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Kushta Jast, a conventional herbo-mineral immunity booster tonic: potential use in COVID-19
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- Abbr : CellMed
- 2020, 10(3), pp.24-24
- DOI : 10.5667/CellMed.2020.0024
- Publisher : Cellmed Orthocellular Medicine and Pharmaceutical Association
- Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > General Medicine
- Received : July 14, 2020
- Accepted : August 7, 2020
- Published : August 31, 2020
Tasleem Ahmad 1, Mohammad Zakir 2, Syeda Hajra Fatma 3, Munawwar Husain Kazmi 4, Ghazala Javed 5, Shakir Ali 6
1Department of Biochemistry, National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Skin Disorders
2Department of Ilmul Advia (Pharmacology), National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Skin Dis
3Department of Pathology, National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Skin Disorders
4National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Skin Disorders
5Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, Ministry of AYUSH
6Department of Biochemistry, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard
Candidate
ABSTRACT
Kushta Jast (KJ) is a unique herbo-mineral preparation of the Unani System of Medicine (USM) which is prepared by taklis (calcination) and prescribed by the practitioners of USM for the treatment of various ailments, including the respiratory ailments. It is used as muqawwi (tonic) to boost the immunity (Muqawwi-i-badan), and can increase the phagocyte activity of the immune cells, thereby, promoting the growth and spread of lymphocytes and increasing circulating antibodies to neutralize a harmful pathogen and reduce humma or body fever (Dafi‘-i-humma). Incidentally, the principal mineral component of KJ, zinc, has been widely acknowledged for its beneficial influence on the immune function, and decrease the risk of developing serious respiratory illnesses. In this manuscript, we provide a glimpse of the literature on KJ and postulate its potential beneficial effects in respiratory infections, including COVID-19.
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