About unani system of medicine or introduction of unani system of medicine

Unani system of medicine sometimes referred as Greeco-Arab medicine or Unani Tibb. Unani tibb is based on Greek philosophy .As per this, the human body is composed of four basic elements, Earth, Air, Water, Fire having cold dry ,hot wet, cold wet and hot dry temperament respectively.

The body fluids are composed of four humours Blood, Phlegm, Bile and black bile. Humours have their own temperament. Blood(KHOON)hot wet. Phlegm (BALGHAM) cold wet Bile(SAFRA) hot dry, Black bile (SAUDA)cold dry. So the diseases are classified according to qualitative and quantitative changes in humours. So scientific treatment....so natural ... Believe it ,as long as these humours exists in normal balance normal quantities and in normal region of the body the human system will work in a normal way. Any imbalance in the constitution of humours or changes in their quantity and quality result in disease condition. Unani system of medicine is an Ancient system of medicine having its scientific approach and strength to face any challenge in the field of medical treatment.

Unani (Herbal ) system of medicine uses pure herbs so the side effects are minimal to nil. So now it's time to approach towards Unani system of medicine.

FUNDAMENTALS OF UNANI MEDICINE

• UMOOR E TABAIYA ( physical factors)
• ASBAB E SITTE ZAROORIYA (6 Essential factors)
• TABIYAT/PHYSIS/NATURE.
• ASBAB E SITTE ZAROORIYA
• Hawa
• Makool wo mashrube
• Harkat wo sukoon e badni
• Harkat wo sukoon e nafsani
• Naum wo yaghza
• Ehtibas wo istefragh
• TABIYAT

Quwate mudabir e badan the supreme power or the supreme planner of human body, which controls all the physiological functions of the body and provide resistance against the disease

Concept of health and disease in Unani system of medicine

Health is the state in which the temperament and structure of the human body are such that all is its functions are carried out in a correct and whole manner. Disease is a state of the body which is the opposite of health.

- Classification of diseases
- Diseases are broadly classified into two types
- Mufarrad (or) simple disease.
- Murakkab (or) compound (or) complete disease.

Diagnostic methods:

Classical diagnosis in Unani system is based on examination of pulse, stool and urine in addition to general examination, systemic examination and laboratory examination.

Principles of Treatment in Unani system of medicine:

Izaale sabab - removal of cause.
Tanqiya - elimination of morbid matter.
Tadeele mizaj - normalization in temperament .
Taqviyat - tonics.

Modes of treatment [ Methods of treatment]
Ilaaj bil dawa [Pharmaco therapy].
Ilaaj bil tadbeer [Regimental therapy ]
Ilaaj bil ghiza [Dieto therapy]
Ilaaj bil yad [Surgery].
Pharmaco therapy (Ilaaj bil dawa) Use of drugs of plants, animals and mineral origins, either alone or in combination.
Regimental therapy (Ilaaj bil Tadbeer) Use of exercise, leeching, cupping, venesection, massage, steam bath etc.

Surgery (Ilaaj bil yad) Surgery, surgical intervention.
Unani system of medicine emphasizes on maintaining health by natural ways, and means through change in lifestyle, regular exercise, and regulation of diet normalizing sleep habits and by avoiding factors which may adversely affect the quality of life. It is significant that this system is based on crude or whole drug therapy in which active principle of a drug is not isolated but is allowed to co exist with other natural part of a plant to counter act the side effects.

In this crude drug therapy most of the cases there is no direct attack on the causative organism of the disease but the internal atmosphere of the body is altered due to that the causative organism is either killed or becomes in active. There are some herbs that act as immune modulators in the body by encouraging the defence mechanism of a person the selection of drugs depend upon the nature and type of disease.