Most medicines and remedies used in Unani are from common herbs and foods.
Most medicines and remedies used in Unani are from common herbs and foods. The base used in Unani medicine is often honey. Honey is considered by some to have healing properties and hence is used in food and medicines practiced in the Islamic world. Real pearls and metal are also used in the making of Unani medicine, based on the kind of ailment it aimed to heal.
