Ingredient Knowledge
Every Sulemani preparation is built from ingredients named in the classical Unani texts and prepared in our own workshops. This page sets out the principal ones, what they are, and which of our medicines they go into.
Ambergrisعنبر اشہب
Pearlمروارید
Silverچاندی
Muskکستوری
Goldسونا
Ironفولاد
Roseگلِ سرخ
Borageگاؤزبان
Rubyیاقوت
Water Lilyنیلوفر
Sandalwoodصندل
Saffronزعفران
Coralمرجان
Amlaآملہ
Triphalaترپھلہ
Cardamomالائچی
Liquoriceملٹھی / اصل السوس
Honeyشہد
Hibiscusگڑھل
Ambergris
A rare marine substance long regarded in Unani medicine as one of the most valuable tonics for the heart and the nerves. Used in small quantity in the jawahar compounds.
Used in: Jawahar Mohra, Khamira Abresham, Dawa-ul-Misk, Habb-e-Anbar Shahi
Pearl
Genuine pearl, calcined into a fine kushta. The classical source of calcium in Unani practice, used for the heart and mind and in convalescence after long illness.
Used in: Kushta Marwarid, Khamira Marwarid, Jawahar Mohra, Sail Band
Silver
Pure silver reduced to a kushta over repeated firings, often in ginger juice or rose distillate. One of the classical metal preparations of the Unani pharmacopoeia.
Used in: Kushta Chandi, Kushta Seh Dhata, Aksir Sulemani
Musk
A costly aromatic used sparingly in the finest compounds, valued as a stimulant for the heart and the nervous system.
Used in: Habb-e-Kasturi, Majun Mushki Zahbi, Khamira Mufarrah Mushki
Gold
Gold prepared as a kushta, described in the classical texts as the foremost of the body restoratives. Used in the premium tonic compounds.
Used in: Kushta Sona, Kushta Tila Marwaridi, Habb-e-Muqawi Zahbi
Iron
Iron prepared through many successive firings in fruit and herb juices. The classical Unani answer to anaemia and weakness of the liver.
Used in: Kushta Folad, Sharbat Faulad, Qurs-e-Jigar
Rose
Dried petals of the damask rose and its distillate. Cooling and refreshing, used across the sharbats and khamiras, and as the medium in which several kushtas are prepared.
Used in: Arq Gulab, Sharbat Gulab, Khamira Sandal
Borage
Gaozaban is among the most widely used herbs in the Unani tradition, appearing as a distillate, a khamira and a vehicle taken alongside other medicines.
Used in: Khamira Gaozaban, Arq Gaozaban, Baal Paal
Ruby
One of the precious stones of the jawahar group, calcined and used in the cardiac compounds.
Used in: Kushta Yaqoot, Jawahar Mohra, Habb-e-Tilai
Water Lily
The blue water lily flower, cooling in temperament and central to the summer preparations.
Used in: Sharbat Neelofar, Khamira Thandak, Atrifal Badiyan
Sandalwood
White sandalwood, cooling and aromatic, used in the sharbats and khamiras taken through the hot months.
Used in: Khamira Sandal, Sharbat Sandal, Sharbat Thandak
Saffron
Saffron threads, used in small quantity in the premium compounds for the heart and the temperament.
Used in: Habb-e-Mumsik Zafrani, Imsakin Zafrani, Qaranfal Zafrani
Coral
Red coral, calcined into a kushta. A classical preparation for the brain, the nerves and the heart.
Used in: Kushta Marjan, Kushta Marjan Jawahar Wala
Amla
Indian gooseberry, one of the three fruits of triphala and a remedy in its own right for the stomach and the hair.
Used in: Jawarish Amla, the Itrifal group, Triphala Powder
Triphala
The classical combination of amla, harar and baheda that forms the base of the entire Itrifal family.
Used in: Itrifal Ustukhuddus, Itrifal Kashniz, Qurs-e-Jigar
Cardamom
Small green cardamom, aromatic and digestive, used through the khamiras and sharbats.
Used in: Khamira Thandak, Sharbat Thandak, Sharbat Dil Bahar
Liquorice
Peeled liquorice root, soothing to the chest and throat and used throughout the cough and chest preparations.
Used in: Suaali, Sharbat Rafiqi, Baal Paal, Sugrain
Honey
Pure honey, both a medicine in its own right and the vehicle in which many kushtas and powders are taken. Sourced from Sidr, acacia, wild and small-bee harvests.
Used in: Sidr Honey, Acacia Honey, Wild Honey, Small Bee Honey
Hibiscus
Dried hibiscus flower, cooling and used to settle the heat of bile through the summer months.
Used in: Sharbat Gurhal, Khamira Thandak