Abstract

KHUBS AL-?AD?D (IRON RUST): MINERAL ORIGIN DRUG OF A HIGH VALUE OF MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Mohd. Afsahul Kalam*, Athar Parvez and Pervaiz Ahmad Dar

ABSTRACT

Unani System of Medicine is a treasure of remedies in which various medicinal compounds are widely prepared by using mineral, animal, and plant sources called Mawālīd Thalātha (three sources). Unani physicians used them in their day to day practice for the treatment of various ailments includes haemorrhoids, digestive problems, sexual weakness, gingivitis, pyorrhea, loosening of teeth etc. Khubs al-Ḥadīd (iron rust) is one of the most important drugs of the mineral source, which has profound application in pharmaceuticals as main ingredients in various compound formulations. This attempt has been made to accumulate all scattered literature in one place for easy and better understanding and to explore the importance of Khubs al-Ḥadīd (iron rust) and its safety profile with special reference to the therapeutic uses, adverse effect, detoxification and substitute as per Unani perspective along with its chemical constituents and pharmacological studies etc.

Keywords: Unani System of Medicine, Khubs al-?ad?d, Iren deficiency anemia.