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Safoof e Jawahar Mohra
Precious Defender Powder


Tradition:
Unani

Source / Author:

Herb Name
Jahara Mohra (Serpent Stone)
Marwareed (Pearl)
Bussud (Red Coral)
Kehroba (Amber) *
Lajward (Lapis lazuli)
Yaqoot (Ruby)
Yaqoot Kabood (Sapphire)
Yaqoot Asfar (Topaz)
Yashab Sabz (Green Jade) .
Zamuurrad (Emerald)
Aqeeq Surkh (Red Agate)
Mastagi (Mastic)
Jadwar (Delphinium)
Warq e Nuqra (Silver leaf)
Warq e Tila (Gold leaf)
Narjeel Dariyaee (Sea Coconut)

Latin
Serpentinus
Margarita
Corallum rubrum
Succinum
Azuritum
Rubinus
Sapphirus
Chrysolithos
Caballus
Smaragdus
Achates rubra
Pistacia lentiscus
Delphinium denudatum
Argentum folium
Aurum folium
Lodoicea seychellarum

Amount
30 grams











10 grams ea.

10 of each.
5 grams


A contemporay version produced by Baidyanath:

Herb Name
Pearl bhasma
Red Coral bhasma
Zamuurrad (Emerald)
Silkworm Cocoon
Deer Horn bhasma
Coconut
Musk
Ambergris
Delphinium denudatum
Latin
Margarita
Corallum rubrum

Smaragdus
Bombyx mori
Cervus spp.
Cocos nucifera
Moschus
Physeter spp.
Delphinium Denudatum
Amount


Preparation:
All the stones must be thoroughly prepared by levigation until they are impalpable.
Powder the herbs, add the prepared stones and gold and silver leaf, mix well, and with a sufficient amount of Rose water to form a paste, make small pills. It can be kept as a powder by allowing the Rose water to dry and powdering the mixture.


Function:
Clears Heat, Settles Wind, Calms the Heart and Spirit, Strengthens Qi, Benefits Essence

Use:
1. Tonic to the Vital Organs
2. General Fatigue and Weakness
3. Convalescence
4. Exhilarant
5. Heart weakness, chronic Heart failure, Cardiomyopathy
6. Palpitations
7. Arrhythmias
8. Stress, Anxiety
9. Depression
10. Insomnia
11. Epilepsy
12. Mental illness (Melancholy) including Mania and Schizophrenia
13. Emotional Trauma, PTSD
14. Dementia
15. Menorrhagia

Dose:

60–120mg, given with Honey or Milk
If using an OTC product, use as directed.


Cautions:
1. The Stones must be properly prepared
2. Emerald contains Beryllium which is toxic


Modifications:
1. Some versions add other medicines such as Tabasheer, Musk, Silkworm Cocoon and burnt Deer horn.
2. Some versions use Bhasma of Gold of Silver rather than the leaves.
3. Chronic Heart disease or for Depression, add Saffron


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There are many versions of this formula, and a number of manufacturers make versions, often with great variation in the recipe. The general basis and use is similar, but strength may vary.
Nothing at the moment
HIV
Tested in HIV positive individuals and found useful in the improvement of quality of life (Qureshi, 2008). Further studies clinically assessed signs and symptoms of HIV/AIDS patients and also found remarkable improvements (Qureshi, 2015). (Hippocratic Journal of unani Medicine–Safoof Jawahar Mohra: A Review (July – September 2017, Vol. 12, No. 3, Pages 65-84)

STRESS:
–The anti-stress activity of a gem-containing Unani formulation against diverse stressors
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