‘Infuza’, Unani medicine for colds and influenza, India, 1975-1980
- 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.
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Object Number:
- 1981-1397/96
- type:
- drug
- taxonomy:
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- drug
- herbal medicine
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