Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Rehan (seed) |
|---|---|---|
| Urudu name | Raihan | |
| Arabic name / Persian name | Badruj, Raihan, Shahsafram / Rehan-dashti | |
| English name | Sweet Basil | |
| Original plant name | Ocimum basilicum Linn., Sweet Basil | |
| Family name | Labiatae | |
| 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 | |
| TMPW No. | 14585 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Urudu name, English name | Raihan, Sweet Basil | ||
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| Arabic name / Persian name | Badruj, Raihan, Shahsafram / Rehan-dashti | |||
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| Original plant name | Ocimum basilicum Linn. | |||
| Family name | Labiatae | |||
| Used part | Seeds | |||
| Distribution area | An aromatic herb cultivated throughout India. It is also found in Mediterranean region and Arabia. | |||
| Description | The seeds are also called Tukhme Sherbati. It is a highly fragrant plant. | |||
| Function and properties | Head and heart, Swellings, Excretion. Exhilarant, cardiotonic, stomachic, diuretic and emmenagogue. Seeds mucilaginous, demulcent and resolvent of inflammations. | |||
| Specific actions | Exhilarant (demulcent), cardiac and stomach tonic. | |||
| Frequency in use | Very common. | |||
| Common uses | Head and heart: Sweet basil is considered as exhilarant and cardiotonic. The seeds are soaked in water and mixed with other syrups and then administered. It is useful in the weakness of the heart and palpitation. Its leaves on smelling remove fainting fit. Swellings: Its leaves after grinding are used as plaster for resolving inflammations. Excretion: The decoction of its leaves acts as diuretic and emmenagogue. Seeds are also given in urinary disorders, such as gonorrhoea/gonorrhea, scanty and scalting urine etc. | |||
| Side effect | It reduces vision of the eyes on prolong or frequent use. | |||
| Medical system | Unani | |||
| Traditional concept | Temperament | It is hot and dry in the second degree. | ||
| Drug effect | Exhilarant, cardiotonic and stomachic. | |||
| Dosage | Seeds - 5 to 7gm. (approximately). Leaves - 7 to 12gm. | |||
| Substitute | Kalonji (Nigella sativa Linn.). | |||
| Related drugs | Raihan Sulaimani (Ocimum spp.). | |||
| Corrigent (corrective) | Sirka (vinegar), Kheera (Cucumis sativus Linn.) and Khurfa (Portulaca oleracea Linn.), common purslane. | |||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | Indian Materia Medica, Vols. 1-2, 1976 (Repr. 1989). Nadkarni, A.K., Popular Prakashan Pvt. Ltd., Bombay Vol. 1, pp 861-862. Makhzanul-Mufradat (Khawasul Adviyah), Hakeem Kabiruddin, Daftar Al-Masih, Qarol Bagh, Delhi. pp 199-200. 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 155. 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 230. Unani Adwiyah Mufradah, 1984. Ali, Saifuddin, A. (3rd edi.). Taraqi-e-Urdu Bureau, R. K. Puram, New Delhi. pp 169-170. | ||
| Last renewal date | 2024/03/12 | |||