ABSTRACT
Since ancient times, various herbal medicines have been used in folk medicine to treat a variety of diseases. While the majority of drugs belong to the Kingdom of Plantae, some drugs from the Kingdom of Animalia are listed in various Materia medica of alternative medicines. Animal-derived drugs are mentioned in the Unani system of Medicine (USM) and have been used successfully to treat a variety of diseases. Marjan (Corallium rubrum) is a vital marine drug of animal origin that has been used in USM since ancient times and continues to be used today. It possesses a variety of beneficial pharmacological properties, including tonic effects on the heart, brain, stomach, and eyes, pregnancy protection, expectorant, and hemostyptic properties. It is used to treat hemoptysis, palpitation, bleeding piles, hemiplegia, heart failure, and general weakness. It is also an ingredient in a variety of Unani formulations with pharmacological significance. Unani physicians expanded the uses of Marjan and successfully used it to treat a variety of new diseases. There is a dearth of scientific research on its pharmacological and medicinal properties. The urgent need is to validate the Unani claims about its beneficial cardiac and nervine actions, as well as other significant actions mentioned in the Unani literature.
ABSTRACT
Since ancient times, various herbal medicines have been used in folk medicine to treat a variety of diseases. While the majority of drugs belong to the Kingdom of Plantae, some drugs from the Kingdom of Animalia are listed in various Materia medica of alternative medicines. Animal-derived drugs are mentioned in the Unani system of Medicine (USM) and have been used successfully to treat a variety of diseases. Marjan (Corallium rubrum) is a vital marine drug of animal origin that has been used in USM since ancient times and continues to be used today. It possesses a variety of beneficial pharmacological properties, including tonic effects on the heart, brain, stomach, and eyes, pregnancy protection, expectorant, and hemostyptic properties. It is used to treat hemoptysis, palpitation, bleeding piles, hemiplegia, heart failure, and general weakness. It is also an ingredient in a variety of Unani formulations with pharmacological significance. Unani physicians expanded the uses of Marjan and successfully used it to treat a variety of new diseases. There is a dearth of scientific research on its pharmacological and medicinal properties. The urgent need is to validate the Unani claims about its beneficial cardiac and nervine actions, as well as other significant actions mentioned in the Unani literature.
ABSTRACT
Ash coloured fleabane [Vernonia cinerea Less; Family: Asteraceae] commonly known as Sahdevi is an Indian plant and it seems that the Unani practitioners adopted it for its easy availability and usefulness in fever, conjunctivitis, general weakness, syphilis, gonorrhoea, and diseases of kidney and urinary bladder etc. There is report for its usefulness but no pharmacognostical and phytochemical work are carried out and can be put as lesser known plant. Thus in order to bridge the gap. the present work is an endeavor in this regard. The study included macroscopy, microscopy and physicochemical standardization. The qualitative analysis for different constituents and the quantitative estimation of carbohydrates 9.23%, sterols/terpenes 0.99%, nitrogen 4.40%, proteins 3.40%, phenols 2.41%, flavonoids 5.03% and oil 2.61% were carried out. With the help of descending paper chromatography 12 amino acids and 2 sugars were found to be present. Thin Layer Chromatography [TLC] was also carried out for identification of organic compounds