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Online Publishing Date:
20 / 02 / 2015

 


Therapeutic Principles of Liver Diseases in Unani Medicine

Shabnam Ansari, Mohammad Akhtar Siddiqui, Fasihuz Zaman.


Abstract
Background: Unani System of Medicine has been treating liver diseases since centuries under the aegis of principles, which advise usage of specific drugs or therapy for a particular disease.
Purpose: To review the therapeutic principles along with Unani drugs documented in the treatment of liver diseases.
Data Sources: Urdu and English version of Unani literary books were utilized. Original e-research papers were used as databases.
Limitation: The present paper only ascribed therapeutic principles of liver disease mainly. Although hepatoprotective drugs have also been mentioned in this paper.
Result & Conclusion: According to the Unani Medicine, the pathological changes in the liver are caused mainly by derangement in the temperament of humours and accumulation of mawad-e-fasida (morbid material). So therapeutic measures aims at, restoring the equilibrium of various elements by counteracting the effect of pathological temperament existing at the time of disease with medicines and diet, supported with Ilaj bit-tadbeer (regimenal therapy) and then expulsion of raddi akhlat (morbid humours) by istafraag (evacuation) from the body. Kasni (Cichorium intybus), Ward (Rosa damascene), Zafran (Crocus sativus) & others, have been proven for their hepatoprotective activity in animal models.

Key words: Abnormal temperament Liver, Complementary medicine, Graecoarab medicine, Hepatoprotective drugs, Sue Mizaj, Unani: hepatoprotective, Unani medicine,


 
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Shabnam Ansari, Mohammad Akhtar Siddiqui, Fasihuz Zaman. Therapeutic Principles of Liver Diseases in Unani Medicine. J Res Educ Indian Med . Online First: 20 Feb, 2015. doi:10.5455/JREIM.82-1420026640


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Shabnam Ansari, Mohammad Akhtar Siddiqui, Fasihuz Zaman. Therapeutic Principles of Liver Diseases in Unani Medicine. J Res Educ Indian Med . Online First: 20 Feb, 2015. doi:10.5455/JREIM.82-1420026640



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Shabnam Ansari, Mohammad Akhtar Siddiqui, Fasihuz Zaman (0) Therapeutic Principles of Liver Diseases in Unani Medicine. J Res Educ Indian Med , Online First: 20 Feb, 2015. doi:10.5455/JREIM.82-1420026640



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Shabnam Ansari, Mohammad Akhtar Siddiqui, Fasihuz Zaman. "Therapeutic Principles of Liver Diseases in Unani Medicine." Journal of Research and Education in Indian Medicine Online First: 20 Feb, 2015. doi:10.5455/JREIM.82-1420026640



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Shabnam Ansari, Mohammad Akhtar Siddiqui, Fasihuz Zaman (0) Therapeutic Principles of Liver Diseases in Unani Medicine. Journal of Research and Education in Indian Medicine, Online First: 20 Feb, 2015. doi:10.5455/JREIM.82-1420026640