Unani system of medicine approach to the prevention and treatment of the lifestyle and non communicable diseases is aimed at avoiding the accumulation of fasad mada (toxins) through maintaining of asbab e sitta zarooriya (six essential factors). This review was designed with the objectives to translate and compile ancient Unani literature on lifestyle disorders from classical text, to interpret Unani concept of lifestyle disorders and find proper management for lifestyle disorders through Unani system of medicine. The review was carried out from Arabic and Urdu classical texts of Unani medicine and published articles from reputed journals. In various Unani classical texts it have been stated that chronic disorders, which can also be termed as lifestyle disorders, are the conditions which arise from poor management of the asbab e sitta zarooriya (six essential factors) over an extended period. This invariably results in an accumulation of fasad mada (toxins) which is beyond the ability of physics or tabiat to deal with. Unani recognises the importance of identifying a person"s risk factors like saman e mufrat (obesity) and interpreting the illness on the basis of the temperamental as well as humoral theory. This allows a targeted approach to deal with the humoral or structural imbalance associated with chronic lifestyle disorders such as Ziabetas shakari (type 2 diabetes mellitus) and Zaghtuddum qavi (hypertension). The matter or madda which is accumulated inside the heart or in the pericardium is mostly fasad rutoobat (morbid fluid) in nature. Excessive accumulation of morbid matter in the pericardium exerts pressure on the heart and prevents proper inbasat (relaxation) and thereby destructing the rooh (vital spirit) which leads to death. Lifestyle modification with asbab e sitta zarooriya (six essential factors) and non essential factors (asbab e ghair zarooriya) provide the ability of physis or tabiat to preserve and restore health.
Unani Medicine is one of the oldest medical systems extensively practiced presently in Iran, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan. The concept on Amrad-i-Waba'i is mentioned in Unani System derived from the principles put forwarded by renown scholars such as Hippocrates and Galen who were the pioneer in describing prevention and management of epidemic. Unani Physician like Razi, Ibn Sena, Kabeerudeen, Rabban al-Tabri and Azam Khan had viewed in their treaties that the main cause of Amrad-i-Waba'i as contamination of environment specially air and water. A Large number of single as well as compound drugs were recommended in the classical text of Unani Medicine in the prevention and management of Amrad-i-Waba'i. Clinical features of COVID-19 resemble with those of Nazla-e-Wabaiya and Humma-i-wabaī which are types of Amraz -i-Waba (epidemic diseases) and the aforementioned scholars' Unani classical text appraisal had provided key information for the prevention and management of epidemic diseases and COVID 19 condition alike.
Boswellia serrata is known as Kundur in Unani Medicine and the plant is found in Arabia, South Africa and west Asia. The white to yellow colored aromatic oleo resin gum is obtained from the stem bark of this pant and the main constituents of Boswellia serrata Roxb is Boswellic acid. This article was aimed to investigate and compile the pharmacological profile mentioned in Classical text of Unani medicine with special attention to its ulcer healing action and to scientifically recognize those pharmacological actions through the already published scientific studies. Pharmacological activities of kundur mentioned in Unani medicine are astringent, desiccative to the ulcer, antiseptic, haemostatic, cicatrizant, memory tonic, siccative to the secretion of phlegm, carminative, tissue formation and ulcer healing action. The active constituents of Boswellia serrata had proved effective in many experimental and clinical studies for various disease conditions.
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