Thursday, November 8, 2007

VITILIGO

The council’s Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Hyderabad conducted extensive clinical trial on 60,000 cases of Bars (Vitiligo) and developed eight effective Unani formulations for the treatment of this disorder.
SINGLE DRUGS in UNANI MEDICINE
Babchi- Psoralea corylifolia Linn.
Geru- Red earth
Zanjabeel- zingiber officinale
Roscoe Shahtara- Fumaria indica Pugsley
Karafs- Apium graveolens Linn.
Gandhak Amalsar- Sulpher
Gulnar Farsi- Punica granatum Linn.
Sarphoka- Tephrosia purpurea Linn.
Atrilal- Ammi majus Linn.
Satyanasi- Argemone mexicana Linn.
Kalonji- Nigella sativa Linn.
Chiraita- Swertia chirayita Buch.Ham.
Bhangra- Eclipta prostrata linn.
Gul-e-Surkh- Rosa damascena Mill.
Parsioshan- Adiantum capillus-veneris Linn.

COMPOUND DRUGS in UNANI MEDICINE
Safoof Bars
Itrifal Shahtra
Sharbat-e-Musaffi
Sharbat-e-Sandal

Restricted food item in UNANI MEDICINE

Banana Beef Bottle gourd Brinjal Butter milk Cashew Curd Custard apple Egg Emblic myrobalan (Amla) Fish Gooseberry Groundnut GuavaIndian sorrel Lemon Lentil Lime Melon Milk Orange Pomegranate Prune Tamarind Tomato Unwholesome food (heavy and light food together) Watermelon Zizyphus (Ber)

Recommended food in UNANI MEDICINE

Almond Amaranth Apricot Beetroot Bird’s flesh Bitter gourd Black pepper Cabbage Carrot Cauliflower Chilies Coconut Common saltCondiments (masaley)Dates Drumstick Fenugreek FigGrapes Horse gram Indian millet (bajra) Mango Mutton Onion Pineapple Pistachio nuts Potato Pulses Pure ghee Rice Spinach Turnip Walnut Wheat