Pharmacological action: Nervine tonic, blood purifier.
Medicinal use: Effective in cardiac and nervine debility, skin ulcerations, scabies, ringworms and other skin ailments. Helps purify blood.
Category: G
Gul Surkh (Rosa damascene) (Rose)
Pharmacological action: Refrigerant, mild laxative and mild astringent.
Medicinal use: Effective in relieving body heat, perspiration, palpitation, headache, chronic fevers and inflammations. Also used for sore and irritated eyes, bad mouth odor and toothache.
Gaozaban (Onosma bracteatum) (Borage)
Pharmacological action: Demulcent, diuretic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac.
Medicinal use: Effective in bronchitis and asthma, relieves palpitation and urinary complaints such as gonorrhea and syphilis. Prescribed as a tonic in rheumatism, leprosy, hypochondriasis and kidney ailments. Relieves excessive thirst and restlessness.
Pharmacological action: Astringent, cooling, sedative, stomachic.
Medicinal use: Effective in normalizing body heat, irritation of eyes, and dry skin. Also used in gonorrhea, syphilis, asthma, cough, diarrhea and dysentery.