The Roghan Shelf: Which Herbal Oil for Hair, Which for Joints, Which for Skin
Badam, nariyal, zaitoon, kalonji, amla, til, sarson, chambeli, suranjan and tarpin - ten roghan oils, what each is traditionally used…
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TopicHerbal Wisdom
The traditions behind the bottle — Unani principles, classical herbs and how they have been used across generations in the subcontinent. 4 articles
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Tibb-e-Unani: How Greek Medicine Came to Multan
The word Unani simply means Greek. Here is how a medical tradition that began with Hippocrates reached Multan by way…
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Podina and the Art of Hazm: Why Mint Closes a Pakistani Meal
That capful of arq-e-podina after Sunday's nihari was not a quaint habit. It was Unani thinking about hazm, applied at…
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Arq, Sharbat, Rub, Safoof: How the Form Changes the Medicine
Same herb, six preparations. What steam distillation, sugar, slow evaporation, milling, honey and oil each do to a plant —…
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