Pharmacognosy terminologies are much needed for this hour Here are few in list trying to define well.

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S.NO. TERMS URDU MEANING DEFINITION
1. Corrosive ‫اکال‬ A substance that tends to destroy body tissues and membrane
as it come to contact.
2. Pruritis ‫حکہ‬ Unpleasant sensation, provokes to itch.
3. Caustic ‫کاوی‬ A drug or substance capable of burning, corroding or
destroying living tissue.
4. Roughening ‫فخشن‬ A drug that tends to cause rough surface.
5. Tonics ‫مقویات‬ A medicine that use to help restore tone and invigorate
systems in body or promote general health.
6. Blood purifier ‫خون‬ ‫مصفی‬ A drug that purifies blood to promote health.
7. Hemostatic ‫الدم‬ ‫بس‬ ‫حا‬ A drug that is capable of stopping flow of blood. A drug which
stops bleeding.
8. Anti-Nauseatic ‫غثیان‬ ‫دافع‬ A drug that keep away nausea and vomiting.
9. Appetizer ‫مشتہی‬ A drug that increase appetite/urge to eat food.
10. Hepatic Tonic ‫کبد‬ ‫مقوی‬ A drug that promote healthy functioning of liver.
11. Brain Tonic ‫دماغ‬ ‫مقوی‬ A drug that promote healthy functioning of brain.
12. Nervine Tonic ‫اعصاب‬ ‫مقوی‬ A medicine that acts therapeutically upon nerves particularly
same as sedative.
13. Fattening ‫مسمن‬ Substance that is liable to make person overweight and fatty.
14. Cardiac Tonic ‫قلب‬ ‫مقویات‬ A drug that increases the efficiency of heart and improve the
contraction of heart.
15. Tonic for vital
organ
‫رئیسہ‬ ‫اعضائے‬ ‫مقویات‬ Drugs vital for heart, brain, kidney, liver and lungs.
16. Viscous ‫مغلظ‬ Those which improves viscosity of secretion.
17. Anti-inflammatory ‫اورام‬ ‫محلل‬ A drug tends to resolve inflammation.
18. Glutinous ‫مغری‬ Those having capability of sticking like gum.
19. Mucilaginous ‫دار‬ ‫لعاب‬ Those drugs having a viscous or gelatinous consistency.
20. Alexipharmic ‫یاق‬ ‫تر‬ Those drugs which act as antidote.
21. Bilious Concoctive ‫صفرا‬ ‫منضج‬ Drugs having ability to cooked out bile.
22. Atrabilious
Concoctive
‫سودا‬ ‫منضج‬
Drugs having ability to cooked out atrabilious humor.
23. Anti-pyretic ‫حمیات‬ ‫دافع‬ Drugs use to prevents or reduces fever.
24. Anti-tussive ‫سعال‬ ‫دافع‬ Drugs use to prevent or relieve cough.
PHARMACOGNOSY TERMINOLOGIES

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25. Expectorant ‫بلغم‬ ‫منفث‬ A drug that excrete out the phlegm.
26. Emesis ‫آور‬ ‫قے‬ A drug that induces vomiting.
27. Laxative ‫مسہل‬ A drug that increases GIT movement (peristalsis) but less loss
of electrolytes & high potent.
28. Emollient ‫مرخی‬ A drug that softens the skin and membrane of organs.
29. Desiccative ‫مججف‬ Those drugs that dry the humors.
30. Demulcent ‫ملطف‬ Those drug that lighter the 2 humor and only for respiratory
tract.
31. Digestive ‫ہاضم‬ Drugs that promotes digestion.
32. Hemoptysis ‫الدم‬ ‫نفث‬ Blood comes from the source of respiratory tract.
33. Hematemesis ‫الدم‬ ‫قے‬ Blood comes in vomiting from GIT source.
34. Concoctive ‫منضج‬ Drug that cooked the 3 humors
35. Phlegmatic
concoctive
‫بلغم‬ ‫منضج‬ Drug that cooked the phlegm.
36. Carminative ‫ریاح‬ ‫کاسر‬ Drug that breaks/removes excessive gases.
37. Stomach tonic ‫معدہ‬ ‫مقوی‬ The drug that gives strength to stomach.
38. Spasmodic ‫تشنج‬ Drugs that able to create hardness in muscles
39. Anti-spasmodic ‫تشنج‬ ‫دافع‬ Drugs that relieves spasm and relax muscles.
40. Diaphoretic ‫معرق‬ A drug that promotes Sweat.
41. Febrifuge ‫حرارت‬ ‫دافع‬ Drugs that are subside the fever. (antifever)
42. Corrigent ‫کرنا‬ ‫اصالح‬ Substances balance the temperament of drug, decrease the
toxicity, enhances drug effect, decreases adverse effect of drug.
43. Tenedium ‫بدل‬ Alternative of a drug
44. Sedative ‫مسکن‬ A drug that reduces excitability and calm the person.
45. Hypnotic ‫منوم‬ Psychoactive drugs that induce sleep to treat insomnia.
46. Anesthetic ‫مخدر‬ Drugs that is used for temporary loss of sensation or
awareness.
47. Nausea ‫غثیان‬ ‫۔‬ ‫ابکای‬ State before vomiting
48. Diuretic ‫بول‬ ‫مدر‬ Those drug that Increase urination.
49. Emmenagogue ‫طمث‬ ‫مدر‬ Drugs that increase the menstruation. Those enhances
menstrual blood to flow.
50. Rheumatoid
arthritis
‫مفاصل‬ ‫تحجر‬ Swelling around the joint with fever. It is an autoimmune
disorder.
51. Astringent ‫قابض‬ Drugs that constrict any vessel, ducts and intestine.

