Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Banafsha |
|---|---|---|
| Urudu name | Berg e-banafshaa | |
| Arabic name / Persian name | Farfir, Banafsaj / Kokash | |
| English name | Sweet violet | |
| Original plant name | Viola pilosa Blume syn. Viola serpens Wall., Sweet violet | |
| Family name | Violaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | flower + leaf |
| Collection information | Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Karachi [Karachi], Sind , Amjad Unani Medicine (Pvt.) Ltd. | |
| Collection date | 1994/1/22 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba | |
| Identifier | Javed Ahmad | |
| Description | This drug is found to contain flowers with mature leaves. | |
| TMPW No. | 14503 | |
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Collection information
Islamic Republic of Pakistan,Karachi [Karachi], Sind
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Urudu name, English name | Berg e-banafshaa, Sweet violet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic name / Persian name | Farfir, Banafsa / Kokash | |||
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| Original plant name | Viola pilosa Blume syn. Viola serpens Wall. | |||
| Family name | Violaceae | |||
| Used part | Leaves, Flowers | |||
| Distribution area | Viola pilosa syn. V. serpens is found throughout hilly regions of North India (Jammu & Kashmir; Himachal Pradesh). | |||
| Specific actions | Aperient (mild laxative) and pectoral. | |||
| Frequency in use | Very common. | |||
| Common uses | Pimples and inflammations: A plaster made from Banafsaj and barley flour or from its leaves (alone), dissolves hot inflammations. The drug (flowers and leaves) is useful for cough, catarrh and coryza. | |||
| Medical system | Unani | |||
| Dosage | 5 to 7 gm. | |||
| Substitute | Berg-e-Khubazi (Malva rotundifolia Linn.), leaves. Gaozaban (Onosma bracteatum Wall.), leaves. | |||
| Corrigent (corrective) | Please refer to the flowers Gul e-banafshaa for details. | |||
| Last renewal date | 2024/02/22 | |||
