• Azra Parveen
• Mohd Mudassir
• Tabassum Latafat

Withania coagulans (L.) Dunal (Tukhm-e-Hayat) is a novel drug that belongs to the family Solanaceae. It is grown in Eastern parts of the Mediterranean regions and extends up to South Asia. In the Unani system of medicine, it is known as tukhm-e-hayat, which means fruit of life. It is also called Indian cheese maker because of its milk coagulation property. In classical literatures, it has been recommended for managing various disorders like strangury, chronic liver diseases, ulcers, indigestion, and dropsy, as well as in managing wasting diseases. The drug possesses nāfi‘ dhayābīṭus (antidiabetic), muqawwī-i-mi‘da (stomachic), muḥallil-i-waram (anti-inflammatory), muqawwī-i-qalb (cardiotonic), muqawwī-i-a‘ṣāb (nervine tonic), muṣaffī-i-dam (blood purifier) and mudirr-i-bawl (diuretic) properties among others. Numerous studies have documented its hypolipidemic, antioxidant, and diuretic activity. Studies have also reported the hypoglycaemic effect of aqueous and ethanolic extract of tukhm-e-hayat in diabetes Mellitus. This paper aims to review the effect of tukhm-e-hayat in reference to the Unani literature and modern pharmacological research.

Tukhm-e-Hayat, Withania coagulans, Hypoglycemic, Unani

"Therapeutic usefulness of Withania coagulans (Tukhm-e-Hayat): An update", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 7, page no.g619-g627, July-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2407670.pdf

"Therapeutic usefulness of Withania coagulans (Tukhm-e-Hayat): An update", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 7, page no. ppg619-g627, July-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2407670.pdf