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Philosopher and Scientist, Hakim Sheikh Mohammad Nobakhti (born in 1822) established a small herbal medicine shop in Kheirabad Village (near Arak). In this shop, he offered homemade herbal medicines based on recipes from old Iranian medical books. He was one of the most famous physicians of his era. People would say, "if Sheikh Mohammad cannot treat a patient, then only God could".
Sheikh Ali Nobakhti (born in 1879) was the son of Hakim Mohammad, and in addition to being a religious leader, he followed his father's footsteps and continued his work in the herbal medicine shop.
In 1935, Sheikh Shodja Nobakhti (born in 1917), one of the descendants of Sheikh Mohammad and the son of Sheikh Ali, undertook the responsibility of the herbal medicine shop.
In the 1990's, the grandson of Sheikh Shodja, Dr Mohammad Javad Nobakhti (born in 1962) designed a plan to directly supply essential drugs in the form of an 'International Pharmacy' as a result of the severe shortage of essential medicines due to the Iran-Iraq war and the insufficient governmental-owned system of preparation and distribution of pharmaceuticals. This plan was presented to the Ministry of Health of Iran and after several years of studies and trials, and despite resistance from many governmental-run entities, this plan was approved and "Payk Daru Centre" was founded under the supervision of the MOH.
The Payk Daru Centre was the first private centre to obtain a license to provide emergency medicines in Iran after the Islamic Revolution.
In 1988, Dr Reza Nabeie, as the representative of a strong medical and economic group, joined Payk Daru. In the years 1998 – 2001, Payk Daru became one of the most important providers of essentials medicines which helped to save the lives of thousands of people.
Payk Daru's successful plan lead the MOH authorities to allow other private companies to apply Payk Daru's structure and obtain import licenses for the importation of essential drugs in emergency situations.