Bekh-e-Karafs has been reported to be effective in a number of ailments in Unani system of medicine. The aqueous extract of the drug was screened for C.N.S. depressant, anti-convulsant and analgesic activities. The central depressant and analgesic activities of the drug were found to be significant while anti-convulsant activity was found to be insignificant. The results are reported here.

Acne vulgaris is the most common disorder treated by dermatologists. Acne is a disease of pilosebaceous units characterized by the formation of the open and closed comedones, papules, pustules, nodules and cysts. A preliminary trial was conducted in the department of Medicine, National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangalore, India, to assess the safety and efficacy of a Polyherbal Unani Formula...

Ficcus racemosa is a moderate sized avenue tree found throughout India. It is popular in indigenious system of medicine like ayurveda, siddha, unani and homoeopathy. In the traditional system of medicine various plant parts such as bark, root, leaves, fruits and latex are used in dysentry, diarrohoea, diabeties, stomachache, piles and as carminative and astringent and also as antioxidant and an...

Pharmacy which is an art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and Materia Medica gives the names, sources physical characters and chemical properties of herbs or substances used in medicine and their doses have been interwoven connected with medicine from the time immorial. This can be traced back to the findings of ancient Egyptian and Unani Physician like Hippocrates (460-377 B.C) Di...

In several ancient systems of medicine including Ayurveda, Greek, Roman, Siddha and Unani, Ocimum sanctum has vast number of therapeutic applications such as in cardiopathy, haemopathy, leucoderma, asthma, bronchitis, catarrhal fever, otalgia, hepatopathy, vomiting, lumbago, hiccups, ophthalmia, gastropathy, genitourinary disorders, ringworm, verminosis and skin diseases etc. The present review...

Eclipta alba Hassk ( Asteraceae ) having important role in the traditional Ayurvedic, Unani systems of holistic health and herbal medicine of the east. Its main active constituents are wedelolactone, demethylwedelolactone . The important pharmacological activities are Hepatoprotective, Antimicrobial, Antinociceptive, Anti-inflammatory, Analgesic, Immunomodulatory, Antiviral and C.N.S. activity....

Previously, a number of world conferences have been arranged separately by the Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani and Siddha medical fraternities, but this conference will discuss important issues related to all these ‘Indian Systems of Medicine’ under one roof for the very fi rst time. Academicians, scientists, pharmaceutical company representatives, and policy makers from all fraternities wil...

Even today, plants remain a primary source of health care for majority of the population in the world. More than 80% population in the rural areas of the world is dependent on plant based traditional medicines including traditional systems of medicine such as Ayurveda, Unani and traditional Chinese medicine. These medical practices originated from time immemorial and established imbibing ancien...