Tayyebi: Endowed with the rich heritage of Tibb-e-Unani

Abhal (Juniperus communis) (Juniper)

Pharmacological action: Resolvent and diuretic.
Medicinal use: Effective in stomatitis, bronchitis, chest and liver complaints, piles, and labor pain. Also useful in toothache, earache, chronic gonorrhea and leucorrhea.

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Afsanteen (Artemisia absinthium) (Absinthium)

Pharmacological action: Anti-inflammatory, tonic for brain and liver.
Medicinal use: Effective in hysteria, epilepsy, nervous irritability, depression, migraine, intermittent fevers, liver and spleen inflammation, menstrual irregularities, facial paralysis, piles.

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Aftimoon (Cuscuta reflexa) (Dodder)

Pharmacological action: Anthelmintic, analgesic, purgative.
Medicinal use: Effective in purging the body of phlegmatic and atrabilious humors. Prescribed in epilepsy, melancholia and insanity. Acts as a blood purifier, reduces inflammations and relieves pain in the stomach, fever and jaundice.

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Ailwa (Aloe barbadensis) (Aloe Vera)

Pharmacological action: Laxative, anticonstipatory, anthelmintic, resolvent.
Medicinal use: Effective in stomach disorders, glandular swelling, chronic ulcers, skin disorders.

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Ajwain Khurasani (Hyoscyamus niger) (Henbane)

Pharmacological action: Digestive, astringent, sedative, anti-phlegmatic.
Medicinal use: Effective in phlegmatic cough, asthma, chronic dementia, insomnia, paralysis, neuralgia, and irritation of the kidney, uterus and bladder. Also useful in lung, bowel, and genito-urinary complaints such as cystitis.

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Akhrot (Juglans regia) (Walnut)

Pharmacological action: Aphrodisiac and brain tonic.
Medicinal use: Effective in mental debility, indigestion, weak teeth and gums, skin ulcers, sores and eczema.

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Alsi (Linum usitatissimum) (Linseed)

Pharmacological action: Emollient, analgesic, expectorant, diuretic.
Medicinal use: Effective in all kinds of local inflammations, sores and ulcers. Also effective in internal inflammations and expectorant in colds, coughs, urinary irritations, gonorrhea, spermatorrhea and diarrhea.

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Amla (Emblica officinalis) (Indian Gooseberry)

Pharmacological action: Carminative, diuretic and antiseptic, anti-oxidant.
Medicinal use: Effective in palpitation, tachycardia, scurvy, cardiac and stomach debility, excessive body heat, chronic diarrhea and dysentery.

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Anar (Punica granatum) (Pomegranate)

Pharmacological action: Antringent, refrigerant, anti-diarrhea, diuretic.
Medicinal use: Effective in strengthening heart and liver and formation of blood. Also used for diarrhea, piles, weak eyesight, quenching thirst and re-hydrating body.

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Anjabar (Polyognum bistorta) (Vivaparous Bistort)

Pharmacological action: Anti-haemorrhagic and anti-bilious.
Medicinal use: Effective in internal hemorrhages, bloody piles, menorrhagia. Also used in tuberculosis, lung infections, capillary bronchitis, whooping cough, chronic diarrhea and malaria.

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Aqarqarha (Chrysanthemum indicum) (Pyrethrum)

Pharmacological action: Anti-phlegmatic, stimulant, purifier of cephalic humors, cardiac tonic.
Medicinal use: Effective in purifying impurities from the cephalic region, improves potency and sperm count, relieves chest pain and sciatica.

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Asalas Soos (Glycyrrhiza glabra) (Liquorice)

Pharmacological action: Cooling, demulcent, expectorant, anti-inflammatory.
Medicinal use: Effective in relieving thirst and cough, purging the body of unhealthy humours, asthma, irritation of larynx, soar throat.

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Asgand (Withania somnifera) (Winter Cherry)

Pharmacological action: Anti-rheumatic, diuretic.
Medicinal use: Effective in general debility, senile disorders, rheumatism, nervous exhaustion, loss of memory, spermatorrhea. Also effective in leucorrhea.

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Asrol (Rauwolfia serpentina) (Snake root)

Pharmacological action: Antihypertensive, sedative, psychotropic.
Medicinal use: Effective in hysteria, high blood pressure, insomnia and irritative conditions of the central nervous system.

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Awsara Reywand (Garcinia Morella) (Gamboge)

Pharmacological action: Powerful hydragogue, cathartic, anthelmintic, anti-spasmodic.
Medicinal use: Effective in purging malhumours present in the body due to physiological or organ dysfunctions. Effective against brain and nervous disorders, paralysis, convulsions, epilepsy, severe constipation. Also cures abnormal leucorrheal discharge, gonorrhea and gleet.

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Azraqi (Strychnos nux-vomica) (Nux Vomica)

Pharmacological action: Nervine tonic, cerebral stimulant, stomach and bladder tonic.
Medicinal use: Effective in facial paralysis, palsy, gout, rheumatism, sciatica, backache, digestive debility and impotency.

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