Table 3.
Unani formulations, dose, dosage form, ethnomedicinal properties, and therapeutic applications of C. camphora as one of the ingredients in different body systems.
| Unani formulation | Dose | Dosage form | Ethnomedicinal properties | Therapeutic application | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory system | |||||
| Habb-i-Nafs-ud-Dam Silli | 5-10 gm | Pills | Hemostyptic (Habis-i-Dam), healing agent (Mudammil), Antipyretic (Dafi‘-i-Humma) |
Nasal bleeding (Nafs-ud-Dam), phthisis (Sill), asthma (Diq al-Rewi) |
[31] |
| Habb-i-Jawahar Muwallif Khas | 500 mg | Pills | Tonic (Muqawwi), expectorant (Munaffis-i-Balgham), analgesics (Musakkin) | Phthisis, bronchial asthma | [32] |
| Habb-i-Khunaq | 5-10 gm | Pill | Analgesics, anti-inflammatory (Muhallil-i-warm) | Inflammation of bilateral pharyngeal muscle/diphtheria (Khunaq), pharyngitis, and laryngitis | [32] |
| Gastrointestinal system | |||||
| Habb-i-Qabid | 125-250 mg | Pills | Astringent (Qabid), antiseptic (Dafi‘-i-Ta‘affun) | Infantile diarrhoea (Ishal al-Atfal) | [33] |
| Qurs-i-Atash | 5-10 gm | Tablet | Anti-bilious (Dafi‘-i-Safra) | Reduce thirst, acidosis (Humudat-i-Mi'da) | [31] |
| Qurs-i-Kafoor Musik | 5-10 gm | Tablet | Astringent | Diarrhea | [31] |
| Jawarish-i-Kafoor | 5-10 gm | Semisolid confection | Stomachic (Muqawwi-i-Mi'da), carminative (Kāsir-i-Riyāh) | Dyspepsia (Su' al-Hadm) indigestion (Tukhma), flatulence (Nafkh-i-Shikam) | [31] |
| Habb-i-Taoon Qawi | 250-500 gm | Pill | Antidote (Dafi‘-i-sumum) | Plague (Ta‘un) Food poisoning (Hayda) |
[32] |
| Habb-i-Taiyub-ul-fam | 5-10 gm | Pill | Mutib-i-Dehan | Halitosis (Bakhr al-Fam) | [32] |
| Safuf-i-kahruba | 3-5gm | Powder | Digestive (Hazim), laxative (Mulaiyin), appetizer (Mustahi) | Indigestion (Du'f‘-i-hadim), reduce thirst (Du‘f-i-istiha) | [23] |
| Habb-e- Pechish | 220 mg (one pill) | Pill | Astringent and hemostyptic | Dysentery, diarrhea | [23] |
| Qurs-e-Zaheer | 2 tab twice | Tablet | Anti-dysenteric, stomachic | Dysentery, indigestion (Dafi‘-i-Mi'da) | [34] |
| Tiryaq-i-Pechish Jadid | 3 gm twice a day | Powder | Anti-diarrhea | Useful in bilious and phlegmatic dysentery (Zahīr Safrawi), Wa Balghami), Chronic dysentery (Zahīr Muzmin) | [34] |
| Marham-i-Bawaseer | Q.S. for external use | Ointment | Prevent piles (Dafi‘-Bawasīr) | Burning sensation of hemorrhoid (Sozish-i-Bawasīr), painful hemorrhoid (Waj-ul-Bawasīr), bleeding piles (Bawasīr Damya) | [34] |
| Marham Saeeda Chob Neemwal | Q.S for external us | Ointment | Anti-inflammatory | Hemorrhoid | [31] |
| Eye | |||||
| Jauhar-i-Naushadar | Q.S | Semisolid sublimation | Detergent (Jālī), analgesics | Keratitis (Sabal), corneal opacity (Bayād), pterygium (Zufra) (for ophthalmic use) | [31] |
| Kohal-i-Kafoor | Q.S | Finest powder (for ophthalmic use) | Resolvent (Muhallil-i-Waram) | Conjunctivitis, burning sensation of eye | [31] |
