Utility of bad [aegle marmelos linn.] in unani medicine

Bael [Aegle marmelos] is an important medicinal plant used in Unani System of medicine, which is cultivated throughout India. It is popularized for having antidiarrhoeal and antidysenteric activity. The present paper is an attempt to summarize the pharmacological actions and medicinal uses of the BaeI plant mentioned in Unani medical literature as well as in currently reported studies

Ambiguity in the nomenclature of medicinal plants used in Unani medicine

Due to ambiguity in the names of Unani Medicinal Plants, overlapping of data may occur in chemical or pharmacological informations where the botanical identity of market sample of crude drug taken up for research is not ascertained. The authentication of botanical source of plant material taken up for medicinal use is also necessary to maintain efficacy of the unani drugs. The botanical identity of many such controversial plants is yet to be resolved. In the present communication, an attempt has been made to compile a list of such plants which are known in the literature or sold in Indian markets by different names and vis-c-vis