Abstract

AN OVERVIEW OF A HONEYED UNANI BLOOD PURIFIER: SHARBAT UNNAB

Mohd Talib, Mohd Aslam, Aftab Ahmad, Mohd Asif, Wajeehul Qamar and Shahid Chaudhary*

Abstract

Sharbat is one of the important Qiwami (Sugar based) oral liquid Unani dosage forms, which are made either by preparing the decoction from the drugs of plant, animal and mineral origin or by taking juice of the fruits from different plants and mixed with sugar and boiled to the required consistency. The main benefit of Sharbat preparation of drugs is preservation and prevention of the drug from putrefaction and fermentation, due to being prepared in the base (Qiwam) of sugar or honey. This dosage form also enhances the palatability for the patients who are reluctant to intake raw herbs. There are many Sharbat which are generally used for treatment of hepatic, respiratory, cardiac, digestive, urinary and skin diseases. In this article Sharbat Unnab is being discussed which is widely used by the practitioners of the Unani system of medicine for a long time in purifying blood, eliminating Hiddat-e-khoon, Ghalayan-e-khoon and curing sore throat, catarrh, cough and urticaria etc.

Keywords: Sharbat, Qiwam, Unani dosage form, Blood purifier, Sore throat.