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Market nameBaobarang
Urudu nameBaobarang
Arabic name /
Persian name		Biranji-Kabuli, Birank Kabuli / Birang Kabuli
English nameEmbelia fruit
Original plant nameEmbelia ribes Burm. f. Linn., Embelia fruit
Family nameMyristicaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification pericarp of mature fruit
Collection informationIslamic Republic of Pakistan, Karachi [Karachi], Sind, Amjad Unani Medicine (Pvt.) Ltd.
Collection date1994/1/22
CollectorTsuneo Namba
IdentifierJaved Ahmad
DescriptionThis sample has been found mixed with E. ribes and E. tsjeriam-cottam A. DC.

Features:
Globular fruits of dull red or brown colour, black when ripe, like a black pepper, upto 4 mm in diameter, more often with a five partite persistent calyx and a short stalk. The surface of the fruit is warty. The thin pericarp encloses a single seed of red colour which is enveloped in a delicate membrane. Odourless or spicy; taste - bitter and pungent.
Second variety is the fruit of Embelia tsjeriam - cottam A. DC., syn. E. robusta C. B. Cl. The fruits are smaller in size and shape to those of E. ribes but differ in the structure and the colour of the outer surface which is not warty but shows fine parallel striations running from the base to apex. The colour is purplish red. Odour is same. The taste is oily in case of the second variety. This type of fruit is more commonly available in the Indian market.
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Scientific information data base

Crude drug nameUrudu name,
English name		Baobarang, Embelia fruit
Arabic name / Persian nameBiranji-Kabuli, Birank Kabuli / Birang Kabuli
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Original plant nameEmbelia ribes Burm. f. Linn.
Family nameMyristicaceae
Used partFruits (matured)
Distribution areaThe plant is a large scandent shrub. It is found throughout India upto 5,000 ft., Ceylon and S. China.
Function and propertiesAlimentary organs, Excretion.
Fruits with sharp bitter taste is an appetizer, carminative, stomachic, alexipharmic, antiflatulent, alterative, analgesic and purgative.
Specific actionsAnthelmintic (especially against tapeworms).
Frequency in useVery common.
Common usesDried fruit powder is useful as anthelmintic for children and adults.
The worms are expelled dead. Embelia berries prevent flatulence and are useful in dyspepsia. Its infusion when gargled relieves toothache and abdominal pain.
Side effectIt is beneficial anthelmintic against tapeworms. After long term use or large dose use, it may cause harm to intestines.
Medical systemUnani
Traditional conceptTemperamentIt is hot and dry in the second degree.
Ibn al-Baytar has mentioned the drug hot and dry in third degree. He has mentioned two varieties of this drug.
Drug effectIt is useful in rheumatism and gout, It expels phlegm from joints and this is its chief characteristic. It expels tapeworms and other worms from intestines and this is its another beneficial characteristic.
Dosage1 to 2 gm.
SubstituteTurmus (Lupinus albus Linn).
Related drugsEmbelia tsjeriam-cottam A. DC. syn. E. robusta C.B. Cl.
Corrigent (corrective)Katira (Cochlospermum religiosum (L.) Alston.) and Mastagi (Pistacia lentiscus Linn.).
Important compound preparationsItrifal-i-Didan and Hab Kabad Naushadri.
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 106.

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 290.

Indian Medicinal Plants (Second Edition), Vols. 1-5, 1993. Kirtikar, K.R. and Basu. B.D., Periodical Experts Book Agency, Delhi
Vol. 2, pp 1478-1479.

Makhzanul-Mufradat (Khawasul Adviyah), Hakeem Kabiruddin, Daftar Al-Masih, Qarol Bagh, Delhi.
p 118.

A Survey of Drugs, 1961 (2nd edi.). Wahid, A. K. and Siddiqui, H. H. Institute of History of Medicine and Medical Research, Delhi.
p 141..

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 78.

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 93.

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 218-219.

Hamdard Pharmcopoeia of Eastern medicine, 1969. Said, H. M. (editor), The Times Press, Sadar Karachi.
pp 66, 108.

Indusyunic Medicine, 1997. Usmanghani, K., Saeed, A. and Alam, M. T. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi.
pp 219-220.

RemarksHakims consider it as attenuant and a purgative of phlegmatic humours; also anthelmintic.

No known toxicity reported following the use of prescribed doses of the drug for recommended duration. However, it is advisable to confirm certainty of diagnosis when prescribed as anthelmintic. This traditional medicine is credited to have considerable activity against tumors.
Both (E. ribes and E. tsjeriam-cottam A. DC.) are considered to have similar properties and are generally used together (mixed) or as substitute for each other.
Embelia fruits are sometimes used to adulterate black pepper. Fruit of Myrsine africana Linn., Fam. Myrsinaceae, is the main adulterant.
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