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‘Infuza’, Unani medicine for colds and influenza, India, 1975-1980

Made:: 1975-1980 in Delhi

maker:: Hamdard (Waqf) Laboratories

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Infuza, Unani medicine for colds and influenza, one of a selection of drugs and related material from India, 1975-1980.

This imported Unani Tibb medicine is advertised as a treatment for common and ‘epidemic’ flu. It is printed in English and Urdu. It is possibly aimed at the immigrant Asian community and Westerners. One teaspoon mixed in half a cup of warm water was taken before bedtime. Unani Tibb is a medical tradition. It is similar to Ayurveda, a medical tradition with roots in the Indian subcontinent.

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Category:: Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Object Number:: 1981-1397/96

Materials:: carboard, glass, metal, paper and plastic

type:: drug

taxonomy:

drug
herbal medicine

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