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Research & Reviews : A Journal of Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy

Relevance of Unani Medicine (Greco-Arab Medicine) in Management of Bawāsῑr (Hemorrhoids): An Updated Review

  1. Irfan Ahmad
  2. Mohd Adil
  3. Masroor Ahmad Qureshi
  4. Nirmala Devi
  5. Haseeb Alam Lari
  6. Mohd Yasir

Abstract

Hemorrhoids is a prevalent anorectal disease with substantial compromise in quality of life, and various important factors are implicated in its causation. Increased abdominal pressure, excessive straining and hard stool lead to the venous engorgement of the hemorrhoidal plexus clinically characterized by per rectal bleeding, thrombosis and symptomatic prolapse of haemorrhoidal mass. In Unani System of medicine, the primary cause for the development of hemorrhoidal disease is focal retention of Sawdavi Ghaleez Dam (abnormal black bile or viscous blood) in the anal region. Numerous single and compound drugs are mentioned in Unani classical texts that have been validated in recent past including Kundur, Muqil, Anjeer, Habb-e-Bawaseer, Habb-e-Muqil etc. The present manuscript is a sincere effort to delineate Unani perspective on haemorrhoids along with current scenario of clinical research in Unani medicine and what policies and strategies should be adopted to expedite the research in this direction.

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