By June in southern Punjab, the body runs hot and the bladder is usually the first to complain. Safoof-e-Thandak is the classical Unani answer: lettuce and purslane seed, white sandalwood, chicory and rose, ground into a pale, faintly sweet powder that cools from within. Laraib has made it every summer since the house was founded in 1998.
What it is traditionally used for
- Cooling heat and inflammation of the bladder in hot weather
- Relieving the burning and stinging felt while passing urine
- Soothing soreness and irritation along the urinary tract
- Bringing abnormal heat of the liver, kidneys and bladder back to balance
- Traditionally taken for general bladder discomfort and scanty urination
- Used as a summer cooler when the body feels overheated throughout
How it is made
Seeds are winnowed and stone-ground cool — never roasted, since heat is precisely what this formula works against — while sandalwood is rasped fine and rose petals shade-dried to hold their scent. All botanicals are sourced single-origin and blended by hand in small batches. Nothing artificial is added: no sugar, no colour, no preservative.
How to take it
Take one level teaspoon (about 5 g) stirred into a glass of cool water or chilled milk, twice daily through the hot months. Some prefer it in a glass of lassi at midday. Drink plenty of water alongside it, and keep away from very spicy and fried food while taking it.
Good to know
- Supplied in a 60 g jar — a summer season’s supply for one person
- Manufactured in Laraib Herbal Pharma’s DRAP-licensed Multan facility
- 100% natural, unsweetened, with nothing synthetic added
- Store away from heat and moisture with the cap tightly closed
Qasim Baig (verified owner) –
Bought for the whole family during the heatwave in Sukkur. Everyone felt less overheated overall, not just the urinary side. Sealed jar, fast delivery.
Tehreem Rehman (verified owner) –
Genuinely cooling and it helped my father’s discomfort within a week. Only note is that it settles at the bottom of the glass, so stir it and drink promptly.
Naveed Zafar (verified owner) –
Works quickly and tastes mild, faintly of rose and sandal. I take it in lassi at lunch. Much cheaper than the sachets the chemist sells for the same thing.
Shazia Hashmi (verified owner) –
Every summer in Multan I get burning when passing urine. Two spoons a day in cold milk and it settles within three or four days. I now order a jar every May.