citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message hamdard laboratories india type non profit industry healthcare food founded 1906 headquarters new delhi india key people hakeem abdul hameed products rooh afza safi roghan badam shirin sualin joshina cinkara website www.hamdard.com hamdard laboratories india is an unani and ayurvedic pharmaceutical company in india following the independence of india from britain hamdard unani branches were established in bangladesh & pakistan . it was established in 1906 by hakeem hafiz abdul majeed in delhi and became a waqf non profitable trust in 1948 . some of its most famous products include sharbat rooh afza safi roghan badam shirin sualin joshina and cinkara . it is associated with hamdard foundation a charitable educational trust . hamdard laboratories was founded in 1906 in delhi by hakeem hafiz abdul majeed and ansarullah tabani a unani practitioner . the name hamdard means companion in suffering in urdu language . after abdul majeed s death his son hakeem abdul hameed took over the administration of hamdard laboratories at the age of fourteen . abdul hameed became known as hakeem sahab . hakim hafiz abdul majeed was born in pelivet india in 1883 to sheikh rahim bakhsh . he is said to have learnt the complete holy quran sharif by heart . he also studied the origin of urdu and persian languages . subsequently he acquired the highest degree in the unani system of medicine . hakim hafiz abdul majeed got in touch with hakim zamal khan when who had a keen interest in herbs and was famous for identifying medicinal plants . having consulted with his wife abdul majeed set up a herbal shop at house qazi in delhi in 1906 and started to produce herbal medicine there . in 1920 the small herbal shop turned into a full fledged production house . hamdard foundation was created in 1964 to disburse the profits of the company to promote the interests of the society . all the profits of the company go to the foundation . 1 hamdard laboratories has a twin manufacturing plant in ghaziabad and one plant in manesar haryana . one of its products safi was previously found to contain harmful levels of heavy metals such as lead mercury and arsenic . 2 3 see also edit hamdard laboratories waqf pakistan crium hyderabad references edit new look hamdard gets down to business in indian express january 20 2001 heavy metal warning for ayurvedic medicinal products health cbc news . cbc.ca . retrieved 21 march 2013 . metal content found in ayurvedic drugs . ibn live . jan 5 2006 . retrieved 21 march 2013 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hamdard wakf laboratories & oldid 739927753 categories pharmaceutical companies established in 1906pharmaceutical companies of indiaunani medicinecompanies based in new delhiindian brandshidden categories articles needing additional references from march 2013all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersvague or ambiguous time from september 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 18 september 2016 at 00 02 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view