ISSN (Online) : 2277-4572
Author(s): Shahid S. Chaudhary*, Mohd. Tariq, Roohi Zaman, Shaikh Imtiyaz
Drugs obtained from natural sources are rarely administered or dispensed to patients in their native forms but are formulated into dosage forms. In Unani system of medicine dosage forms are broadly classified into four categories according to their state these are solid dosage forms, semisolid, liquid and gaseous dosage forms. Among them solid dosage forms e.g. Sufoof (powder), Kohal (coryllium), Kushta (calx), Qurs (tablet) etc have several advantages over other dosage forms such as higher stability, easy to carry, better patient compliance. The rate of absorption of a formulation depends on the dosage form, route of administration and particle size. Some solid dosage forms like shiyaf (suppository), zarur (dusting powder), noorah (depilatory) are used locally to produce their respective actions. But unfortunately some effective and potent dosage forms are neither used nor manufactured and they are near to extinct. Therefore in the present review an effort has been made to summarize the detailed Unani classical literature of solid dosage forms.
