1st Edition
Crude Drugs of Unani Medicine Volume 2: Phytochemistry and Pharmacology Aspects
PART I: PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS
1. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Aromatic Medicinal Plants Used in the Unani Medicare System
Shamim Irshad Azmi, Shaikh Ajij Ahmed Makbul, Sayeedur Rahman, Mohd Akhtar Ali, and Mohd. Sayeed Akhtar
2. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Plant Galls and Excrescence Used in the Unani System of Medicine
Sayeedur Rahman, Shaikh Ajij Ahmed Makbul, Shamim Irshad Azmi, Mohd. Sayeed Akthar, and Mohd Akhtar Ali
3. Parmelia: Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Medicinal Uses
Swapnil Anand, Ankita Verma, Rupendra Kumar Yadav, Ruchi Mani, and Deepak Kumar Gond
4. Morus: Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Medicinal Uses
Ankita Verma, Ruchi Mani, Rupendra Kumar Yadav, Swapnil Anand, and Deepak Kumar Gond
PART II: PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGY OF DRUGS
5. Pharmacology of Immunomodulator and Antiviral Drugs Used in the Unani System of Medicine
Md. Hashmat Imam and Ishtiyaq Ahmad
6. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Antiulcer Drugs Utilized in the Unani System of Medicine
Zulfa Nooreen, Awani Kumar Rai, and Anuja Shukla
7. Pharmacology of Natural Psychotropic Drugs Used in Unani Medical Practice
Mohammed Yasir
PART III: PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGY OF AQUATIC PLANTS AND PHARMACOVIGILANCE
8. Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Aquatic Plants Used in the Unani System of Medicine
Athar Parvez Ansari, Noman Anwar, N. Zaheer Ahmed, and Shaikh Ajij Ahmed Makbul
9. Pharmacovigilance of Unani Medicine
Mohd Aleemuddin Quamri
PART IV: PHARMACOLOGY OF ANIMAL ORIGIN DRUGS
10. Animal Origin Drugs in Unani Medicine: Pharmacology and Potency
Qamrul Islam Usmani, Nasreen Jahan, and Adeeba Zaidi
11. Phytopharmacology and Methods of Production of Lac (Kerria lacca Kerr.) Used in the Unani System of Medicine
Vaibhav Daulatrao Lohot, Arnab Roy Chowdhury, Nandkishore Thombare, Achintya Pramanik, Mohammad Fahim Ansari, Abhijit Kar, Shamim Irshad Azmi, Shaikh Ajij Ahmed Makbul, Mohd Akhtar Ali, and Mohd. Sayeed Akhtar
Biography
Shaikh Ajij Ahmed Makbul, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ilmul Advia (Pharmacology) at the National Institute of Unani Medicine, India. He was formerly affiliated with the State Unani Medical College and Hospital in Uttar Pradesh, India. He is the author or co-author of review and research articles. He has also published book chapters and several books (in Urdu). His book Advia aur Aamal-e-Dawasazi (Drugs and Pharmaceutical Procedures) has received an award from Urdu Academy, Uttar Pradesh, in 2022.
Shamim Irshad Azmi, MD, is an Associate Professor at State Takmeel Ut-Tib College and Hospital, India. He was formerly affiliated with the National Institute of Unani Medicine; the State Unani Medical College and Hospital; and Jamia Tibbiya Deoband Unani Medical College, India. He has more than 13 years of teaching and research experience in Unani history, pharmacology, pharmacy, and experimental pharmacology. He has authored or co-authored articles, book chapters, and books, and translated manuscripts from Arabic to Urdu related to Unani medicine. He is also a reviewer for many national and international journals and editor of many national journals of Unani medicine.
Mohd. Sayeed Akhtar, PhD, is a Senior Assistant Professor at Gandhi Faiz-e-Aam College, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was formerly affiliated with Jimma University, Ethiopia; Universiti Putra Malaysia’s Institute of Tropical Agriculture; and the Botanical Institute of the University of Basel, Switzerland; and Chonbuk National University, Republic of Korea. He has been listed among the top 2% of scientists in the world consecutively for the past three years, according to Stanford University in the United States. Dr. Akhtar is the author and co-author of more than 150 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He has authored numerous book chapters and has edited over 25 books with international publishers. He has received numerous honors and awards for his work.
