J Ethnopharmacol. 1986 Jun; 16(2-3): 201-11.

Unani Joshandah drugs for common cold, catarrh, cough and associated fevers.

Vohora SB.

Joshandah, polypharmaceutical herbal preparations, are used in the form of a sweetened decoction for the treatment of common cold, catarrh, cough and associated fevers in Unani (Greco-Arab) medicine. The rationale of their therapeutic efficacy is discussed in the light of reported chemico-pharmacological properties of the ingredients.