Experience the Healing Power of Unani Medicine at Sinaam Unani Nursing Home
Unani Medicine, a holistic healing system with a rich history, is gaining recognition worldwide for its natural, holistic approach and effective treatments.
At Sinaam Unani Nursing Home, we specialize in providing Unani-based treatments that focus on restoring balance and promoting wellness.
What is Unani Medicine?
UNANI, the most ancient alternate form of medicine has lived with the belief of treating a patient “inside out”, by restoring the balance between the organ systems, leading to a healthier life.
The Scientific and Historical Foundations of Unani Medicine
In recent years, modern science has validated several teachings and beliefs rooted in the wisdom of Unani science. This comprehensive medical system provides promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative healthcare. Its fundamentals, diagnosis, and treatment modalities are rooted in scientific principles and a holistic approach. The system considers each individual in relation to their environment, emphasizing the health of the body, mind, and soul.
The Unani system of medicine, sometimes referred to as ‘Greco-Arab’ medicine or ‘Unani Tibb,’ is based on Greek philosophy and originated in Greece. The term ‘Unani’ is derived from ‘Unan,’ which is Arabic and Urdu for ‘Greece’.
This system of medicine is a comprehensive medical system, providing promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative healthcare. its fundamentals, diagnosis and treatment modalities are based on scientific principles and a holistic approach, considering each individual in relation to his/her environment and emphasizing on the health of body, mind and soul. This comprehensive medical system provides promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative healthcare. Its fundamentals, diagnosis, and treatment modalities are rooted in scientific principles and a holistic approach. The system considers each individual in relation to their environment, emphasizing the health of the body, mind, and soul.
The theoretical framework of Unani medicine is based on the work of Hippocrates (460-377 BC). By his method of careful study and comparison of symptoms, he laid down the foundation for clinical medicine based on diet and rest. He advocated that the chief function of a physician is to aid the natural forces of the body in combating a disease.
A number of Greek scholars after Hippocrates such as Galen (131-200 AD) followed by Arab physicians like Rhazes (850-932 AD) and Avicenna (980-1037 AD), enriched the system considerably. Rhazes and Avicenna authored Al-Hawi and Al-Qanun respectively, which were compilations of their observations.
The Unani system follows the humoral theory, postulating the presence of four humors in the body: dam (blood), balgham (phlegm), safra (yellow bile), and sauda (black bile). This theory runs parallel to the concept of kapha, vata, and pitta—the three doshas in Ayurveda.
These humoral temperaments are:
How Ailments are Healed
In the Unani system of medicine, six basic factors are considered essential for the maintenance of good health and the prevention of diseases. If a person practices these basic principles with a perfect balance, their health remains well-maintained. Health is thus considered a state of the body where the humors are in equilibrium, and body functions are normal. This concept is based on six essential elements.
- Air
- Drink and food
- Sleep and wakefullness
- Physical activity
- Mental activity and rest
- Excretion and retention
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