A Review on a Potent Unani Drug THOOTH (MORUS ALBA)
Fathima Sahla AP*
DOI : 10.46890/SL.2021.v02i02.002
Abstract
Traditional system of medicine have been using thooth since ancient time with its various medicinal properties. Thooth is commonly known as mulberry in English. This small and medium sized tree’s native place is China, nowadays we can see it in various parts of the world. Temperament of tooth is garam wa thar with first degree. The main actions of thooth are daaf-e-amraz halq, mubarrid, muratthib-edimagh, mulayyin, mufattheh sudad, it’s also used for deedan e amaa. It’s very effective for the symptoms of covid19. The chemical constituents like poly phenols, flavonoids, sugar, anthocyanins, fatty acids, malic acid are seen in thooth. Studies on various therapeutic actions of thooth is undergoing like nephrotoxicity protective action, hypoglycemic protective action on ocular function, antidopaminergic effect etc. The main compound formulation of thooth is sharbath-e-thooth siyah. Through this review hope to convey the medicinal values of thooth according to unani system of medicine.
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Traditional system of medicine have been using thooth since ancient time with its various medicinal properties. Thooth is commonly known as mulberry in English. This small and medium sized tree’s native place is China, nowadays we can see it in various parts of the world. Temperament of tooth is garam wa thar with first degree. The main actions of thooth are daaf-e-amraz halq, mubarrid, muratthib-edimagh, mulayyin, mufattheh sudad, it’s also used for deedan e amaa. It’s very effective for the symptoms of covid19. The chemical constituents like poly phenols, flavonoids, sugar, anthocyanins, fatty acids, malic acid are seen in thooth. Studies on various therapeutic actions of thooth is undergoing like nephrotoxicity protective action, hypoglycemic protective action on ocular function, antidopaminergic effect etc. The main compound formulation of thooth is sharbath-e-thooth siyah. Through this review hope to convey the medicinal values of thooth according to unani system of medicine.