title: Unani Joshandah drugs for common cold, catarrh, cough and associated fevers.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D003139:Common Cold / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003371:Cough / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D001205:Ascorbic Acid