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{{Short description|Unani pharmaceutical company}}
{{for|the pharmaceuticals company in Pakistan|Hamdard Pakistan}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Hamdard Laboratories (India)
| logo = 
| logo_size = 
| type = [[Non-profit]]
| industry = [[Healthcare]], [[Food]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1906}}<br />[[Old Delhi]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| founder = {{ubl|Hafiz Abdul Majeed|Ansarullah Tabani}}
| location = [[New Delhi]], India
| key_people = Hamid Ahmed (CEO)
| products = {{ubl| Hamdard Laboratories - [[Safi (medicine)|Safi]], Roghan Badam Shirin, Sualin, Joshina, Cinkara | Hamdard Food Division - [[Rooh Afza]]}}
| brands = [[Rooh Afza]], Hamdard Khaalis, Hamdard Glucose-D, Hamdard Diabeat
| homepage = {{ubl|{{URL|http://www.hamdard.in|hamdard.in}} (Healthcare division)|{{URL|http://www.hamdard.com|hamdard.com}} (Food division)}}
}}

'''Hamdard Laboratories (India)''' is an Indian [[Unani]] [[pharmaceutical]] and [[food]] company established in 1906 by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed in [[Delhi]].<ref name="financialexpress"/><ref name="economictimes">{{cite news |last1=Mitra |first1=Moinak |title=Meet the men behind 113-year-old Hamdard's modernisation drive |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/meet-the-men-behind-113-year-old-hamdards-modernisation-drive/articleshow/20086927.cms?from=mdr |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=17 May 2013}}</ref> It is known for its popular Unani products, such as Safi, Raughan-e-Badam Shireen, Sualin, Joshina, and Cinkara. Their food division is best known for [[Rooh Afza]].<ref name="products">{{cite news |last1=Das |first1=Sharmila |title=Hamdard enters ready-to-drink beverage segment with RoohAfza Fusion |url=https://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/food-entertainment/personal-care-pet-supplies-liquor/hamdard-enters-ready-to-drink-beverage-segment-with-roohafza-fusion/58135603 |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=11 April 2017}}</ref> Hamdard Laboratories (India) is associated with the Hamdard National Foundation, a charitable educational trust.<ref name="economictimes"/>
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== History ==
Hamdard Laboratories was founded in 1906 in Delhi by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed and Ansarullah Tabani, who were both Unani practitioners. The name Hamdard ([[Urdu]]: ہمدرد) is a Persian word which means "companion in suffering".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meaning of hamdard in English |url=https://www.rekhtadictionary.com/meaning-of-hamdard |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Rekhta Dictionary |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=English translation of Hamdard |url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/hindi-english/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6 |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=Collins Dictionaries |language=en}}</ref>

Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed was born in the city of [[Pilibhit]], in modern-day [[Uttar Pradesh]] in 1883 to Sheikh Rahim Bakhs. He is said to have learnt the complete [[Quran|Quran Sharif]] by heart. He also studied the origin of [[Urdu]] and [[Persian language]]s. Subsequently, he acquired the highest degree in the [[Unani medicine|unani system of medicine]].<ref name="financialexpress">{{cite news |title=Meet Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed, the man behind Rooh Afza: Know about his journey, family & net worth |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/meet-hakim-hafiz-abdul-majeed-the-man-behind-rooh-afza-know-about-his-journey-family-net-worth/3085003/ |publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |date=13 May 2023}}</ref>

Hakim Hafiz Abdul Majeed got in touch with Hakim Zamal Khan{{when|date=September 2016}}, who had a keen interest in [[Herb|herbs]] and was famous for identifying medicinal plants. Having consulted with his wife, Abdul Majeed set up a herbal shop at Hauz 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.{{fact|date=May 2025}}

After the founder's passing in 1922, his wife Rabea Begum and her two sons founded the 'Hamdard Trust,' with a commitment to allocate 85 percent of its profits for charitable purposes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Manmohan |first1=Nutan |title=Hamdard's Rooh Afza—the medicine syrup that turned into luxury drink for India & Pakistan |url=https://theprint.in/feature/hamdards-rooh-afza-the-medicine-syrup-that-turned-into-luxury-drink-for-india-pakistan/1731459/ |publisher=[[The Print]] |date=26 August 2023}}</ref> His son [[Hakeem Abdul Hameed]] took over the administration of Hamdard Laboratories at the age of fourteen. Abdul Hameed would then be joined by his younger brother [[Hakeem Muhammad Saeed]] in running the company until the latter's move to Pakistan in 1948 and forming [[Hamdard Pakistan]] in Karachi.{{fact|date=May 2025}}

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. <ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/fe/daily/20010120/fco20038.html New-look Hamdard gets down to business] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102093329/http://www.expressindia.com/fe/daily/20010120/fco20038.html |date=2 January 2013 }} in ''[[Indian Express]]'', 20 January 2001</ref>

Hamdard Laboratories has a twin manufacturing plant in [[Ghaziabad, India|Ghaziabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] and one plant in [[Manesar]], [[Haryana]].<ref name="cbc">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/heavy-metal-warning-for-ayurvedic-medicinal-products-1.524035|title=Heavy metal warning for Ayurvedic medicinal products|date=4 March 2005|publisher=CBC News|access-date=3 June 2018|archive-date=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617152343/http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/heavy-metal-warning-for-ayurvedic-medicinal-products-1.524035|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="IBN Live">{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/metal-content-found-in-ayurvedic-drugs/3322-17.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212013734/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/metal-content-found-in-ayurvedic-drugs/3322-17.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2008|title=Metal content found in Ayurvedic drugs|date=5 January 2006|work=IBN Live|access-date=21 March 2013}}</ref>

== Products ==
The company has over 500 natural and herb-based products. Some of its known products are [[Rooh Afza|Sharbat Rooh Afza]], [[Safi (medicine)|Safi]], Pachnaul, Roghan Badam Shirin, Sualin, Joshina and Cinkara. 

==See also==
* [[Hamdard Pakistan]]
* [[Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh]]
* [[Hamdard Public School]]
* [[Jamia Hamdard]]
* [[CRIUM, Hyderabad]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.hamdard.in/ Official website (Healthcare division)]
* [http://www.hamdard.com/ Official website (Food division)]

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