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Lavandula stoechas also called Arabian or French Lavender, Ustukhuddus, or Jaroob-e-dimagh, belongs to the Family Lamiaceae/Labiatae. It is a fragrant herb 0.6 to 0.9 m high, native of Mediterranean region, reported to be imported in Bombay and grown in gardens of India. Nowadays it is also cultivated in other tropical areas of the world. In Unani system of medicine, whole herb or its flowers alone are used medicinally as described in ancient Unani literature. The plant is claimed to remove obstructions, strengthen brain activity, expel brain crudities and improve the intellect. It is regarded as a good stimulant, aromatic, general carminative, diaphoretic, expectorant, antispasmodic and emmenagogue. The oil from the flower is considered useful in colic and chest affections and to relieve biliousness and nervous headache. It is also used as moth repellant. Its flowers are used in medicated pillows or cushions, herb sachets, and medicated powders. This medicinal plant is used in various Unani preparations
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Diarrhoea is the most important disease of India as well as the world. It is responsible for the death of one million children under the age of 5 years particularly in India every year. Diarrhoea is serious and acute infection of gastrointestinal tract [GIT] caused by bacterial infection or a gastrointestinal disease such as ulcerative colitis.In allopathysystem, potent remedy against diarrhoea is well practiced but there is a great risk of side effects which cannot be overlooked. Several synthetic anti-microbial drugs for the allergic patients have been proved to be the killer drugs. Besides, synthetic drugs have been much costly and are beyond the reach of poor people.From days immemorial plant materials have been used for the treatment of several ailments including malignant diseases with little side effects.Belgiri [unripe fruit of Aegle marmelos], a botanical source drug is used as herbal drug since many centuries. This drug is recommended in the treatment of diarrhoea and various other GIT disorders.In our present study, Belgiri [Aegle marmelos]unripe fruit was evaluated for the gastrointestinal motility, antidiarrhoeal, and anti-microbial activities under the system of Unani Medicine.The Belgiri [unripe fruit] is dried and crushed. The crushed dried fruit was extracted with Chloroform Extraction of Belgiri [CEB], Methanol Extraction of Belgiri [MEB], and Aqueous Extract of Belgiri [AEB] methods in Soxhlet apparatus and processed properly. The drugs were tested in rats at different doses for certain duration.The tested drug isolated through AEB is found to be effective for the inhibition of gastrointestinal motility and reduced diarrhoea in rats. These properties of drugs may explain the rationale for the extensive andeffective use of the drug as an antidiarrhoeal agent in Unani Medicine system
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Drug addiction has now become a serious worldwide socio-medical problem. The uses of drugs are more common in our society. Despite massive media campaigns designed to educate the public about the danger of drug addiction, the absolute number of opiate-addicts are increasing day by day. The solution of drug addiction in Unani medicine takes into account the religious, spiritual, moral and social factors, while the Western medicine did not recognize it as a holistic disorder. Therefore, the Western medicine has failed to see it as a coherent phenomenon and hence does not possess any specific and comprehensive pharmaco therapy. The present paper describes the pharmaco therapy of opiate addiction and literature survey on single and compound drugs of Unani medicine employed to cure opiate addiction