beberis aristata

Family:

Berberidaceae

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Barberry plant grows in Asia and Europe

Arabic Name(s):                Hazaz,

Aqdit Rih,

Sagraitil-Hawa

Urdu Name                        Rasut or zarshak

English Name(s):              Barberry

Parts Used               

  • Fruits, Bark, Extract

Quality/Temperament        Cold and dry

Chemical constituents    

  • Berberine( anti microbial,anti inflamettery,febrifuge)

  • Berbamine(anti oxidant)

  • Berberin ( anti epilepsy,anti bacterial)

  • Vitamin C

  • Citric acid

  • Malic acid

  • Oxycanthine

Functions and Properties (Pharmacological Actions):

  • Anti inflamettery

  • Febrifuge

  • Diuretic

  • Antimicrobial

  • Anti epilepsy

  • Hypotensive

  • Hypolipidimic

  • Sedative

  • Blood purifier

  • Anti obesity

  • Antidiabetic

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Specific Action:

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Medicinal Uses:

  • Treat enlarge liver and spleen

  • Used for hypersensitive eyes

  • Used in inflamed lids

  • Used for chronic and allergic conjunctivitis

  • Used in mouth ulcer and lip sore

  • Used in diarrhea

  • Reduce fever

  • Spasm

  • Used in liver diseases

  • Dyspepsia

Compound Preparations:

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Dosage:

Dried root:.    1_3 gram per day
Stem and bark.   3-6 gram per day 
Extract:.      5 – 6 drops per day

Corrigent:

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Tenedium:

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