Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Akas-bel |
|---|---|---|
| Urudu name | Aftimune-hindi, Akasbel | |
| Arabic name / Persian name | Aftimune-hindi / Darakhte pencha | |
| English name | Dodder | |
| Original plant name | Cuscuta reflexa Roxb., Dodder | |
| Family name | Convolvulaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | aerial part |
| 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 thread like stems of Cuscuta reflexa. Features: Leafless, parasitic annual, stem very long, rather stout, closely twining, branched, glabrous, pale greenish yellow, sometimes dotted with red. The fresh material possesses a characteristic odour and is slightly bitter in taste. | |
| TMPW No. | 14435 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Urudu name, English name | Aftimune-hindi, Akasbel, Dodder | |||
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| Arabic name / Persian name | Aftimune-hindi / Darakhte pencha | ||||
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| Original plant name | Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. | ||||
| Family name | Convolvulaceae | ||||
| Used part | Herb (aerial part), Seeds | ||||
| Distribution area | A parasitic climber. Common through out the plains of India, ascending the hills up to 8,000 ft. | ||||
| Description | It is an air creeper, like yellow threads, leafless and without roots. It has a bitter taste. | ||||
| Function and properties | Joints, Alimentary organs. Resolvent of inflammations, Analgesic, Deobstruent, Anthelmintic, Alterative, Purgative. | ||||
| Specific actions | Resolvent and anthelmintic. | ||||
| Frequency in use | Commonly found on trees. | ||||
| Common uses | Akasbel is boiled and crushed and is applied on boils. The inhalation of its extract relieves flatulence. Its decoction is used to expel out the worms. Its poultice is applied on swellings of abdomen. It is a good purgative for phlegmatic humours which are produced in excess. In atrabilious disorders like insanity, melancholia, epilepsy, and incubus nightmare, it is prescribed by Unani Hakims. It is regarded as a blood purifier, resolve inflammations, and acts as deobstruent. Its paste applied over spleen and stomach to relieve pain. In jaundice it is applied over the liver region of abdomen. Joints: It is useful in convulsions. Alimentary organs: It produces pain, vomiting and thirst in persons having excessive bile. | ||||
| Side effect | Described as harmful (on frequent or large dose use) for lungs. | ||||
| Medical system | Unani | ||||
| Traditional concept | Temperament | It is hot and dry in second degree. According to Galen it is hot and dry in the third degree. | |||
| Drug effect | It is a strong purgative for black bile and phlegm if its decoction (14 gm.) mixed with honey and salt is taken as one dose. | ||||
| Dosage | 3 to 5 gm. (approximately) | ||||
| Substitute | Afsantin (Artemisia absinthium Linn.), absinth. | ||||
| Related drugs | Aftimune-vilaiyti (Cuscuta epithymum Linn.) | ||||
| Corrigent (corrective) | Kasni (Cichorium intybus Linn.), Limu (Citrus limon Linn.) and Sikanjabeen (Citrus juice with sugar in water). | ||||
| Important compound preparations | Sherbat aftimune, Sherbat Kasus, Ma'jun Dabeedul Ward. | ||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | Standardisation of Single Drugs of Unani medicine, Part 1, 1987 (1st edi.), Part 2, 1992 (1st edi.), Part 3, 1997 (1st edi.). Central council for Research in Unani Medicine, New Delhi. pp 7-12. Makhzanul-Mufradat (Khawasul Adviyah), Hakeem Kabiruddin, Daftar Al-Masih, Qarol Bagh, Delhi. p 83. 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 66. Indusyunic Medicine, 1997. Usmanghani, K., Saeed, A. and Alam, M. T. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi. p 200. | |||
| Remarks | Indian physicians prescribe Aftimune-hindi (C. reflexa) in place of Aftimune-vilaiyti (Cuscuta epithymum) and use aftimune hindi for other purposes also. Seeds are used separately and these will be described under the new drug Tukhme-kasusa (seeds of Cuscuta reflexa). | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2024/02/22 | ||||
