A novel approach to potentiate a Unani formulation – Marham Kafoori – using mid-infrared rays

Abstract

Worldwide, unani, an age-old medical system with Greek roots, is still in use. Potentiation in Unani remedies needs to be redesigned to meet the needs of newly emerging ailments, however potentiation has not yet been tried in the Unani system. In this study, we developed a safer and more cost-effective way to apply and potentiate Marham Kafoori, a Unani medication used for topical wounds, using a mid-infrared generating atomizer (MIRGA). With a 20–40% shorter treatment duration, the potentiated Unani medication was found to be more effective. Clinical dose reduction, host stress reduction, and resource and expense reductions follow. Using FTIR and NMR spectroscopy, MIRGA-induced modifications in Marham Kafoori were further examined in terms of chemical bond configurations and alterations, and the results are described in full below.