Dabur (Dabur India Ltd.) is the largest manufacturer of natural products of Ayurvedic medicine in India. Dabur was founded in 1884 by SK Burman, a doctor in West Bengal, to produce and dispense Ayurvedic medicines. Burman designed Ayurvedic medicines for diseases such as cholera and malaria. The company entered the category of Personal Care in the 1940s with the launch of Dabur Amla hair oil.
Dabur disposed of its Pharma business in 2003 and divided it into a separate company, Dabur Pharma Ltd. The German company Fresenius SE bought a 73.27% stake in Dabur Pharma in June 2008 at Rs76.50 per share. The German company had also bought another 17.62% of shares of the market through an open offer at the same price.
The Dabur's Healthcare division has more than 260 products to treat a variety of ailments and body conditions, from the common cold to chronic paralysis. Dabur International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dabur India previously held shares in Weikfield International based in the UAE, which it sold in June 2012.