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Most
Popular Botanicals
In Unani Traditional Medicine
The twenty-one most-used botanicals as reported by the ten leading
Unani herbal clinics of Pakistan.
Please note that while several hundred herbal
substances are used in healing, these are the most used, and at that, more than
two-thirds are primarily considered as nutrient herbs, or food spices, not as drugs or
medicines.
Ranked by Quantity Used.
Name |
Total Quantity
(in kg.) |
| 1. Terminalia species Beleric myrobalen |
35,305 |
| 2. Emblica species Myrobalen |
24,900 |
| 3. Ptychotis ajowan Ajowan |
24,200 |
| 4. Cassia angustifolia Senna |
23,610 |
| 5. Foeniculum vulgare Fennel |
20,400 |
| 6. Cinnamomum zeylanicum Cinnamon |
19,395 |
| 7. Sesamum indicum Sesame seed |
19,290 |
| 8. Piper negrum Black pepper |
18,670 |
| 9. Coriandum sativum Coriander |
18,155 |
| 10. Glycyrrhiza glabra Licorice root |
17,040 |
| 11. Mentha species Peppermint |
15,990 |
| 12. Viola odorata Violet |
13,790 |
| 13. Rosa damascena Red rose |
13,325 |
| 14. Zingiber officinale Ginger root |
12,420 |
| 15. Malva sylvestris Mallow Leaves |
11,240 |
| 16. Adhatoda vasica Malabar nut |
11,000 |
| 17. Nymphaea lotus Water lily |
9,590 |
| 18. Rheum emodi Rhubarb |
7,210 |
| 19. Cuminum species Cumin seed |
7,435 |
| 20. Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom seed |
5,220 |
| 21. Althea officinalis Marshmallow |
4,050 |
Alphabetically By Botanical Name.
Name |
Total Quantity (in
kg.) |
| 1. Adhatoda vasica Malabar nut |
11,000 |
| 2. Althea officinalis Marshmallow |
4,050 |
| 3. Cassia angustifolia Senna |
23,610 |
| 4. Cinnamomum zeylanicum Cinnamon |
19,395 |
| 5. Coriandum sativum Coriander |
18,155 |
| 6. Cuminum species Cumin seed |
7,435 |
| 7. Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom
seed |
5,220 |
| 8. Emblica species Myrobalen |
24,900 |
| 9. Foeniculum vulgare Fennel |
20,400 |
| 10. Glycyrrhiza glabra Licorice
root |
17,040 |
| 11. Malva sylvestris Mallow Leaves |
11,240 |
| 12. Mentha species Peppermint |
15,990 |
| 13. Nymphaea lotus Water lily |
9,590 |
| 14. Piper negrum Black pepper |
18,670 |
| 15. Ptychotis ajowan Ajowan |
24,200 |
| 16. Rheum emodi Rhubarb |
7,210 |
| 17. Rosa damascena Red rose |
13,325 |
| 18. Sesamum indicum Sesame seed |
19,290 |
| 19. Terminalia species Beleric
myrobalen |
35,305 |
| 20. Viola odorata Violet |
13,790 |
| 21. Zingiber officinale Ginger
root |
12,420 |
Top Herbs In Western Medical
Herbal Practice
The following list of herbs was compiled from a year-long survey
of readers of Medical Herbalism -- A Clinical Newsletter for the Herbal Practitioner,
between Spring of 1993 and Spring of 1994. Respondents were asked to rank the ten most
important herbs in their practice. In Western Herbalism, only four, or less than 25% are
considered as nutrient herbs.
Ranked as "Most Important" by Western Medical
Herbalists.
Botanical Name |
Common Name |
| 1.
Echinacea spp |
Echinacea |
| 2. Hydrastis canadensis
|
Goldenseal |
| 3. Taraxacum off |
Dandelion |
| 4. Urtica dioica |
Nettles |
| 5. Panax spp.,
Eleutherococcus enticosus, etc. |
Ginseng |
| 6. Crataegus oxycantha
|
Hawthorn |
| 7. Allium sativa |
Garlic |
| 8. Valeriana off |
Valerian |
| 9. Silybum marianum |
Milk thistle |
| 10. Glycyrrhiza spp |
Licorice |
| 11. Capsicum annum |
Cayenne |
| 12. Arctium lappa |
Burdock |
| 13. Mentha piperita |
Peppermint |
| 14. Astragalus
membranaceus |
Astragalus |
| 15. Ginkgo biloba |
Ginkgo leaf |
| 16. Zingiber off |
Ginger |
| 17. Vitex agnus-castus |
Chaste berry |
| 18. Chamomilla recutita |
Chamomile |
| 19. Dioscorea villosa |
Wild Yam |
| 20. Scutellaria
lateriflora |
Scullcap |
| 21. Hypericum perforatum
|
St. John's Wort |
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