Peptic ulcer, also known as PUD or Peptic ulcer disease, is an ulcer of an area of the gastrointestinal tract that is usually acidic and thus extremely painful. PUD is one of the most common gastro intestinal disorders, which causes a high rate of morbidity. The lifetime prevalence of PUD is 5 to 10% with about equal prevalence in men and women. Modern lifestyles and unhealthy eating habits lead to different stomach and intestinal diseases and disorders. The stomach normally secretes acid that is essential in the digestive process. Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) develops when the protective mechanisms of the gastrointestinal mucosa, such as mucus and bicarbonate secretion, are overwhelmed by the damaging effects of gastric acid and pepsin. Symptoms include abdominal pain with severity relating to mealtimes, after around 3 hours of taking a meal; bloating and abdominal fullness; nausea, and copious vomiting; loss of appetite and weight loss etc. In the present scenario, Unani system of medicine is quite feasible to cure the diseases by its unique way of treatment and prescription of diet regimen and Unani system of Medicine (USM) has its own way of successful management of Gastric Ulcer and offers well integrated stepwise plan for treating a disease. It should be focus to sort out health related problems especially in GIT system. Present paper was aimed to collect information on various herbs which are used in treating PUD in various different parts of the world, depending upon the data’s provided by researchers.
