Crude Drugs of Unani Medicine

Details pharmacology, phytochemistry, and pharmacovigilance of medicinal plants used in Unani system of medicine. Studies utilization of potential therapeutic agents as standardized extracts, in conjunction with other herbs or as isolated bioactive constituents.

Shaikh Ajij Ahmed Makbul, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ilmul Advia (Pharmacology) at the National Institute of Unani Medicine, India. He was formerly affiliated with the State Unani Medical College and Hospital in Uttar Pradesh, India. He is the author or co-author of review and research articles. He has also published book chapters and several books (in Urdu). His book Advia aur Aamal-e-Dawasazi (Drugs and Pharmaceutical Procedures) has received an award from Urdu Academy, Uttar Pradesh, in 2022.
Shamim Irshad Azmi, MD, is an Associate Professor at State Takmeel Ut-Tib College and Hospital, India. He was formerly affiliated with the National Institute of Unani Medicine; the State Unani Medical College and Hospital; and Jamia Tibbiya Deoband Unani Medical College, India. He has more than 13 years of teaching and research experience in Unani history, pharmacology, pharmacy, and experimental pharmacology. He has authored or co-authored articles, book chapters, and books, and translated manuscripts from Arabic to Urdu related to Unani medicine. He is also a reviewer for many national and international journals and editor of many national journals of Unani medicine.
Mohd. Sayeed Akhtar, PhD, is a Senior Assistant Professor at Gandhi Faiz-e-Aam College, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was formerly affiliated with Jimma University, Ethiopia; Universiti Putra Malaysia's Institute of Tropical Agriculture; and the Botanical Institute of the University of Basel, Switzerland; and Chonbuk National University, Republic of Korea. He has been listed among the top 2% of scientists in the world consecutively for the past three years, according to Stanford University in the United States. Dr. Akhtar is the author and co-author of more than 150 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He has authored numerous book chapters and has edited over 25 books with international publishers. He has received numerous honors and awards for his work.