subject: Mufradat and murakkabat generally used by unani physicians in anxiety disorders [print this page] Mufradat and murakkabat generally used by unani physicians in anxiety disorders
It is quite important to remove all the causative and predisposing factors of the disease such as, excessive fear, stress, excessive physical exertion, alcoholism, loneliness etc.
For this purpose, the following measures should be adopted
Dietary management:
Avoidance of all those items that are moallide sauda and safra (bile and black bile productive) like stale, salty and astringent food items.
Intake of light and delicious food items.
Use of murattib (emollient) diet such as barley water, milk, pumpkin, cucumber, leafy vegetables like spinach, lettuce, purslane etc.
Use of bilious concoctive fruits such as aalo bukhara, orange, lemon, ..etc.
Mufradat and murakkabat generally used by unani physicians:
Behidana Quince Seeds Cydona oblonga
Khurfa Purslane Portulaca oleracea
Kaddu Pumpkin Cucurbita moschata
Tabasheer Bamboo manna Bambosa arundinace
Aalu Bukhara Common Plum Prunus domestica
Kishneez Coriander Coriandrum sativum
Tamar Hindi Tamarind Tamarindus indica
Kahu Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Khiyarain Cucumber Cucumis sativus
Bed Mushk Mushk Willow Salix capera
Gule surkh Rose Flower Rosa damascena
Nilofar Water Lily Nymphaea alba
Bekhe Kasni Wild Chicory root Chichorium intybus
Unnab Jujube Zizyphus vulgaris
Zarishk Indian Barberry Berberis vulgaris
Afsanteen Worm Wood Artemesia absinthium
Haleela siyah Chebulic Myrobalan Terminalia arjuna
Shahtara Fumitory Fumaria parviflora
Sana Makki Mecca Senna Cassia angustifolia
Sibre zard Aloe Aloe barbadensis
Aftemoon Dodder/Cuscuta Cuscuta reflexa
Badranjboya Mountain Balm Melissa Parviflora
Maweez Munaqqa Large Raisin Vitis vinifera
Ustukhudoos French Lavender Lavendula stoechas
Badavard Cretan Prickly Clover Fagonia Arabica
Gaozaban Borage Borago officinalis
Polyherbal formulations used by unani physicians include Mufarreh Barid, Dawaul Misk Moatadil, Joshanda Aftimoon, Majoon Najah, Majoon Lana, Itrifal Sagheer, Itrifal Zamani, Sharbat Ahmad Shahi, Sharbat neelofar etc.
