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- Royle (T.S. Ying) is a significant medicinal plant endemic to the Himalayas, introduced to Unani Medicine by Hakim Najmul Ghani, who detailed its uses in his classical work.
- The plant is utilized to treat various conditions including constipation, fever, jaundice, liver issues, and syphilis, but is now considered a rare drug in Kashmir.
- Recent pharmacological studies show its potential benefits, including antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, and it has been identified as having cancer treatment potential through podophyllotoxin or podophyllin.
Article Abstract
Royle [= (Royle) T.S. Ying] is an important, endemic medicinal plant species of Himalaya. It is used in Unani System of Medicine under the name of '. The drug was not mentioned in previous literatures, but the first time it introduced in Unani Medicine by a great scholar Hakim Najmul Ghani. He has mentioned its uses and benefits in his classical book . In Unani Medicine the plant species has been used to treat various ailments like constipation, fever, jaundice, liver disorders, syphilis, diseases of lymph glands etc. In Kashmir Himalaya it is used to treat various diseases by local medicinemen, but now it is listed in rare drugs. Various pharmacological studies have been done such as antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, radio-protective etc., recently it has also been reported that podophyllotoxin or podophyllin can be used to treat some forms of cancers also.
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