16-545: Hamdard Pakistan , ( ہمدرد پاکستان ) is a Pakistani unani medicine company which is based in Karachi , Pakistan. It was established by Hakim Said as Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) in 1948. Hakim Abdul Majeed (1883 – 1922) founded an organization called Hamdard Dawakhana in Delhi in 1906. At that time, it was a small clinic and herbal medicine shop. Abdul Majeed had come from a family that included many herbal doctors, and he joined
32-479: A big pharmaceutical company, Saeed declared it a Waqf (a Muslim endowment entity). Hakim Saeed's daughter, Sadia Rashid , chairperson of the company in 2016, reportedly said that her father had also opened up a branch of 'Hamdard Pakistan' in the former East Pakistan . After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, her father had given that branch to the people of Bangladesh. Hamdard Laboratories produces more than six hundred (600) Herbal Products. Hamdard has
48-562: A full range of medicines for digestive disorders of stomach and intestine, abdominal cramps, hyper-acidity etc., anemia , jaundice, purification of blood from impurities, liver ailments, female ailments like leucorrhoea, menstrual irregularities and for protection of pregnancy. Products are also available for naturally strengthening the nervous system and mental health, heart and other vital organs. Hormonal and sexual insufficiency in men, general debility, mental and physical exhaustion, rheumatism and joints diseases, skin diseases, common cold , and
64-481: A lot of time had been invested in the product and after many years, it had now stabilized. We now had a product that best suited peoples' needs...if it is working, why do you need to fix it?" The following medicines are available through 30 Hamdard clinics across Pakistan: Hamdard Laboratories central structure is based in Karachi, consisting of fully automated pharmaceutical manufacturing and research units, manufacturing
80-468: A similar institution, Qarshi University . The programs are accredited by Higher Education Commission , Pakistan Medical and Dental Council , and the Pakistan Pharmacy Council . Some medicines traditionally used by Unani practitioners are known to be poisonous. The Indian Journal of Pharmacology notes: Indian Medical Association Too Many Requests If you report this error to
96-624: A wide range of other physical problems are addressed with Hamdard products. Khamira Abresham Hakim Arshad Wala is a unique herbal medicine from Hamdard Pakistan which is effective in strengthening vital organs like heart, brain, and liver. Its positive cardioprotective effect has been substantiated by various studies. Abdul Majeed, CEO of 'Hamdard India' reportedly said about Rooh Afza, "When I started working and looked at Rooh Afza, I would come up with suggestions on what we could add to make it better. For six months, I went on harping about all these changes. My grandfather then called me and explained that
112-427: A wide spectrum of herbal products. Recently, a new industrial complex has been set up about 40 km from Karachi. Apart from Karachi, manufacturing units operate in other Pakistani cities. In Lahore a factory produces syrups and medicines. A factory at Peshawar makes syrups, extractive distillates, semi-solid and solid preparations. Unani Unani or Yunani medicine ( Urdu : طب یونانی tibb yūnānī )
128-555: Is Perso-Arabic traditional medicine as practiced in Muslim culture in South Asia and modern day Central Asia . Unani medicine is pseudoscientific . The Indian Medical Association describes Unani practitioners who claim to practice medicine as quacks . The term Yūnānī means 'Greek', referring to the fact that the Perso-Arabic system of medicine was based on the teachings of
144-542: The Indian subcontinent . After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Saeed, at the age of 29, migrated to Pakistan on 9 January 1948. The following year, he established Hamdard Laboratories Pakistan in the old area of Arambagh , Karachi on a modest scale. Saeed was able to make Hamdard profitable and the leading manufacturer of herbal medicines and products in Pakistan in six years – by 1953. In 1953, when Hamdard had become
160-673: The Mughal Empire , influenced by Indian medical teachings of Sushruta and Charaka . Alauddin Khalji (d. 1316) had several eminent physicians (Hakims) at his royal courts. This royal patronage led to the development of Unani in India, and also the creation of Unani literature. There are several Indian universities devoted to Unani medicine, in addition to universities that teach traditional Indian medical practices in general. Undergraduate degrees awarded for completing an Unani program include
176-447: The herbal pharmacy of the renowned Unani physician Hakim Ajmal Khan . As he developed his knowledge of medicine, he became a Hakim and decided to establish his own pharmacy and clinic, which he called Hamdard Dawakhana. Rooh Afza syrup was officially launched in 1907. In 1940, Abdul Majeed's youngest son Hakim Mohammed Saeed joined Hamdard Dawakhana. By 1947, Hamdard became a prominent manufacturer of herbal products and medicines in
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#1732858887813192-717: The Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery, Bachelor of Unani Tib and Surgery, and Bachelor of Unani Medicine with Modern Medicine and Surgery degrees. A small number of universities offer post-graduate degrees in Unani medicine. The Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), a statutory body established in 1971 under the Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), monitors higher education in areas of Indian medicine including Ayurveda, Unani, and other traditional medical systems. Another subdivision of AYUSH,
208-744: The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), aids and co-ordinates scientific research in the Unani system of medicine through a network of 22 nationwide research institutes and units. To fight biopiracy and unethical patents, the Government of India set up the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library in 2001 as repository of formulations used in Indian traditional medicine, including 98,700 Unani formulations. In 1990,
224-499: The Greek physicians Hippocrates and Galen . The Hellenistic origin of Unani medicine is still visible in its being based on the classical four humours : phlegm ( balgham ), blood ( dam ), yellow bile ( ṣafrā ) and black bile ( saudā' ), but it has also been influenced by Indian and Chinese traditional systems. Arab and Persian elaborations upon the Greek system of medicine by figures like Ibn Sina and al-Razi influenced
240-518: The early development of Unani. Unani medicine interacted with Indian Buddhist medicine at the time of Alexander's invasion of India . There was a great exchange of knowledge at that time which is visible from the similarity of the basic conceptual frames of the two systems. The medical tradition of medieval Islam was introduced to India by the 12th century with the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate and it took its own course of development during
256-542: The total number of hakims or tabibs (practitioners of Unani medicine) in Pakistan was 51,883. The government of Pakistan 's National Council for Tibb (NCT) is responsible for developing the curriculum of Unani courses and registering practitioners of the medicine. Various private foundations devote themselves to the research and production of Unani medicines, including the Hamdard Foundation , which also runs an Unani research institution. The Qarshi Foundation runs
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