Tap is the old word for fever and akseer means elixir — a name given by hakeems long before anyone owned a thermometer. Laraib’s version follows the classical antipyretic pattern: cooling, bitter febrifuge herbs carried in a palatable syrup base, so it can still be given to a tired patient who wants nothing at all.
What it is traditionally used for
- Traditionally taken through fevers of every kind, from mild to stubborn
- Long used in Unani practice as supportive care during malarial fever
- A household standby for the seasonal fevers that arrive with changing weather
- Used in lingering, intermittent (maiyadi) fevers where recovery is slow
- Taken to ease the aching, heavy-headed feeling that travels with a temperature
- Palatable enough to be given to adults and older children alike
How it is made
The bitter and cooling herbs are cleaned, coarsely bruised and drawn in a slow water decoction over gentle heat, so nothing volatile is driven off. The strained liquor is concentrated and blended into a clear syrup base under pharmaceutical control at the Multan works. Single-origin herbs; no artificial colour, essence or synthetic preservative.
How to take it
Adults, two teaspoons three times a day; children over five, one teaspoon three times a day, taken after food. Follow each dose with plenty of water and keep the patient warm and resting. Most families run it for three to five days rather than as a long course.
Good to know
- 120 ml bottle with a dosing cap
- DRAP registration number 0803812151
- 100% natural Unani preparation; contains sugar
- Supportive traditional care — a high or persistent fever needs a doctor
Erum Ghauri (verified owner) –
Ordered two bottles to Sialkot. Sealed, dated, DRAP number on the label. I keep one at home and one at the shop. Reliable, and far cheaper than the ready-made syrups at the chemist.
Nadia Haider (verified owner) –
Good product. My son had a seasonal fever for three days and this helped him rest and sweat it out alongside what the doctor advised. The aftertaste hangs around for a while — that is my only note.
Nadeem Baig (verified owner) –
Every winter someone in this house comes down with fever, and this has been the first bottle out of the cupboard since my father’s time. Bitter, yes, but the children take it with a spoon of honey without much protest.