| Burood-i-Muqawwi-i-Basar | Q.S | Fine powder (for ophthalmic use) | Eye tonic (Muqawwi-i-Basar) | Asthenopia/amblyopia (Dafi‘-al-Basar) | [31] |
| Burood-i-Sozish-i-Chashm | Q.S | Fine powder (for ophthalmic use) | Refrigerant (Mubarrid), analgesics | Burning sensation of the eye (Sozish-i-Chashm), eye irritation (Kharish-i-Chashm) | [31] |
| Kohlul Jawahar | Q.S | Past | Eye tonic | Weakness eyesight (Duf‘-i-Basar) | [31] |
| Cardiovascular system | |||||
| Mufarrah Shaikh ur Rais | 5 gm | Semisolid confection | Cardiac tonic (Muqawwi-i-Qalb) | Weakness of heart (Du'f al Qalb) and palpitation (Khafqan) | [31] |
| Integumentary system | |||||
| Marham Kharish Jadeed | Q.S for external us | Ointment | Refrigerant and antibacterial (Qatil-i-Jara'sim) | Fungal infection (Dād), ringworm (Qūbā), irritation (Kharish), itching (Hikkah), and blood infection (Fasad-i-dam) | [31] |
| Marham Kafoor | Q.S for external us | Ointment | Refrigerant, antiseptic | Ulcer (Qurūh) and inflammatory wound | [31] |
| Marham-e-Safaida Kafoori | Ointment | Healing agent (Mudammil), antiseptic (Dafi‘-i-Ta‘affun), wound (Qurooh-i-Afni) | Wound | [31] | |
| Reproductive system | |||||
| Jauhar-i-Kafoor | 125 mg in a capsule | Dried powder | Antiseptic, refrigerant (Mubarrid) | Gonorrhoea (Sozāk) | [31] |
| Halwa-i-Suparipak | 10-20 gm | Semisolid preparation | Spermatogenic (Muwalliz-i-Mani), retentive of semen (Mumsik), aphrodisiac (Muqawwi-i-Bah) | Spermatorrhoea (Jarayan), nocturnal emersion (Surat-i-Inzal), loss of libido (Du'f al Bah) | [31] |
| Nervous system | |||||
| Jauhar-i-kafoor kawi | For inhalation | Semisolid sublimation | Nervine tonic (Muqawwi dimagh) | Convulsion (Sara), syncope (Ghazhi) | [32] |
| Miscellaneous | |||||
| Qurs-i-Sartan-Kafoori | 3-5 gm | Tablet | Hemostyptic, antipyretic | Type of bilious fever with excessive thirst and bilious vomiting (Hummā -i-Muharraqa), tuberculosis (Dīq), cough, phthisis | [31] |
| Qurs i-kafoor Lulvi | 2-4 gm | Tablet | Antipyretic, healing agent, expectorant, astringent | Acute fever (Hummā al-hadda), phthisis, hectic fever (Hummā diq), gastrogenic diarrhea (Ishal mi‘di) | [32] |
| Habb-i-kafoor marwareed | 500 mg | Pills | Antidote, antipyretic | Fever, epidemic fever (Hummā- Waba'iyya) | [32] |
| Hab-i-Tap-i-larza | 150-250 mg | Pill | Antipyretic | Type of fever (Hummā -i-Ejamia) | [32] |
| Hab-i-kafoor | 125-250 mg | Pill | Antipyretic | Hummā -i-muharraqa | [23] |
| Qur-i-kafoor | Four tablets (each 775 mg) | Tablet | Refrigerant | Hectic fever and bilious fever | [31] |
| Habb-i-Ikseer Bukhar | 400 mg thrice a day with lukewarm water | Pill | Antipyretic for fever with chills (Dafi‘-tap-i-Larza) Antipyretic for seasonal fever (Dafi‘-i-tap-i-Mausami) |
Continuous fever Seasonal fever |
[34] |
Q.S.: quantity as required.