Khamira Banafsha is an Unani medicine. It is a semi-solid preparation, which is particularly used to treat cough, catarrh, common cold, asthma, chest diseases, and constipation. The chief ingredient of this medicine is Gul-e-Banafsha. Gul-e-Banafsha is the flower of the plant Viola odorata. It contains different types of chemical constituents including flavonoids, glycosides, alkaloids, steroids, terpenes, saponins and tannins. Banfsha is used in Unani medicine for treating respiratory ailments, bronchitis, whooping cough, fever, skin conditions, cystitis, throat infection and rheumatism due to its anti-inflammatory, diaphoretic, diuretic, emollient, expectorant, antipyretic and laxative properties.

Indications of Khamira Banafsha

• Giddiness
• Sleeplessness
• Buzzing in ears
• Colic ache and the ache of stomach and liver
• Cold and catarrh & cough

Ingredients used in Khamira Banafsha

• Gul Banfsha (Vilola Odorata)
• Qand Safaid
• Aab
• Sodium Benzoate as preservative

How to use Khamira Banafsha

20 grams to be taken twice daily with lukewarm water.

Precautions to be taken while using Khamira Banafsha

• Keep away from children’s reach
• Self-medication is not recommended
• Store in a dry and cool place
• Close the medicine cap tightly after every use
• Keep the medicine in the original package and container