DRUG DEVELOPMENT BY TASTE: UNIQUE LEAD IN UNANI SYSTEM OF MEDICINE
Imtiyaz Ahmad Mir*, Sumera Mehfooz, G. Sofi and Mazhar Hussain
ABSTRACT
Drugs in Unani system of Medicine have been developed by various methods but taste is an important lead for drug development. Drug development is really a costlier and commercially a risky process. From identification to marketing a new drug development takes minimum 10 years with a cost of 500 to 1000 years. Unani system is a solution to time, Money and cost that is consumed in conventional drug development. In Unani System of Medicine taste is an important indicator in determining the Mizaj of drug. Methods: Two healthy professional colleagues has been chosen for taste of drugs and there findings has been noted down. Results: the Relative score of the tasted drug with reference to standard is noted accordingly. Conclusion: According to Ibn Sina taste override odour for predicting Mizaj through analogy. The Relative score of the tasted drug is an important and novel lead in Unani drug development. In Unani system of medicine taste is an important factor in identifying the different pharmological properties.
Keywords: Drug discovery; Taste; Drug development; Mazza; Rasa.
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