Nat Prod Sci.
2021 Jun;27(2):61-67. 10.20307/nps.2021.27.2.61.
Ethno-Pharmacological Profile of Corallium Rubrum L., an Important Marine Drug, in the Unani System of Medicine
- Affiliations
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- 1MD Scholar, D/o Ilmul Advia, National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Skin Disorders (NRIUMSD), Hyderabad, India
- 2Assistant Professor, D/o Ilmul Advia, National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Skin Disorders (NRIUMSD), Hyderabad, India
- 3Professor, D/o Ilmul Advia, National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Skin Disorders (NRIUMSD) Hyderabad, India
- KMID: 2517548
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.20307/nps.2021.27.2.61
Abstract
- Since ancient times, various herbal medicines have been used in folk medicine to treat a variety of diseases. While the majority of drugs belong to the Kingdom of Plantae, some drugs from the Kingdom of Animalia are listed in various Materia medica of alternative medicines. Animal-derived drugs are mentioned in the Unani system of Medicine (USM) and have been used successfully to treat a variety of diseases. Marjan (Corallium rubrum) is a vital marine drug of animal origin that has been used in USM since ancient times and continues to be used today. It possesses a variety of beneficial pharmacological properties, including tonic effects on the heart, brain, stomach, and eyes, pregnancy protection, expectorant, and hemostyptic properties. It is used to treat hemoptysis, palpitation, bleeding piles, hemiplegia, heart failure, and general weakness. It is also an ingredient in a variety of Unani formulations with pharmacological significance. Unani physicians expanded the uses of Marjan and successfully used it to treat a variety of new diseases. There is a dearth of scientific research on its pharmacological and medicinal properties. The urgent need is to validate the Unani claims about its beneficial cardiac and nervine actions, as well as other significant actions mentioned in the Unani literature.
