A Review of Apium graveolens (Karafs) with special reference to Unani Medicine
Journal Title: International Archives of Integrated Medicine - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Unani system of medicine (USM) is time tested, centuries old medicine based on teachings of Greek and Arab Scholars. Unani medicine has holistic approach of treating disease and illnesses. Drugs of either of three origins i.e. herbal, mineral or animal are used in USM. But the majority of drugs belong to herbs. Apium graveolens (Karafs) is one of the common drugs of USM, described by ancient scholars and found effective in modern world also. This paper aims at reviewing the importance of Apium graveolens with special reference to USM.
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Munawwar Gauri, S Javed Ali, Mohd Shahid Khan
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