Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Qaranful |
|---|---|---|
| Urudu name | Laung | |
| Arabic name / Persian name | Qaranfal / Mekhmak | |
| English name | Clove | |
| Original plant name | Syzygium aromaticum Merr. et Perry., Clove | |
| Family name | Myrtaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | flower |
| 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 | The drug consists of the flower buds. Features: Dried clove is about 16mm long, consists of calyx tube which divides about into four pointed, spreading sepals, surmounted by a globular bud. It is a plump, of rich brown colour and oil exudes upon presser being made with the fingernail. Taste - aromatic and very pungent. | |
| TMPW No. | 14063 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Urudu name, English name | Laung, Clove | ||
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| Arabic name / Persian name | Qaranfal / Mekhmak | |||
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| Original plant name | Syzygium aromaticum Merr. et Perry. | |||
| Family name | Myrtaceae | |||
| Used part | Flower buds | |||
| Distribution area | A native of Moluccas. An ever green tree cultivated very little in Tamil Nadu and Kerala (India). It is also occurs in Ceylon. | |||
| Description | The colour of flower buds is reddish black. The oil is extracted from these flower buds. It is very fragrant and bitter in taste. Odour - agreeable. The oil is known as Roghan Laung. | |||
| Function and properties | Cosmetics, Head, Skin, Swellings, Alimentary organ, Excretion. Aromatic, stimulant, cephalic, antiseptic, flavouring, tonic and astringent for gums, pectoral and digestive adjunct to some medicine. | |||
| Specific actions | Aphrodisiac, aromatic, carminative, resolvent, stomachic, antiseptic and stimulant. | |||
| Frequency in use | Occasional. | |||
| Common uses | Cosmetics: It imparts a pleasant odour to the body. Head: The oil is commonly employed as a toothache remedy that is applied topically to dental cavities as required. Skin: The oil on external application to skin and mucous membrane exhibit irritant, rubefacient and slightly analgesic actions. The oil also possesses useful preservative properties. Laung is used as plaster on boils, abscesses and pimples. Swellings: The laung is also used as resolvent of swellings. Alimentary organ: It acts as carminative. Excretion: Laung or its oil is stomachic, cures flatulence and flatulent colic. It is incorporated in embrocations used as aphrodisiac. | |||
| Side effect | Repeated (local) application in toothache may damage the gingival tissues. The active principle may also exert toxic affects in excessive doses. Large doses or excess intake is described as harmful for kidneys and intestines. | |||
| Medical system | Unani | |||
| Traditional concept | Temperament | It is hot and dry in the third degree. | ||
| Drug effect | Aphrodisiac, aromatic, carminative, resolvent, stomachic, antiseptic and stimulant. | |||
| Dosage | Laung - 0.5 to 1gm. Oil - 1/2 to 3 drops. | |||
| Substitute | Dar-chini (Cinnamon), Jawatri (Myristica fragrans Houtt.) and Faranjmushk (Ocimum gratissimum Linn.). | |||
| Corrigent (corrective) | Samagh-i-arabi (Gum Acacia) and moist articles or things. | |||
| Important compound preparations | Jawarish Jalinus, Arq Amber and Supari Pak. | |||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | Indian Materia Medica, Vols. 1-2, 1976 (Repr. 1989). Nadkarni, A.K., Popular Prakashan Pvt. Ltd., Bombay Vol. 1, pp 835-836. Makhzanul-Mufradat (Khawasul Adviyah), Hakeem Kabiruddin, Daftar Al-Masih, Qarol Bagh, Delhi. pp 517-518. A Survey of Drugs, 1961 (2nd edi.). Wahid, A. K. and Siddiqui, H. H. Institute of History of Medicine and Medical Research, Delhi. pp 129-130. 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 221. 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 364. Indusyunic Medicine, 1997. Usmanghani, K., Saeed, A. and Alam, M. T. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi. pp 412-413. Unani Adwiyah Mufradah, 1984. Ali, Saifuddin, A. (3rd edi.). Taraqi-e-Urdu Bureau, R. K. Puram, New Delhi. pp 247-248. | ||
| Last renewal date | 2024/02/26 | |||
