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Crude drug name | Market name | Kasus |
|---|---|---|
| Urudu name | Kasus | |
| Arabic name / Persian name | Aftimune-hindi / Tukhme-kasusa | |
| English name | Dodder | |
| Original plant name | Cuscuta reflexa Roxb., Dodder | |
| Family name | Convolvulaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | seed |
| 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 | Features: The fruit is a capsule measuring 5 to 8mm in diameter, depressed globose, glabrous, circumscissile near the base. It is indehiscent, 4 seeded. Mature seeds smooth, about 0.4 to 0.6mm in diameter, brownish or black in colour, convex on one side to concave on the other. The seeds are devoid of any odour but possess a characteristic bitter taste. | |
| TMPW No. | 14491 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Urudu name, English name | Kasus, Dodder | |||
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| Arabic name / Persian name | Aftimune-hindi / Tukhme-kasusa | ||||
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| Original plant name | Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. | ||||
| Family name | Convolvulaceae | ||||
| Used part | Seeds, Herb (aerial part) | ||||
| Distribution area | A parasitic climber, common throughout the plains of India, ascending the hills upto 8,000ft. It is also found in Iran. | ||||
| Description | Kasus seeds have resemblance with radish seeds. The seeds are reddish-yellow or yellowish-white in colour. | ||||
| Function and properties | Swellings, Fevers, Stomach, Excretion. Demulcent, Deobstruent, Tonic to the liver, stomach and intestines, Laxative, Resolvent of inflammations, Analgesic, Carminative, Antipyretic, Diuretic, Emmenagogue. | ||||
| Specific actions | Resolvent of inflammations of liver and stomach and useful in chronic fevers. | ||||
| Frequency in use | Common. | ||||
| Common uses | Swellings: It resolves the inflammations of liver and stomach. It is considered useful in jaundice. Fevers: It is very useful in chronic fevers. It removes fevers and constipation. Stomach: Its syrup strengthens the stomach. Excretion: As it is diuretic and emmenagogue, therefore, it is incorporated in the prescriptions of related disorders. | ||||
| Side effect | Described as harmful (on frequent or large dose use) to lungs and heart. | ||||
| Medical system | Unani | ||||
| Traditional concept | Temperament | It is hot and dry in the second degree (Kabiruddin). | |||
| Drug effect | Resolvent of inflammations of liver and stomach and useful in chronic fevers. | ||||
| Dosage | 3 to 5gm. | ||||
| Substitute | Afsantin (Artemisia absinthium Linn.). | ||||
| Related drugs | Cuscuta epithymum Linn. (Aftimun Vilayiti). | ||||
| Corrigent (corrective) | Kasni (Cichorium intybus Linn.) and Katira (Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alston). | ||||
| Important compound preparations | Sherbat-Dinar. | ||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, 1956. Chopra, R.N., Nayar, S.L. and Chopra, I.C., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. - New Edition (1996) National Institute Science Communication; Supplement p 85. Makhzanul-Mufradat (Khawasul Adviyah), Hakeem Kabiruddin, Daftar Al-Masih, Qarol Bagh, Delhi. p 57. A Survey of Drugs, 1961 (2nd edi.). Wahid, A. K. and Siddiqui, H. H. Institute of History of Medicine and Medical Research, Delhi. p 55-58. 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. p 66-67. Hamdard Pharmcopoeia of Eastern medicine, 1969. Said, H. M. (editor), The Times Press, Sadar Karachi. p 178. Indusyunic Medicine, 1997. Usmanghani, K., Saeed, A. and Alam, M. T. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi. p 200-201. | |||
| Remarks | Kasus is listed among vegetable drugs used exclusively in Unani medicine. Kasus and Aftimun e-hindi belong to the same plant - Cuscuta reflexa. The seeds of this plant is known as Kasus, while the whole kreeper is called Aftimun e-hindi. Aftimun vilayiti is an exotic species and is mentioned by Avicenna (Ibn Sina) under the drug - Aftimun (Eng. Epithyme). | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2024/02/22 | ||||