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52. Repercussive ‫رادع‬ Repellent OR able to driven back
53. Cholagogue ‫صفراہ‬ ‫مدر‬ Dugs that increase the excretion of yellow bile
54. Amenorrhea ‫طمث‬ ‫احتباس‬ Cessation of menstruation.
55. Dysmenorrhea ‫الطمث‬ ‫عسر‬ Pain full menstruation.
56. Dysuria ‫البول‬ ‫عسر‬ Pain in urination.
57. Enteritis ‫سحجامعاء‬ Inflammation of intestine.
58. Gastritis ‫معدہ‬ ‫ورم‬ Inflammation of stomach
59. Uterine tumor ‫رحم‬ ‫سرطان‬ Outgrowth of uterus, either benign or malignant.
60. Stimulant ‫محرک‬ A drug that raises levels of physiological or nervous
activity in the body.
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61. Exhilarant ‫القلب‬ ‫مفرح‬ Drug that give comfort in cardiovascular system.
62. Gout ‫نقرص‬ Pain in small joints, i.e.; Carpel joint, metacarpal joint.
63. DE obstruent ‫تسدد‬ ‫دافع‬ Drugs having the power to clear or open the natural ducts
of the fluids and secretions of the body.
64. Analgesic ‫الم‬ ‫مسکن‬ Drugs that are administered to relieve pain without
causing the loss of consciousness.
65. Arthritis ‫المفاصل‬ ‫وجع‬ Pain in large joints.
66. Ant-helminthic ‫شکم‬ ‫کرم‬ ‫قاتل‬ Drugs that destroy the parasitic worms/intestinal worms.
67. Aphrodisiac ‫باہ‬ ‫مقوی‬ Drug that increase the sexual ability in both sexes.
68. Sialagogue ‫لعاب‬ ‫مدر‬ Drug that increases salivation.
69. Galactagogue ‫شیر‬ ‫مدر‬ Drug that enhances ability to produce milk or lactation.
70. Bronchitis ‫شعب‬ ‫الھتاب‬ Inflammation of bronchus.
71. Pleurisy ‫ذات‬‫الجنب‬ Accumulation of fluid in pleural cavity.
72. Dyspnea ‫النفث‬ ‫ضیق‬ It is condition of difficult or labored breathing, and it's
commonly called shortness of breath.
73. Hemorrhage ‫الدم‬ ‫نزف‬ Bleeding from any part of human body.
74. Menorrhagia ‫طمث‬ ‫کثرت‬ Heavy bleeding during menstruation
75. Cystitis ‫مثانہ‬ ‫ورم‬ Inflammation of urinary bladder.
76. Lithotriptic ‫حصات‬ ‫ساز‬ ‫خرد‬ Drugs those break the calculi

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77. Stomatitis ‫قالع‬ Inflammation of mucous membrane of mouth.
78. Mouth thrush ‫آنا/چھالے‬ ‫منہ‬ Infection of the mouth and throat caused by the fungus
Candida albicans.
79. Burning micturition ‫بول‬ ‫جلن‬ Hyperacidity in urine
80. Anodyne ‫الم‬ ‫مسکن‬ Lighter pain killer
81. Tracheitis ‫قصبتہ‬ ‫ورم‬‫الریہ‬ Inflammation in trachea
82. Oliguria ‫البول‬ ‫تقطیر‬ Drop wise urination
83. Cardiac debility ‫قلب‬ ‫ضعف‬ Cardiac weakness
84. Conjunctivitis ‫چشم‬ ‫اشوب‬ Inflammation of the membrane covering the surface of
the eyeball. It can be a result of infection or irritation of
the eye.
85. Detersive ‫جالی‬ Cleansing agents that burn and to remove out.
86. Vermifuge ‫شکم‬ ‫کرم‬ ‫مخرج‬ Drugs those excrete out the worms from body (intestine)
87. Anti-septic ‫آفونت‬ ‫دافع‬ Those that preventing the growth of disease-causing
microorganisms
88. Specific action ‫خاص‬ ‫نفع‬ To give direct effect on a disease
89. Pharmacological
action
‫افعال‬ ‫کلیاتی‬ Action of drug on specific molecular target, to produce
effect on patient.
90. Medicinal uses ‫افعال‬ ‫معالجاتی‬ Action in medicine to cure disease.
91. Debility ‫ضعف‬ State of weakness refers to as loss of ability of normal
functioning.