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Crude drug name | Market name | Badranjbuya |
|---|---|---|
| Urudu name | Badranjboya | |
| Arabic name / Persian name | Muffarreh al-qulub / Badrangboya | |
| English name | Mountain Balm, Catmint | |
| Original plant name | Nepeta hindostana (Roth.) Haine, Mountain Balm, Catmint | |
| Family name | Labiatae | |
| 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 | Features: The stem is obtusely quadrangular, branched, grooved, softy pubescent. Leaves 1.3-5 by 1-3.8cm, broadly ovate or sub-orbicular, obtuse, crenate - serrate, green or hoary, base cordate or truncate; petioles 6mm long. Flowers pedicellate, corolla bluish purple, pubescent outside. Odour - citron type; taste - bitter (slightly). | |
| TMPW No. | 14495 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Urudu name, English name | Badranjboya, Mountain Balm, Catmint | ||||
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| Arabic name / Persian name | Muffarreh al-qulub / Badrangboya | |||||
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| Original plant name | Nepeta hindostana (Roth.) Haine | |||||
| Family name | Labiatae | |||||
| Used part | Herb (aerial part) | |||||
| Distribution area | An erect or ascending herb found in hilly parts of Punjab, upper Gangetic Plain, Bihar, Bengal and Rajasthan (India). It is also found in Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. | |||||
| Description | The leaves are similar with the basil leaves. | |||||
| Function and properties | Cosmetics, Ulcers, Head, Chest, Food, Nerves. Cardiotonic, blood purifier, aromatic, resolvent and calorific, maturative of black bile. | |||||
| Specific actions | Refreshing (exhilarant) and tonic to heart. | |||||
| Frequency in use | Very common. | |||||
| Common uses | It is useful in all kinds of phlegmatic and atrabiliary diseases. Cosmetics: It removes malodour from the body. Ulcers: It is useful in atrabiliary itches. Head: It is beneficial for removing obstructions from the head. Chest: It is an exhilarant and tonic for the heart and also removes palpitations. Food: It helps in digestion and is useful in hiccough. Nerves: The herb is also used in conditions of hemilpegia, facial paralysis and epilepsy. Its paste is painted in acute mastitis. | |||||
| Side effect | Contra-indicated in patients suffering from ailments of pelvic region. | |||||
| Medical system | Unani | |||||
| Traditional concept | Temperament | It is hot and dry in the second degree. | ||||
| Drug effect | The syrup and aqua are frequently administered for atrabilious and phlegmatic disorders. It is considered useful for strengthening the vital body organs. | |||||
| Dosage | 5 to 7 gm. | |||||
| Substitute | Abresham (Bombyx mori Linn., Silk cocoon), twice in quantity; peels of citron, twice in quantity. Equal weight of silk pod is also mentioned by Ibn Sina. | |||||
| Related drugs | The medicinal properties are the same as those of Melissa parviflora Benth. (Fam. Labiatae). A good substitute for M. officinalis Linn. (Fam. Labiatae). | |||||
| Corrigent (corrective) | Kundar (Boswellia glabra Linn.) and Gond Babul (Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Del. sub-sps. indica(Benth.) Brenan) . | |||||
| Important compound preparations | Khamira Gaozaban Ambri, Jadwar ood Salibwala and Khamira Abresham Sada. | |||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | 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 175. Indian Medicinal Plants (Second Edition), Vols. 1-5, 1993. Kirtikar, K.R. and Basu. B.D., Periodical Experts Book Agency, Delhi Vol. 3, pp 1993, 2003-2004. Avicenna's Tract on Cardiac Drugs and Essays on Arab Cardiotherapy, 1983. Hameed, H. A. Hamdard Foundation Press, Karachi. p 43. Makhzanul-Mufradat (Khawasul Adviyah), Hakeem Kabiruddin, Daftar Al-Masih, Qarol Bagh, Delhi. p 112. A Survey of Drugs, 1961 (2nd edi.). Wahid, A. K. and Siddiqui, H. H. Institute of History of Medicine and Medical Research, Delhi. p 104. 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 151. 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 86. 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 86-187. Hamdard Pharmcopoeia of Eastern medicine, 1969. Said, H. M. (editor), The Times Press, Sadar Karachi. pp 91, 120, 124. Indusyunic Medicine, 1997. Usmanghani, K., Saeed, A. and Alam, M. T. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi. pp 306-307. Unani Adwiyah Mufradah, 1984. Ali, Saifuddin, A. (3rd edi.). Taraqi-e-Urdu Bureau, R. K. Puram, New Delhi. p 65. | ||||
| Remarks | In Unani literature the source of the drug is mentioned as Melissa officinalis Linn. (Ibn al-Baytar, 1985). The plants of this species are found in Europe and Iran. Not found in India. It is said that this is real Badaranj Boya which are mentioned in Unani classical literature. In India some other similar plant e.g. Nepeta hindostana is used as Badranj Boya. All samples of Badranj Boya present in the museum belong to Nepeta hindostana. Said (1969) has also mentioned the source of the drug as N. hindostana. Avicenna (Ibn Sina) has mentioned this drug in ''al-adwiyat al-Qalbia'' (Cardiac Drugs) among sixty-three drugs exclusively used for cardiac ailments. Alcoholic extract of herb is reported to have marked anti-inflammatory activity. Beneficial effects have been noted in myocardial necrosis. The volatile oil of herb has shown good antifungal activity. | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2024/02/22 | |||||
