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Can Cat Whiskers herb help treat COVID-19 infections? Two Malaysian-Australian scientists have been working hard and smart to prove the efficacy of herbal medicine which is found in Southeast Asia and some parts of Australia. NatureCeuticals, a joint Malaysian-Australian pharmaceutical company has made significant progress in its botanical drug development for the treatment of Covid …
Saudi Arabia says this year’s pilgrimage will be limited to 60,000 citizens and residents. This is the second year in a row when the kingdom did not allow foreigners to enter the kingdom for Hajj. No foreign pilgrims will be allowed to perform the Hajj once again this year after Saudi Arabia restricted the annual …
CBD has been a buzzword for the past few years and is one of the fastest-growing markets of the 21st century. Many of our family and friends are beginning to include it into their daily routines for all kinds of purposes. CBD comes in all kinds of forms, concentrations, and delivery methods. Despite all this, …
Extract Labs is a Boulder, Colorado company dedicated to designing quality, full-spectrum cannabis-derived products. It was launched in 2016 by Craig Henderson, an engineer who had designed extraction equipment and found that there was a need for quality hemp processors. Henderson, a veteran, had tried CBD tinctures as a solution to anxiety induced by the …
Every one of us wants to buy 100% halal vitamins for ourselves or our loved ones. But, do you actually verify whether the vitamins you are buying from your local drugstore or online are actually halal certified. Well, we may have found a definitive answer for you. Recently, we bumped into a herbal scientist, Dr. …
There has been a lot of debate recently on whether AstraZeneca Vaccine for the COVID-19 pandemic is halal or permissible for Muslims. Indonesian Ulema Council, the main religious body that issues halal certifications in the country, recently said the vaccine contained trypsin sourced from the pancreas of a pig. However, AstraZeneca has said the vaccine …
The Halal Regulatory Commission (HRC) in the UK has certified Covid-19 Antigen Detection Kit as halal. The kit is manufactured by NewGene Bioengineering and distributed globally by Bestie UK Ltd. According to HRC, the halal certification will help eliminate all reluctance from Muslims to utilize this kit to test for Covid-19. The kit, which is …
Doha: Taking a COVID-19 vaccine injection will not break a Muslim’s fast during Ramadan, a senior official from the Ministry of Awqaf in Qatar said. In a post on Twitter Sheikh Dr. Thaqil bin Sayer Al Shammari, Deputy Head of the Court of Cassation in the Supreme Judiciary Council and Head of Shariah Committee the …
The Indonesian government on Friday said it would allow private companies to run coronavirus vaccination programs for workers and families alongside a nationwide drive to expedite efforts in achieving herd immunity. The country is aiming to inoculate 181.5 million people out of the total 270 million population by year-end. “The companies will provide the vaccines …
Ramadan, the holy month of fasting is approaching fast. Many countries around the world have already started giving COVID-19 vaccine dozes to their citizens and other residents. How will the Muslims get vaccinated during the month-long fasting period while fasting? As they are forbidden to take any food or drinks during the daytime the only …
The healthcare sector has become, perhaps, the most important one in the economies around the world since last year when the COVID-19 pandemic hit globally. Investors and financial institutions have been rushing to invest in the healthcare industry. The Islamic finance industry is no exception. The Sharia-compliant equities basket note by the Abu Dhabi Islamic …
The Halal Times had touched upon the big debate whether AstraZeneca vaccine was halal. The Ulema council had stated that Indonesia’s highest Muslim clerical council aims to issue a ruling on whether a COVID-19 vaccine is halal, or permissible under Islam before the country is due to start a mass inoculation program using a Chinese …
NatureCeuticals Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian pharmaceutical company is set to soon launch its Nation’s first plant-based drug to combat cancer-related fatigue which is the most common debilitating syndrome associated with cancer and its treatment. The drug known as Nuvastatic TM is based on a proprietary extract formulation of a herb known popularly as Cat Whiskers …
Jakim is fast finalizing standards to certify vaccines including those for COVID-19, Halal Development Corporation (HDC) of Malaysia was quoted as saying. According to local daily Berita Harian, HDC CEO Hairol Ariffein Sahari said that Malaysia is expected to be the first country in the world to come up with halal standards that can be …
Japan may donate flu drug Avigan to other countries to cure COVID-19 patients. The medicine was made to treat influenza in Japan in the past. However, some doctors in Wuhan, China noted that the drug proved effective for treating COVID-19 patients as well. The Japanese government is planning to donate the drug to other countries …
The Halal Times staff met with an impressive personality called Dr. Amin Malik Shah Abdul Majid in Kuala Lumpur at the Malaysian International Halal Showcase. He is a scientist engaged in curing cancer by using herbal medicines. When he mentioned the kind of research work he was doing, we asked him to provide more information …
There should be no doubt now that the COVID-19 pandemic is here to stay at least for some time. And, nobody knows for how much more time, humanity is going to suffer from this deadly disease. To combat this and many other diseases, the demand for Halal pharmaceuticals has been growing especially since the …
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The Iranian-Islamic traditional medicine emphatically gives prominence to each individual’s temperament – or to use the Persian equivalent ‘Mizaj’- as a determining and key factor in deciding one’s lifestyle. In the Iranian-Islamic traditional medicine the excess or less of warmness and humidity define four essential temperaments of “Warm and Wet (sanguine or Damawiy)”, “Warm and …
Ethanol & Its Halal Status The word Khamr (alcoholic beverage), fermented fruits, was described in Quran 6 times; Alkhamr refers to the solution, which is produced from fruits or any natural sugar source by anaerobic fermentation and potentially could be used or lead to intoxication. The main ingredient of Alzheimer’s is ethanol, which is the …
We all, as educated adults, know full well that halal vaccination is needed to save our children from polio and many other serious diseases. There have been many incidents that parents in Pakistan and many other Muslim countries refused to take vaccination to their children because they thought that vaccination being provided to their children …
London:- The team at Nature’s Well Laboratories performed an exhaustive review of the state of the nutritional supplement market in the UK as it relates to Halal Certifications. The results were indeed eye-opening, as it turned out that people in the Muslim community have been completely overlooked, and they wanted to change that. It turns …
Malaysia seeks to boost medical tourism numbers by focusing more on medical tourists from the Gulf and other wealthy Muslim countries The country feels comfortable competing against the neighboring Thailand and Singapore as the price of treatment rises in both countries. Patients from these countries also feel comfortable travelling to the country to get high-quality …
As pork is forbidden by Islam, the use of pork-based gelatin in many vaccines has resulted in considerable resistance to vaccination among the Islamic community. Data has demonstrated a decrease in immunization rates in majority Muslim countries such as Nigeria and Pakistan, where leaders and clerics have made complex claims against vaccines. A 2012 survey …
