Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Turanjabin |
|---|---|---|
| Urudu name | Turanjabin, Shakar jawasa | |
| Arabic name / Persian name | Manna, Asl al-haj, Turanjabin / Turangbin, Khar-i-shatar | |
| English name | Manna of the desert | |
| Original plant name | Alhagi pseudalhagi (Bieb.) Desv., Manna of the desert | |
| Family name | Leguminosae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | aerial part |
| Collection information | People's Republic of Bangladesh, Dacca [Dhaka] , Essa Bros. & Co. | |
| Collection date | 1964/3/6 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba | |
| Identifier | Javed Ahmad | |
| TMPW No. | 9583 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Urudu name, English name | Turanjabin, Shakar jawasa, Manna of the desert | |||
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| Arabic name / Persian name | Manna, Asl al-haj, Turanjabin / Turangbin, Khar-i-shatar | ||||
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| Original plant name | Alhagi pseudalhagi (Bieb.) Desv. | ||||
| Family name | Leguminosae | ||||
| Used part | Manna with the aerial part (in powder form) | ||||
| Distribution area | It is mostly found in Khurasan and Transoxiana, it is obtained from a plant called Haj (Alhagi pseudalhagi). The larger kind of this species is scarce in India, but abundantly found in Egypt, Arab and Khurasan. | ||||
| Description | The drug consists of congealed exudes itself from the plant of Haj, in the form of round granules of brownish colour. The exudation has soft structure. Its taste is sweetish. This is the fluid or moisture which is congealed after oozing from the plants of Camel's Thorn. According to Avicenna (Ibn Sina) the best kind of Turanjabin is one which is fresh and white. | ||||
| Function and properties | Chest, Excretion, Body tonic. The manna is a laxative, aperient, a good cleansing agent, purgative for excess bile (and biliousness), expectorant of phlegm, aphrodisiac, tonic and fattening. | ||||
| Specific actions | Laxative and aphrodisiac. | ||||
| Frequency in use | Very common. | ||||
| Common uses | The manna has been referred as safe and best suited for sensitive individuals (temperamentally) and for children who have weak and lean posture. It is administered as safe laxative. Chest: It cures cough and relieves the (congested) chest. It acts as expectorant of phlegm and antibilious. Excretion: It possesses the property to gently purge out yellow bile. Body tonic: Used in tonic preparations administered for the purpose of increasing weight and as aphrodisiac. As corrective added with other laxatives. Also used in thoracic complaints like hoarseness, cough, bronchitis etc. | ||||
| Side effect | It is harmful for those individuals who have hot temperament and small pox. | ||||
| Medical system | Unani | ||||
| Traditional concept | Temperament | It is moderate in temperament (Avicenna). According to Ibn al-Baytar it is hot and moist in the first degree. Balanced temperament inclined towards hotness (Kabiruddin). | |||
| Drug effect | The manna is aperient and aphrodisiac. Not suitable for individuals who have small pox. | ||||
| Dosage | 24 to 48 gm. Avicenna (Ibn Sina) has also mentioned the dose of Turanjabin as 45 to 90 gm. | ||||
| Substitute | Shir khisht (Fraxinus ornus Linn.), exudation and sugar (red). | ||||
| Related drugs | Fraxinus ornus Linn. F. floribunda Wall., exudation. (Fam. Oleaceae) Manna is also obtained by incision from the stem or exudes itself from these plants. | ||||
| Corrigent (corrective) | Tamar hindi (Tamarindus indica Linn.), Alubookhara (Prunus domestica Linn.) and Unnab (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.). | ||||
| Important compound preparations | Sherbat shafa, Sapistan Khiyar Shambari, Ma`jun Mobahee Antaki. | ||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | Indian Medicinal Plants (Second Edition), Vols. 1-5, 1993. Kirtikar, K.R. and Basu. B.D., Periodical Experts Book Agency, Delhi Vol. 1, pp 743-744. Makhzanul-Mufradat (Khawasul Adviyah), Hakeem Kabiruddin, Daftar Al-Masih, Qarol Bagh, Delhi. pp 197-198. Al-Qanun Fil-Tibb. Avicenna. (English translation of the critical Arabic text), Book 2, 1998. Hameed, H. A. (editor), Dept. of Islamic Studies, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi. pp 197-198. Al-Jamili Mufradt Al Adwiya Wal Aghziya (1197-1248 A.D.). Ibn al-Baytar. Vols. 1-3, 1985-1999. Central council for Research in Unani Medicine, Janakpuri, New Delhi. pp 341-342. Hamdard Pharmcopoeia of Eastern medicine, 1969. Said, H. M. (editor), The Times Press, Sadar Karachi. pp 180, 248, 282. Indusyunic Medicine, 1997. Usmanghani, K., Saeed, A. and Alam, M. T. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi. pp 238-239. | |||
| Remarks | It is also known as Shakar Jawasa (sugar of the plant of Camel's Thorn). It is described separately by all Unani physicians. It has a safe action on the relevant tissues and organs. | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2024/02/28 | ||||
