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Market namePista
Urudu namePistah
Arabic name /
Persian name		Fustuq / Pisteh
English namePistachio Nut
Original plant namePistacia vera Linn, Pistachio Nut
Family nameAnacardiaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification seed
Collection informationIslamic Republic of Pakistan, Karachi [Karachi], Sind, Amjad Unani Medicine (Pvt.) Ltd.
Collection date1994/1/22
CollectorTsuneo Namba
IdentifierJaved Ahmad
DescriptionIt is a famous dry fruit.
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Scientific information data base

Crude drug nameUrudu name,
English name		Pistah, Pistachio Nut
Arabic name / Persian nameFustuq / Pisteh
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Original plant namePistacia vera Linn
Family nameAnacardiaceae
Used partNuts (kernel)
Distribution areaNative to Western Asia; cultivated in N. India for its edible seeds. It mostly occurs in the forests of Syria, Palestine and Persia and cultivated in Afghanistan.
Function and propertiesChest and stomach, Food, Excretion.

Nutritious and nourishing; having sedative and tonic properties particularly for heart and brain.
Peel - expectorant, astringent and antinauseant.
It is regarded as a sexual tonic, fattening and expectorant.
Specific actionsSeed - cardiac, brain and sexual tonic (aphrodisiac).
Frequency in useRare in India.
Common usesChest and stomach: Fruit peel (Qishr al-Fustuq) is regarded as astringent for gums, cardiac and stomach tonic, sedative for vomiting, relieves vomiting and hiccup.

Food: Nuts are sweet and agreeable and used as food being very wholesome and nourishing. Useful in cough and eases expectoration.

Excretion: It is included in aphrodisiac confections, to relieve kidney and general debilitating conditions.

Oil of Pistachio is regarded as demulcent and may be used as substitute for almond oil.
Side effectIt has not particular side effects, but harmful while individuals suffering from chronic ailments. Testa is regarded as constipatory due to its astringent action.
Medical systemUnani
Traditional conceptTemperamentIt is hot in the first and moist in the second degree.
Drug effectCardiac and brain tonic.
DosageSeed - 6 to 12gm.
Testa - 3gm.
SubstituteMaghz Badam (Almonds).
Corrigent (corrective) Khubani (Prunus armeniace Linn.), Alubukhara (Prunus domestica Linn.) and Sikanjabeen (Citrus juice with sugar in water).
Important compound preparationsMa`jun Supari, Jawarish Amla, Roghan Pista and Lubub Kabir.
ReferencesReference book　

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Indian Materia Medica, Vols. 1-2, 1976 (Repr. 1989). Nadkarni, A.K., Popular Prakashan Pvt. Ltd., Bombay
Vol. 1, p 975.

Makhzanul-Mufradat (Khawasul Adviyah), Hakeem Kabiruddin, Daftar Al-Masih, Qarol Bagh, Delhi.
pp 162-163.

A Survey of Drugs, 1961 (2nd edi.). Wahid, A. K. and Siddiqui, H. H. Institute of History of Medicine and Medical Research, Delhi.
pp 19-30.

Dictionary of Economic Plants in India, 1996 (2nd Rep.). Singh, U; Wadhwani, A. M. and Johri B.M. Indian council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
p 175.

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 347.

Indusyunic Medicine, 1997. Usmanghani, K., Saeed, A. and Alam, M. T. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi.
pp 350-351.

RemarksOil expressed from seeds, is used as a demulcent.
Galls produced on leaves and twigs are useful as astringent.
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