Table 4.
Prophylactic drugs mentioned in classical Unani texts
| Drugs | Application | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Use of arqe saunf (Foeniculum vulgare) as eye drops | Good for healthy vision | [7] |
| Use of arqe anar (Punica granatum) as eye drops | Good for healthy vision | [7] |
| Mix rasaut (Berberis aristata) in water and use as eye drops | Good for healthy vision | [7] |
| Mix tutiyae mur (calamine) in aab marzanjoosh (Origanum vulgare) and use as eye drops | Good for healthy vision | [7] |
| Haleela (Terminalia chebula) | Good for healthy vision | [9] |
| Carrot | Good for healthy vision | [17] |
| Turnip | Good for healthy vision | [17] |
| Drinking of the water in which Bengal gram has been soaked | Good for healthy vision | [17] |
| Use of roghane badam talkh (Bitter almond oil) as ear drop | Good to boost hearing | [7] |
| Mix suppository of mamira (Coptis teeta) in vinegar and use as ear drops | Good to boost hearing | [7] |
| Roghane gul (Rose oil) | Good to boost hearing | [9] |
| Teeth cleaning twigs of khulanjan (Alpinia galangal), peelu (Salvadora persica), katira (Astragalus brachycalyx) and akhrot (Juglans regia) | Good to maintain healthy gums and strengthening the teeth | [9,17] |
| Decoction of mastagi (Pistacia lentiscus) | Protects from diseases of liver and stomach | [17] |
| Decoction of tukhme kharpaza (seeds of musk melon) | Prevents formation of calculi in body | [17] |
| Apply fresh rosebud paste on eyes | Prevents conjunctivitis | [17] |
| Apply clove paste on forehead in winters | Protects from cold and coryza | [17] |
| Apply bisbasa (Myristica fragrans) paste on forehead in winters | Protects from cold and coryza | [17] |
| Drink the decoction of karsana root mixed with sikanjabben, on empty stomach | Prevents pleurodynia and abdominal swellings | [17] |
| Sikanjabeen (syrup made of honey and vinegar) | Prevents seasonal fevers | [8] |
| Murabba Zanjabeel (Preserved Ginger) | Protects from phlegmatic diseases | [6] |
| Use of pills made up of sibr (Aloe barbadensis), murr (commiphora myrrh) and zafran (Crocus sativus) | Prevents infection during epidemics | [7] |
| Maul Shaeer (Barley water) | Prevents infection during epidemics | [7] |
| Use of Gile Armani (Armenian bole) with vinegar or water | Prevents infection during epidemics | [7] |
| Qurs kafur (a compound Unani formulation) | Prevents infection during epidemics | [7] |
| Tiryaqe farooq (a compound Unani formulation) | Antidote Strengthens spirit and augments innate heat | [17] |
| Zamrud (Emerald stone) | Good for toning the stomach Hanging it in neck prevents epilepsy | [17] |
| Rabbit’s head | Prevents tremors | [17] |
| Drinking of water in the bowl made up of Jhau’s (Tamarix dioica) wood | Prevents splenomegaly | [17] |
| Massage on back with roghan badam (Almond oil) or roghane zaitoon (Olive oil) | Prevents kyphosis | [17] |
| Bird’s flesh | Good for sexual health | [17] |
| Sirka (Vinegar) | Prevents septic fevers | [17] |
| Kali Mirch (Piper nigrum) | Prevents septic fevers | [17] |
| Lehsun (Allium sativum) | Antidote | [17] |
| Use of chilgoza (Pinus gerardiana) and akhrot (Juglans regia) with anjeer (Ficus carica) | Antidote | [17] |
| Fumigation of lobān (Bowsellia serrata) and s‘ad kūfī (Cyperus rotundus) | Purification of air | [18] |
| Fumigation of kundur (Bowsellia serrata), mia saila (Liquidamber orientalis), ud (Aquilaria agallocha), sandal (Santalum alba), kafur (Cinnamomum camphora), qust (Saussurea lappa) and murr (Commiphora myrrh) | Purification of air | [7] |
| Fumigation of sandal (Santalum album) and kafur (Cinnamomum camphora) | Purification of air | [7] |
| Fumigation of wood of turfa (Tamarix dioica) | Purification of air | [19] |