Pakistan is endowed with the
wealth of medicinal plants. These are the natural botanical source of medicines
being manufactured by indigenous pharmaceutical houses in Pakistan. These are
also the basic source of modern pharmaceutical market, although today it has
become an entire world of synthetics, with elevated prices a common man can not
afford. It is, therefore, the most appropriate time to consider development and
organization of our medicinal plants industry to become independent in the
provision of common indigenous natural drugs that are being used to treat
diseases in most of our rural areas. In our country there are grown wild or
cultivated medicinal plants species which possess great potentient in
Greco-Arab (Unani or Eastern) system of medicine but also in the light of
active principles or biodynamic compounds being isolated from the using ultra
modern screening techniques available in our country.
Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn,
Mulathi/Liquorice: Included in family papilionaceae, it is a perennial herb or
under shrub distributed in the subtropical and warm temperate regions of the
world, particularly in the Mediterranean countries. Liquorice is the dried
underground stem and root with sweetish taste used in Unani medicines in the
form of extract, powder, decoction infusion or lozenges. Pharmacologically
glycyrrhiza has pectoral, demulcent, diuretic, deepurative, alternative,
elexipharmic, expectorant, emollient actions and a common flavouring,
sweetening agent.
To focus the attention of public on natural botanical sources of medicines Pakistan Post Office is issuing a special postage stamp of Rs. 2/- denomination on November 28, 2000
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