In the Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir, and North India the perennial procumbent herb known as Aqer Qerha (ANACYCLUS PYRETHRUM DC.)is native to North Africa and the Arab world. It is a potent cure for a number of aliments in the Unani System of Medicine. The plant roots for Muhallil-e-awaram (anti-inflammatory) and muqawwi-e-bath have been recorded (anabolic & aphrodisiac) Moqawwi and moharrik-e-aasab are tonic and nerve stimulants used for laqwa (facial paralysis), falij (hemiplegia), Sara (epilepsy), tooth loosing, isterkha-e-luhat (flaccidity of uvula) and luknat-e-zuban (stammering), in both single and compound formulations such as gargles, decoction. The roots include Pellitorine (pyrethrin), a colorless crystalline acid-amide with a highly pungent flavour and a sialogogue action. N-isobutyldienediynamide, polysaccharides hydrocarolin, inulin, traces of volatile oil and seasamin are among the additional phytoconstituents identified in the plant.