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SANDROOS (TRACHYLOBIUM HORNEMANNIANUM HAYNE.): A REVIEW

Heena Kausar S*, Najeeb Jahan, Kamal Ahmed, Tabasum Ali Bhat, Mohd Aslam, Naziya Sultana

ABSTRACT

Plant origin drugs have played a fundamental role in prevention and treatment of diseases since ancient time. WHO estimates that about 80% of the world’s population use traditional medicine for most of the diseases by administration of plant or plant products. Sandroos (Trachylobium hornnemannianum) is an important resin which is obtained from Sal tree, botanically known as ‘Shorea robusta’, belongs to the family Leguminosae. It is abundantly found in forests of Africa, Australia, Spain and India. Sandroos has been used since millennia in Unani system of medicine in various ailments like obesity, haemoptysis, ulcers and lipid metabolic disorders. This review discusses about the thorough description of Sandroos in both Unani as well as modern literature, its source, medicinal properties and phytochemical constituents

Keywords: Resin; Sandroos; Sal tree; Unani medicine.