Urzeeba Zahoor

Habb-i-shifais an important pharmacopoeial Unani formulation that promises to be beneficial to opium addicts and helps to alleviate withdrawal symptoms. Various scientific researches done demonstrated positive results of Habb-i-shifa in alleviating morphine withdrawal syndrome in rats and Swiss mice, hence validating the Unani Medicine claim that H...

Kibrit (Sulphur) is the non-metal mineral drug of Unani Medicine used for the treatment of skin disorders. It is also known as Gandhak. Sulphur, due to its high reactivity, readily participates in a multitude of chemical reactions, leading to the creation of compounds with a vast array of properties. Throughout history, the reactions involving Sulp...

Kundur, the Indian olibanum tree, is a member of the Burseraceae family and grows best in the dry mountainous regions of the Middle East, Northern Africa, and India. This tree has small to huge branches. The tree's oleo-gum resin is removed and stored from the incision created in its trunk. Resin makes roughly 30–60% of oleo-gum resin, with organic...

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...

Psoriasis is an auto-immune, chronic inflammatory papulosquamous skin disease characterized by well-defined, sharply demarcated erythematous plaques covered in whitish, silvery scales. It is primarily caused by variations in the normal growth and differentiation of the skin's epidermis. Psoriasis is a global disease. Prevalence varies between natio...

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...

Vitiligo, characterized by depigmented patches on the skin, affects a significant portion of the global population, with prevalence estimates ranging from 0.5% to 2%. Despite its prevalence, the exact cause of vitiligo remains uncertain, with various hypotheses proposed including autoimmune, environmental, neural, genetic, and biochemical factors....

Echinops echinatus commonly known as 'Ūnt Katāra belonging to the family Asteraceae is a much-branched, pubescent, annual herb, 1-3 feet tall; branches widely spreading from the base. This species is distributed widely across the India. The plant exhibits a wide range of pharmacological activities such as aphrodisiac, diuretic, anti-pyretic, analge...

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...