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 Unani
Medicine is based on the Greece philosophy.
According to Basic Principals of Unani the body
is made up of the four Basic elements i.e.
Earth, Air, Water, Fire which have different
Temperaments i.e. Cold, Hot, Wet, Dry. After
mixing and interaction of four elements a new
compound having new temperament comes into
existence i.e. Hot Wet, Hot Dry, Cold Wet, Cold
Dry. The body have the Simple and Compound
Organs which got their nourishment through four
Humours i.e. Blood, Phlegm, Yellow Bile, Black
Bile. The humour also assigned temperament as
blood is hot and wet, Phlegm is cold and hot,
yellow bile is hot and dry and black bile is
cold and dry.
 Health
is a state of Body in which there is equilibrium
in the Humours and functions of the body are
normal in accordance to its own temperament and
the environment.
When the equilibrium of the Humours is disturbed
and functions of the body are abnormal ,in
accordance to its own temperament and
environment, that state is called Disease.
Unani medicine believes in Promotion of Health ,
prevention of diseases and cure.
Health of human is based on the six essentials (Asbabe
Sitta Zaroorya) if these are followed health is
maintained otherwise there will be diseases.
Six essentials are 1.Atmospheric Air 2.Drinks
and Food 3.Sleep and Wakefulness 4.Excretion and
Retention 5.Physical activity and rest 6. Mental
activity and Rest.
Diagnosis -
Diseases are mainly diagnosed with the help of
Pulse (Nabz), physical examination of the Urine
and Stool. Also, patients are examined
systematically to make the diagnosis easy as
spot diagnosis with the help of simple, modern
gadgets.
Treatment-
Diseases are treated in the following ways
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Ilajbil Tadbeer (Regimenal Therapy)
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Ilajbil Ghiza ( Dietotherapy)
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Ilajbil Dava (Pharmacotherapy)
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Ilajbil Yad ( Surgery)
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Ilajbil Tadbeer(Regimenal Therapy):-
Some drugless regimens are advised for the
treatment of certain ailments i.e. Exercise,
Massage, Hamam(Turkish Bath, Douches(Cold
and Hot) and the Regimen for Geriatrics.
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Ilajbil Ghiza(Dietotherapy):-
Different diets are recommended for the
patients of different diseases.
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Ilajbil Dava (Pharmaco-therapy):-
The basic concept of treatment is to correct
the cause of the disease that may be
Abnormal temperament due to
Environmental factors
Abnormal humours either due to internal causes
or external causes which may be pathogenic
micro-organism, through (a)drugs of opposite
temperament to the temperament of the disease
that is called Ilaj-bil-zid or (b) drugs of
similar temperament as of the temperament of the
disease that is called as Ilaj-bil-misl
The drugs used are mostly of the Plant origin.
Some drugs of Animal and Mineral Origin are also
used. Patients are treated either by single
drugs (crude drugs) or by compound drugs
(formulations of single drugs).
There are two types of compound drugs used in
the treatment of the diseases i.e. Classical
compound drugs which are in use for the hundreds
and thousands years and Patent/Proprietary
compound drugs which have been formulated by the
individuals or institutions as per their
research and experiences. |
