MPs and Aromatic Plants

1. Plant Medicine and Aromatherapy under the light of Unani Medicine
DR. M u da s ir K hazir (M.DJ
(Medical Officer)
Depar tmen t of Ayush Dist r ict Kupwar a

2. INTRODUCTION
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Contents:
1. Medicinal Plants/Drugs
2. Ayush-Ayurveda
3. Ayush-Unani
4. Aromatherapy
5. Future Prospects
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3. Medicinal Plants
Medicinal plants can be defined as the plants that
possess therapeutic properties or exert beneficial
pharmacological effect on the human or animal
body.
Helping to cure an illness Or
Helping you to relax and feel better

4. • The earliest historical records of herbs are found
from the Sumerian civilization , where hundreds
of medicinal plants including opium are listed on
clay tablets, c. 3000 BC.
• The Ebers Papyrus from ancient
Egypt, c. 1550
BC, describes over 850 plant medicines.

5. Medicinal Plants
With the increasing demand for
drugs, natural health products,
herbal
and
secondary metabolites of medicinal plants,
the use of medicinal plants is growing rapidly
throughout the world.

6. Medicinal Plants
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World Health
Organization
According to World Health
Organization, the demand for
medicinal plants is $14 billion per
year and is likely to increase to
more than US $5 trillion by 2050.
80% of people in developing countries are
totally dependent on herbal drugs for their
primary healthcare, and over 25% of
prescribed medicines in developed countries are
derived from wild plant species.

7. Medicinal Plants
IUCN
According to the International Union for
Conservation of Nature and the World Wildlife
Fund, about 50,000- 80,000 of flowering plants
are used because of their medicinal values.
W WF

8. Medicinal Plants
NATIO AL MEDICI AL PLA TS BOARD
• The National Medicinal Plant Board, has
estimated that India has 17,000-18,000 species
of flowering plants, out of which 6000-7000
are known to have medicinal application in
ancient medicinal systems such as Ayurveda,
Unani, Siddha, and homeopathy
•About 960 medicinal plants are in trade
industry of which only 178 are known to have
annual consumption levels of more than 100
MT (metric tons)

9. Medicinal Plants
Globally, several products such as crude drugs, flavors,
aromas and fragrances, preservatives, food additives,
cosmetics, natural pigments, and bioactive compounds are
extracted from plants.
Potents and active substances such as; capsaicin (rheumatic
pains), colchicines (gout), morphine (pain killer)
codeine (antitussive), papaverine (phosphodiesterase inhibitor),
scopolamine (travel sickness)
ajmaline (antirrhythmic), berberine (psoriasis), caffeine
stimulant), yohimbine (aphrodisiac), pilocarpine (glauco ma),
ephedrine (stimulant), quinine (antimalarial), reserpine
(antihypertensive ), and galanthamine are obtained from plants.

10. INTRODUCTION
Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani Drugs
(The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 under Section 3)
"[Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani] drug" includes all
medicines intended for internal or external use for or in the diagnosis,
treatment, mitigation or prevention of [disease or disorder in
human beings or animals, and manufactured exclusively in
accordance with the formulae described in, the authoritative
books of [Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani Tibb Systems of
Medicine], specified in the First Schedule

11. AYUSH-A YURVEDA
Ayurveda is an ancient health system of India
Originated in the Vedic times around 5000 years ago
The first description of medicinal substances is found
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' D ''Charaka-Samhita''
D ''Sushruta-Samhita'', original scriptures of
Ayurveda
D Other Ayurvedic treatises

12. AYURVEDA
There are three natural origin medicinal substances used in Ayurvedic System;
Mobile-Animal
(Jangama)
MEDICINAL
SUBSTANCES IN
AYURVEDIC SYSTEM
Earth Origin-Minerals
(Parthiva)

13. Clasical Ayurvedic Nomenclature
Nomenclature and Identification (Nama Jnana and Rupa
Jnana)
•The nomenclature of Ayurveda is not a binomial
system as adopted by modern botany.
•The concept of "Nama" (nomenclature)-"rupa"
(morphology/ character) - "jnana" (the knowledge)
mentioned in "Charaka Samhita" as well as
"Susruta Samhita" much earlier than the
,,Latin scientific name'' is coined to a plant.
•In Ayurveda, there are many names for a single
entity and a single name is used to denote many
plants. So it is essential to understand the way
Ayurvedic nomenclature works.

14. Ayush Unani
The Unani System of Medicine (Yunlinf N zlim-i Tihb
or Tihb), originated in ancient Greece (Yunan).
Based on
(Hippocrates)
the principles
and Jalinoos
given by
(Galen)
adopted by
Medical sci•
ence.
the Arabs into a specialized
Theophrastus (about 300 BC), in his book
,,History of Plants''
dealt with the medicinal qualities of herbs, and noted
the ability to change their characteristics through
cultivation.

