Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Ajwain-Khurasani |
|---|---|---|
| Urudu name | Ajwain khurasani | |
| Arabic name / Persian name | Bazr al-banj / Bang | |
| English name | Henbane | |
| Original plant name | Hyoscyamus niger Linn., Henbane | |
| Family name | Solanaceae | |
| 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: Laterally compressed, oval or slightly kidney shaped seeds, upto 1.5mm in diameter, surface of the testa is greyish brown in colour having fine wavy reticulations. Odour-tobacco like; taste-acrid, bitter and oily. | |
| TMPW No. | 14078 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Urudu name, English name | Ajwain khurasani, Henbane | ||||
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| Arabic name / Persian name | Bazr al-banj / Bang | |||||
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| Original plant name | Hyoscyamus niger Linn. | |||||
| Family name | Solanaceae | |||||
| Used part | Seeds | |||||
| Distribution area | It is found from Kashmir to Garhwal, 5,000-11,000 ft. It is also found in Egypt, Pakistan, Iran (Khurasan), Baluchistan and in other countries of the sub-continent. There are three types of Ajwain Khurasani on the basis of the colour of flowers. (1) White, (2) Red and (3) Black. These varieties are also found in European countries. | |||||
| Description | White variety is mostly used by the Unani physicians. After this the red variety is used. But the black variety is not allowed to use. Seeds are more potent than leaves. The potency of the seeds remain upto one year. After this the seeds are expired. | |||||
| Function and properties | Respiratory organs, Nerves, Excretion. Anodyne, Digestive, Astringent, Anthelmintic. | |||||
| Specific actions | Sedative and hypnotic, antiphlegmatic for high cough. It acts as repellant for unctuous or fatty matters. | |||||
| Frequency in use | Abundant. | |||||
| Common uses | Seeds of Henbane are useful in phlegmatic cough, check catarrh and haemoptysis/hemoptysis. Largely prescribed in mental excitement, chronic dementia with insomnia, paralysis, neuralgia, palpitation, spasmodic affections, irritation in kidneys, uterus, and bladder as well as in hysteria. Decoction of seeds when used as gargles relieves toothache. It is also used for earache after mixing it with the sesame oil. | |||||
| Side effect | Long term use or large doses may impair memory, may cause vertigo, insanity and other symptoms like hypochondria and hypnosis. White variety seeds are preferred in practice due to their mildness. It is a poison. It causes mania. | |||||
| Medical system | Unani | |||||
| Traditional concept | Temperament | It is cold and dry in the third degree. | ||||
| Drug effect | It is very useful in phlegmatic cough. It is very harmful for brain. Its prolonged use makes the body cold and the colour of the body becomes pale. The patient becomes unable to talk properly in senses. Without proper treatment the patient may also die. | |||||
| Dosage | 500 mg to 1gm. | |||||
| Substitute | Afiyun and Khash khas (Papaver somniferum Linn. opium and seeds). | |||||
| Related drugs | The black variety is most harmful and corrupt. Next comes the red variety in this respect. The juice and oil of banj may be used. | |||||
| Corrigent (corrective) | Pure honey. | |||||
| Important compound preparations | Bar sha sha and Ma`jun Jalai. | |||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | Illustrated Manual of Herbal Drugs Used in Ayurveda, 1996. Sarin, Y.K., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi p 272. Makhzanul-Mufradat (Khawasul Adviyah), Hakeem Kabiruddin, Daftar Al-Masih, Qarol Bagh, Delhi. pp 63-64. 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 107-107. Hamdard Pharmcopoeia of Eastern medicine, 1969. Said, H. M. (editor), The Times Press, Sadar Karachi. p 265. Indusyunic Medicine, 1997. Usmanghani, K., Saeed, A. and Alam, M. T. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi. pp 258-259. | ||||
| Remarks | Avicenna (Ibn Sina) has also described this drug in ‘Canon of Medicine.’ Banj acts as a sedative for gout pain when used as a paint and 750 mg. are taken orally with hydromel. It relieves pain caused by swellings, dissolves the hard swellings of testicles and is useful for erysipelas. It has anaesthetic properties. | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2024/02/22 | |||||
