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Market nameTurmoos
Urudu nameTurmus
Arabic name /
Persian name		Turmus / Baqla-i-masri
English nameWhite Lupine
Original plant nameLupinus albus Linn., White Lupine
Family nameLeguminosae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification seed
Collection informationPeople's Republic of Bangladesh, Dacca [Dhaka], Essa Bros. & Co.
Collection date1964/3/6
CollectorTsuneo Namba
IdentifierJaved Ahmad
TMPW No.9589

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Crude drug nameUrudu name,
English name		Turmus, White Lupine
Arabic name / Persian nameTurmus / Baqla-i-masri
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Original plant nameLupinus albus Linn.
Family nameLeguminosae
Used partSeeds
Distribution areaA native of Levant (Rome), extensively cultivated in S. Europe, Egypt and Asia south of the Caucasus; said to be cultivated as a herb for fodder and green manure in some parts of India.
DescriptionLupine (turmus) is a kind of seed, flat in shape, bitter in taste and has a hollow interior. It is an Egyptian bean. Therefore, it is also called Baqla-i-masri. The seeds are used medicinally. Wild turmus is the strongest in all its properties but is smaller in size.
Function and propertiesCosmetics, Head, Swellings, Ulcers, Joints, Alimentary organs, Excretion.

Resolvent of inflammations, detersive, diuretic and emmenagogue, vermicide (anthelmintic).

The fragrant kind of turmus is nutritive; particularly so when cooked thoroughly then it is digested without producing any bad humours. Turmus has inherent dryness and viscosity. To remove its bitterness, it is soaked in water and cooked. In short, turmus is more of a drug than a food. According to Galen, turmus, separated from its bitterness, is thick and it may be agglutinant and no sweetness is found therein. On the whole it is corrupt, difficult to digest and produces immature humours in the stomach when not digested.
Specific actionsResolvent and anthelmintic.
Frequency in useRarely found under cultivation in India. Extensively found in Egypt.
Common usesCosmetics: Turmus makes the hair thin, removes freckles, pityriasis, marks, blood spots, pimples and clears the face. These effects are particularly evident when it is thoroughly cooked with rainwater. It is useful in leucoderma when (450gm.) of its decoction is taken.

Head: Its flour is also useful in wet ulcers of the head.

Swellings: It is useful in cases of the pimples on the face, wounds, hot swellings, scrofula and hard swellings. It is taken with vinegar for obtaining these effects. When the decoction of turmus is poured over gangrene, it prevents its further deterioration.

Ulcers: Turmus is useful in scabies when applied with the root of laurels-purge. It cures the scabies in the animals. It also cures rodent ulcers, acute and malignant types. The flour of turmus, mixed with the flour of barley, soothes the pain due to wounds and nar-i-farsi (a skin disease like anthrax).

Joints: The plaster of turmus is useful in sciatica.

Alimentary organs: Turmus removes the obstructions of the liver and the spleen. For obtaining these effects it is cooked with vinegar and honey or more specifically with honey, common rue and pepper. Turmus cures nausea and stimulates appetite but it is poorly assimilated when it is devoid of its bitterness.

Excretion: If the decoction of turmus is taken with vinegar, it proves to be useful for expelling the worms and tapeworms. It helps in menstrual discharge and expels the foetus. It is used as a pessary with common rue and pepper. It may also be used with honey as a
pessary. When taken orally with honey and vinegar, it expels the worms and helps in diuresis.
Side effectGenerally turmus has the tendency of constipation, but according to some physicians, the local variety of turmus is neither fully constipating nor laxative. It is difficult to digest. The plant is also considered toxic and highly toxic for pregnant mothers and it may cause abortion.
Medical systemUnani
Traditional conceptTemperamentIt is hot and dry in the second degree (Kabiruddin). According to Avicenna (Ibn Sina) it is hot in the first and dry in the second degree. The same view is held by Messiah.
Drug effectIt is beneficial as resolvent and anthelmintic.
Dosage3 to 5gm. (approximately).
SubstituteBaqla (Phaseolus vulgaris Linn.), Baqla-i-masri / Lobia and Tukhm e-kharpazah (Cucumis melo Linn.), seed kernel of musk melon.
Corrigent (corrective)Sa`atar farsi (Zataria multiflora Boiss.), savory.
Important compound preparationsItrifal Deedan, Zimad Kibrit and Qurs Deedan.
ReferencesReference book　

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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 157.

National Formulary of Unani Medicine, Part 2, 1998. Government of India, ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Department of Indian Systems of Medicine & Homoeopathy, New Delhi.
p 155.

Makhzanul-Mufradat (Khawasul Adviyah), Hakeem Kabiruddin, Daftar Al-Masih, Qarol Bagh, Delhi.
p 190.

A Survey of Drugs, 1961 (2nd edi.). Wahid, A. K. and Siddiqui, H. H. Institute of History of Medicine and Medical Research, Delhi.
pp 55-58.

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 128.

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 121-123.

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.
Vol. 1, pp 336-339.

Indusyunic Medicine, 1997. Usmanghani, K., Saeed, A. and Alam, M. T. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi.
pp 281-282.

Unani Adwiyah Mufradah, 1984. Ali, Saifuddin, A. (3rd edi.). Taraqi-e-Urdu Bureau, R. K. Puram, New Delhi.
p 114.

RemarksThe drug is described by Greek (Dioscorides and Galen), Arab (Avicenna, Razi and Ibn al-Baytar) and Indian (Saifuddin and Kabiruddin) Unani physicians. According to Dioscorides and Galen (Jalinus) the mountainous turmus is stronger / more potent in all its properties than the cultivated one. It is in the list of vegetable drugs used exclusively in Unani medicine.
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