Review Paper
Year: 2022 | Month: December | Volume: 9 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 53-58
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20221206
Tukhme Alsi (Linum Usitatissimum) Linn: An Important Drug of Unani Medicine
Md Ibran1, Shahraf Naaz2
1PG Scholar, Deptt. Of Tahafuzzi wa Samaji Tib, Government Tibbi College & Hospital, Patna
2PG Scholar, Deptt. Of Dravyaguna, Government Ayurvedic College, Patna
Corresponding Author: Md Ibran
ABSTRACT
Due to its cultural acceptance, superior compatibility with the human body, and less side effects, traditional medicine serves as the source of primary healthcare. Tukhme Alsi is an important medicinal plant in the Unani system of medicine (USM) due to its multiple therapeutic properties. In Unani system of medicine, it is either used as a single drug or as an ingredient in many Unani formulations which are used in the treatment of various ailments of the body. The review has been reviewed, compiled, and analyzed using references from major databases like classical text and indexed journals. The plant is known to treat different systemic ailments due to the presence of 30‐40% of fixed oil, 6% of Mucilage 25% of protein and small quantities of the cyanogenetic glucosides linaamarin and lotaustralin. In USM, the pharmacological actions of Tukhme Alsi are Habis-i-Dam (Hemostyptic), Mudirr-i-Bawl (Diuretic), Mudirr-i-Laban (Galactogogue), Mudirr-i-Hayd (Emmenogogue), Mu‘arriq (Diaphoretic), Maqawwi-e-Bah (Aphrodisiac), Mufattit-i-Hasah (Lithotropic)12,14 Musakkin-i-Alam (Analgesic) etc. Many pharmacological activities mentioned in Unani medicine are validated and many activities need further exploration due to the immense therapeutic scope in this drug
Keywords: Unani System of Medicine, Tukhme Alsi, Formulations, Medicinal Plant
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