MUNAQQA
English : Dried grapes/Raisin/Large Raisin
Urdu : Munaqqa/Monaqqa/Angur-e-khusk
Telugu : Draksha
Description :
Vitis vinifera species is the most important and widely cultivated grapevine out of more than 50 known species of vitis.Many types of grapes are grown in various parts of india but the more common of them follows:Anab-e-Shahi is a vigorous vine with large berries having the skin,soft and meaty flesh, medium acid and found in large bunches.Bhokri or Abi or Nasik Green is a vigorous vine with medium sized berries having green slightly brownish colour when over-mature, thin , skin, soft and juicy pulp, highly acidic and grown in large bunches.Kali or Kali sahebi or Habshi or Black is a vigorous vine with large and cylindrical berries having the skin,firm pulp,dark puprple colour,sweet taste and grown sometimes in very large bunches.Pandhari sahebi is a vigorous vine with medium-sized berries having greenish yellow colour at maturity, very thin skin,soft and very juicy fresh , sweet with medium acidity and found in large bunches.Bangalore blue is a vigorous vine with medium sized berries having purplish -black colour , slip skin, soft and green pulp , juicy and aromatic.Bedana sultana or sultani or Royal is a reputed resin-grape, excellent for eating fresh and for juice extraction and also a fairly productive type for the first few years with medium sized,greenish white to light golden yellow seedless berries having sweet taste,firm pulp and found in medium to large-sized bunches.
Action and Uses:
Raisins are demulcent,lexative,cooling and expectorant,attenuant,nutriticus and blood purifier.Dried fruits of a seedless variety,are recommended in anaemia.
Raisins are usually included in the formulations of coctive drugs which are used for maturation of humours as well as in the remedies for cold. Catarrh, sinusitis,tracheitis,laryngitis,bronchitis and mild constipation.It is also used with purgative drugs to enhance their action and considered very good in chronic bronchitis.Bright’s disease and gout and in consumption and in wasting diseases.
Ibn Sina’s View:
Raisin is beneficial for liver and stomach.Grape and raisin are good for intestinal pains.Raisin is useful for kidney and bladder.