Barjes Jalal

• MD
• PG Scholar at Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine,India, Srinagar

Diffuse hair loss is a kind of hair fall involving hair loss evenly across the scalp. According to the Unani System of Medicine, the term Intithār al‑Sha‘r is used by Unani Scholars such as Dioscorides, Zakaria Rāzī, Ibn Māswaya, Ali Ibn Abbas Al‑Majūsī, and Ibn Sīnā and they described the most common cause that is poor production of Bukhārāt‑i‑Duk...

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis is defined as the fat buildup of greater than 5 percent together with the histologic indications of necro-inflammation and hepatocyte ballooning and degeneration. A 60-year-old female patient was diagnosed with Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis on 27/2/2024. She was stable without any symptoms until she developed abdominal...

In the Unāni system of medicine, there are three methods of treatment viz; ilaj-bit-tadbeer wa ghiza (regimenal therapy and dietotherapy), ilaj- bil- dawa (pharmacotherapy) and ilaj- bil- yad (Surgery). Ilaj-bit-tadbeer is one of the most popular treatments practiced by ancient Unāni physicians for ages. Ābzan (Sitz bath) is one of the procedures o...

Introduction: Boils also referred as furuncles are infections of hair follicles caused by the bacteria producing painful, nodular pus-filled lesions on skin surfaces. There are various conditions and co-morbidities which lead to the formation of boils on skin surfaces like diabetes, weaning immunity, variety of skin infections, poor hygiene. In Una...

Introduction: Boils also referred as furuncles are infections of hair follicles caused by the bacteria producing painful, nodular pus-filled lesions on skin surfaces. There are various conditions and co-morbidities which lead to the formation of boils on skin surfaces like diabetes, weaning immunity, variety of skin infections, poor hygiene. In Una...

The date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is recognized as one of humanity's earliest cultivated plants, having served as a food source for over 6000 years. It holds a prominent status as the most favoured fruit in the Middle East and North Africa. Date fruit has a long history of consumption and traditional medicinal use. Whether eaten fresh or dried...

Many medicinal plants that have been used for centuries to cure a wide range of illnesses, which are abundant over the world. In India, medicinal plants have long been utilized to treat both human and veterinary ailments. This illustrates the growing demand for medicinal plants and their products. Worldwide, there is a "renaissance" of herbs and a...

Background: Kābūs (The incubus phenomenon) is a paroxysmal sleep-related disorder involving episodes of sleep paralysis and apparent wakefulness, accompanied by a sensed presence and a frightening feeling of visuotactile sensation of a person or entity exerting pressure on the thorax. Aim: This paper aims to review existing literature on the incubu...

Digitalis purpurea L. (foxglove) is an important medicinal plant belonging to the Scrophulariaceae family. It is native to northern Africa (i.e., Morocco) and Europe (i.e. Denmark, France, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, the UK, Germany, Italy, and Spain). Its leaves have cardio-tonic, diuretic, sedative, hemostatic, antipyretic properties etc., and are...

True natural remedies and medicinal plants can be used to treat and control various illnesses. The world is currently searching for natural substances with fewer medicinally potent negative effects. Sarakhs (Dryopteris filix-mas), a male fern, is the name given by botanists to this plant. The male fern is the hardest-working species that reproduces...

The natural plant products are widely used nowadays because of increasing burden of diseases. Hibiscus rosa- sinensis L. is a plant which is widely distributed throughout the world. It‟s leaves, bark, roots and flowers have been used in the Indian traditional system as medicine to treat different diseases. Various studies on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis...