Some less known medicinal plants in relation to Unani system of medicine from district Bhadrak, Orissa [India]
2001
Girach, R.D. (Regional Research Inst. of Unani Medicine, Orissa (India). Survey of Medicinal Plants Unit) | Brahmam, M. | Misra, M.K. | Ahmed, M.
Plant-based medicaments have been man's prime therapeutic weapons to rescue him from the clutches of diseases. The materia medica of Unani system of medicine is a rich heritage of indigenous herbal drugs. Many of them have become out of use for various reasons. During a series of medicinal plants collection trips to Bhadrak district since 1994, two thousand plant species were collected and their uses in classical literature of Unani medicine recorded: Some of these drugs are very popular, while others are obsolete or discarded. In the present paper 25 plant species, less known for their continuous use in Unani System of Medicine or some new uses (not reported in Unani literature), have been compared with the published reports on phytochemistry and pharmacology wherever available, with a view to justify their medicinal utility for their safe and wider application. Some of the worth mentioning little known Unani herbal drugs are Aerva lanata (Bisheri buti), Alstonia scholaris (Chatuan), Barringtonia acutangula (Samandarphal), Cassia absus (Chaksu), Cissampelos pariera (Petha), Crataeva magna (Barna) Gymnema syluestre (Gurmar), Paederia foetida (Gandhali), Pergularia daemia (Utran) etc.
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