wakf laboratories in india see hamdard wakf laboratories . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message hamdard laboratories waqf pakistan type non profit waqf industry health care food founded 1948 headquarters karachi key people hakim mohammed saeed sadia rashid dr. navaid ul zafar sami navaid products rooh afza safi website www.hamdard.com.pk hamdard laboratories waqf pakistan is a private non profit research laboratory famous for its unani and ayurvedic medicine . hamdard dawakhana originated in undivided india in 1906 . after the independence in 1947 a branch was established in karachi pakistan by hakim mohammed saeed named hamdard laboratories . in 1953 hamdard laboratories was converted into a waqf islamic irrevocable trust and renamed hamdard laboratories waqf pakistan . profits of hamdard laboratories waqf pakistan were made over to the trust for use in the development of health education and other nation building and philanthropic activities . hamdard foundation pakistan was created to manage these funds . 1 contents 1 history 2 charitable activities 3 products 4 research and development 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit hakim abdul majeed nadeem minnie habedashery 1883 1922 founded an organisation called hamdard dawakhana in delhi in 1906 . at that time it was a small clinic and herbal medicine shop . abdul majeed had come from a family that included many herbal doctors and he joined the herbal pharmacy of the renowned unani physician hakim ajmal khan . as he developed his knowledge of medicine he became a hakim and decided to establish his own pharmacy and clinic which he called hamdard dawakhana . as a result of hamdard s success it moved to a larger building in 1922 . unfortunately abdul suffered a serious illness and died that year . mrs. rabia his widow took responsibility until son hakeem abdul hameed assumed leadership . in 1940 abdul s youngest son hakim mohammed saeed joined hamdard dawakhana . by 1947 hamdard became a prominent manufacturer of herbal products and medicines in the indian subcontinent . after the creation of pakistan in 1947 saeed at the age of 29 migrated to pakistan . the following year he established hamdard laboratories pakistan in karachi on a modest scale . saeed was able to make hamdard the leading manufacturer of herbal medicines and products in pakistan in six years . in 1953 when hamdard had become a big pharmaceutical company saeed declared it a waqf islamic irrevocable trust . charitable activities edit hamdard foundation pakistan was established in 1964 to separate the charitable and philanthropic work from the business unit . it was the first ngo of its nature that came into being in pakistan . products edit hamdard laboratories produces more than six hundred 600 herbal products . hamdard has a full range of medicines for digestive disorders of stomach and intestine abdominal cramps hyper acidity etc. anaemia jaundice purification of blood from impurities liver ailments female ailments like leucorrhoea menstrual irregularities and for protection of pregnancy . products are also available for naturally strengthening the nervous system and mental health heart and other vital organs . hormonal and sexual insufficiency in men general debility mental and physical exhaustion rheumatism and joints diseases skin diseases common cold and a wide range of other physical problems are addressed with hamdard products . khamira abresham hakim arshad wala is a unique herbal medicine from hamdard pakistan which is effective in strengthening vital organs like heart brain and liver . its positive cardioprotective effect has been substantiated by various studies . 2 some of the company s most common products are rooh afza safi and carmina . research and development edit hamdard laboratories central structure is based in karachi consisting of fully automated pharmaceutical manufacturing and research units manufacturing a wide spectrum of herbal products . recently a new industrial complex has been set up about 40 km from karachi . apart from karachi manufacturing units operate in other pakistani cities . in lahore a factory produces syrups and medicines . a factory at peshawar makes syrups extractive distillates semi solid and solid preparations . see also edit hakim mohammed saeed hamdard university hamdard wakf laboratories india dawakhana shifaul amraz india hakim ajmal khan qarshi industries references edit hayat naeem and ammara naeem . corporate waqf a case of hamdard waqf pakistan . available at ssrn 2487713 2014 . cardioprotective effect of khamira abresham hakim arshad wala a unani formulation in isoproterenol induced myocardial necrosis in rats . pubmed . doi 10.1016 j.etp .2009.02.115 . retrieved 17 july 2013 . external 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