International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278-3202 8 3 2019 03 10 Medicinal properties of GUL-E-SURKH in perspective of unani medicine: a review study 37 41 EN Noura E. Abd El-Hameed 1 Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt Haiam A. Mohammed 2 Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt El-Badry A.A. 3 Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt Hamada M.M.Z. 4 Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt Esmail Noghanchi 1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran Hossein Javanbakht 2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran Meghna Shrivastava 1 Faculty of Biological and Chemical Sciences, MATS University, Raipur, (C.G), India Ashish Saraf 2 MATS School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, MATS University, Raipur (C.G), India Aishwarya Sekar 1 Department of Bioinformatics, Stella Maris College, Cathedral Road, Chennai-600086, Tamil Nadu, India Nargis Begum 2 Department of Biotechnology, Jamal Mohammed College, Tiruchirappalli, India, nargisalmas Anita Margret 3 gmail.com Srikanth Manipati 1 Department of Oncology, NRI Academy of Sciences, Mangalagiri Road, Chinakakani-522503, Andhra Pradesh, India Chanakya Pallem 2 Department of Microbiology, Ganesh Scientific Research Foundation (GSRF), Kirti Nagar, New Delhi-110015, India Riddhi Bose 1 ICAR- Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, WB, India Sandipan Gupta 2 Department of Applied Science and Humanities, Invertis University, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India Archan Kanti Das 3 ICAR- Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, WB, India V.R. Suresh 4 ICAR- Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, WB, India Arun Kumar Bose 5 ICAR- Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, WB, India Haider Ali Quraishi 1 Department of Moalijat, Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, University of Kashmir, Srinagar J&K, India Naquibul Islam 2 Department of Moalijat, Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, University of Kashmir, Srinagar J&K, India Arsheed Iqbal 3 Department of Moalijat, Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, University of Kashmir, Srinagar J&K, India Md. Sheeraz 4 Department of Moalijat, Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, University of Kashmir, Srinagar J&K, India Mohd. Azeem Ashraf 5 Department of Mahiyatul Amraz, Hayat Unani Medical College and Research Centre, Lucknow, India > Review Paper 2018 11 13 2019 03 10 The word Gul-e-Surkh (Gulab) consists of two Persian words Guland Aab, derived from Persian and Arabic lexicons meaning flower and water, respectively. This plant is cultivated throughout the world because of its beauty and fragrance. A great Unani scholar and physician Ibn-e-Sina considers Gul-e- Surkh as one of the finest drug for liver. At present-day, over 200 rose species and more than 18000 cultivars form of the plant has been known, among them Gul-e-Surkh is a prime species of Rosaceae family. It was a prime herbal drug in Unani Medicine since antique.Now a days the products of Rosa damascene mill are largely used in medicine, perfume and food industry. Keeping in view the high medicinal as well as therapeutic significance of the plant in USM, this review study provides available materialand evidence on its therapeutic uses and pharmacological properties. Copyright@ International Science Community Association