Banadiqul Buzoor: A potent Unani compound formulation for renal diseases: A classical review

Abstract

Classical literature is amalgam of such well known single and compound formulations which have been used based on age-long experience of traditional healers of Unani System of Medicine. Among various effective dosage forms in formulations, solids dosage form is most likable type. And in which pills or tablets are reported to be most commonly prepared, used in pharmaceuticals and health care services. In USM it was used in various diseases with the modification as per need. Banadiqul Buzoor (BB) is one of the oldest and specific type of pill used as an effective Unani Pharmacopeial Compound Formulation (UPCF) for renal ailments since ages. It is first reported to be prepared by an Egyptian physician Asclepius around 4th century B.C.