15. Dioscorides (100 AD) mentioned
storage, and use of medicinal herbs
the collection,
Galen (130-200 AD) wrote 30 books on these subjects,
and is well known for his complex prescriptions and
formulas
Ibn al-Baitar (1197-1248 AD) published;
''Kitab al-Jami c li-Mufradat al-Adwiya wa-1-Aghdhiya ''
''The Book on Drinks and Foods''
It is the most Prestigious Book in the Arabic
Pharmacopeia.

16. UNANI SYSTEM
There are three natural origin medicinal substances used in Unani System;
'Maawaleed-e-Salasah ' "
MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES IN UNANI SYSTEM
Mobile-Animal
(Ad wiya lf aywiiniyya )
Earth Origin-Minerals
(Ad wiya Ma'daniyya )

17. AYUSH SYSTEMS
Source of Medicinal Substances;
• MINERALS • ANIMAL • PLANTS
Most of the ASU drugs are from the
Plant Kingdom

18. AYUSH SYSTEMS
Aromatherapy
Introduction.
Origin of Aromatherapy.
How aroma works?
How to use aroma oils?
Specific feature of aroma oils.
Aroma oils for common problems. Aromatic products.

19. AYUSH SYSTEMS
How old is Aromatherapy?
Aromatherapy means treatment using scents.
It refers to use of essential oils in Holistic healing to improve health, emotional
well being and in restoring balance to body.
Aromatherapy can reduce stress improve sleep and give more energy. Essential
oils are aromatic essences extracted from plant.
From chemist point of view essential oils are mixture of the organic compounds.

20. AYUSH SYSTEMS
Origin of Aromatherapy
The oldest use of aroma oil is known to be old as 6000years back.
In 4500 B.C. Egyptians used myrrh and cedar wood oil for embalming
their dead . Hippocrates, the Greek father of medicine, used plant
aroma chemicals for scented massage, aromatic baths and for
healing wounds.
In 1665,peoples of London bum bundles of lavender cedar wood oil
in streets
to combat infectious diseases. In early 20th century
aromatherapy is accepted .In 1930 Gattefosse, a French chemist
dipped his burned hands in lavender oil.

21. Origin of Aromatherapy
The oldest use of aroma oil is known to be old as 6000 years back.
In 4500 B.C. Egyptians used myrrh and cedar wood oil for embalming their
dead . Hippocrates, the Greek father of medicine, used plant aroma
chemicals for scented massage, aromatic baths and for healing wounds.
In 1665,peoples of London bum bundles of lavender cedar wood oil in
streets to combat infectious diseases. In early 20th century aromatherapy
is accepted .In 1930 Gattefosse, a French chemist dipped his burned
hands in lavender oil.

22. AYUSH SYSTEMS
The 1867 Paris International exhibition perfumes and sops apart from the pharmacy
scetion,thus establishing an independent commercial aerea for 'cosmetic' Even more
significant was the product of the first synthetic fragrance covmarin(which smells of new-
nownhay).
The term "aromatherpy" was coined in 1928 by French chemisty Rene Maurice Gattefosse.
An army surgeon in world war second used essential oils such as thyme clove,lemon and
chamomile on wound and burns.
For the treatment if stress.

23. AYUSH SYSTEMS
How Aromatherapy works (Concept of Cardiac Drugs)
Dr.Alan Huch,a neurologist, psychiatrist and also the director of smell
and
taste research center in Chicago says .smell acts directly on
brain like a drug ,our nose has capacity to distinguish llakh different
smells.
Aroma oils work like magic for stress related problems,
skin infections, hair loss, inflammation, pain arising from muscular
or skeletal disorder.
They are absorbed through olfactory membrane, lungs and even skin
into the blood stream and brain,

24. AYUSH SYSTEMS
Specific features of aroma oils-
Diseases
Analgesics Rosemary, lavender
Antidepressant Lavender ,Sandalwood
Anti infla,,atory LAvender ,eucalyptus
Antiviral Tea Tree, Lavender
Astringent Cedarwood,Rose
Expectorant Eucalyptus,Sandalwood
Hypnotic Lavender,neroil

25. AYUSH SYSTEMS
AROMATIC PRODUCTS
Facial massage.
Ingredients.
Champa flower
Frankincense
- 5drops.
-5drops.
Clary sage
Nutmeg
Carrier oil
-3drops.
-2drops.
-1(tea spoon)
(15ml)

26. AYUSH SYSTEMS
BODY MASSAGE
Herbal body oil.
10 drops lavender
oil
4 drops chamomile
4 ounces carrier oil

27. AYUSH SYSTEMS
MARKET
The market and scope of Aromatic and medicinal plants is
huge, owing to new drug development and aesthetic
clinics/wellness clinics.
Let us strive to save, preserve and promote medicinal
plants,
Thanks for patient listening