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Tukhm Karafs commonly known as Celery which belongs to the family of Apiacea. In Unani system of medicine the names of drugs are adopted from Persian or Arabic nomenclature. In Persian Apium graveolens Linn is known as Karafs. Hence the drug Karafs means the same as Apium graveolens Linn and the seeds are called as Tukhme Karafs. Hussain writes that Karafs is the Celery of Europeans and the Udasaliyon of Greeks. He mentions five varieties of Karafs namely Bustani, Jabli, Nabti, Sakhuri, Maiee (Tari) and also known in Greek, as Fiturasaliyun, Akusaliyun and Samarniyun respectively. There are many phyto chemical constituents have been documented viz; folic acids, isoquercitrin, Isoimperatorin,linoleic acid, furanocoumarins, alkanoids, flavonoids, ?-carotene, phenolic compounds etc. Different scientific activity are reported viz. anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic activity, Hepatoprotective activity, Hypolipidemic activity, Antioxidant activity, Anti-Depressant Activity, Spermatogenesis activity, Anti-hyperuricemic activity. There many Unani compound formulation available in the market for various disorders, which have active ingredient is Tukhme Karafs are Jawarish Zarooni Sada, Majoon-e-, Majoon-e-Jograj Gugal, Sufoof-e- Mohazzil ,Dabeedul- Ward, Majoon-e-Nankhwah, Majoon-e-Rewand, Majoon-e-Buqrat, Banadiq-ul- Buzoor, Sikanjabeen Bazoori Moatadil.