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8 articles for “Buqrat”
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Ringworm Infection in Unani Perspective: A Literary Review
Abstract: There are several skin conditions that affect human beings. Since the most common of skin conditions may have some symptoms that are similar, it becomes more important to understand the differences between them. Skin disorders may vary significantly in symptoms and severity. Qooba (Dermatophytosis) is one such type of type of skin disease. In Unani System of Medicine, it is described as roughness which appears over skin surface. As far …
Published in Research & Reviews : A Journal of Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2021 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Obesity (Siman-E-Mufrat) in Greeco-Arabic Perspective: A Review
Abstract: Tibb-e-Unani has been rendering services to the mankind for thousands of years. This healing art is one of the oldest and well organized systems of medicine. The Greeks were the first to recognize Siman-e-mufrat (obesity) as a medical disorder. It is evident that Buqrat (460–377 BC) was first who described obesity (siman-e-mufrat) in his famous book Fusool-e-Buqrat. Buqrat understood that siman-e-mufrat leads to infertility and early death. He was also …
Published in Research & Reviews : A Journal of Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 10–16 Read article
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Dalk (Massage) in Unani Medicine: An Ancient Regimen for Preventive and Rehabilitative Treatment of Various Diseases
Abstract: Dalk (Massage) was a traditional medical practice of many ancient cultures including Chinese, Egyptian, Greeks, Hindus, Japanese, and Romans. Therapeutic massage is an age- old remedy and widely practiced method of Regimenal therapy which is found in all major civilization past and present. Massage is a form of riyazat (Exercise) undertaken with hands as a manipulative technique over the surface of body to increase blood circulation and remove waste materials …
Published in Research & Reviews : A Journal of Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 19–27 Read article
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Concept of Hemorrhoid (Bawaseer) and Management in Unani System of Medicine: A Review
Abstract: Hemorrhoids are dilated veins within the anal canal in the sub-epithelial region formed by radicles of the superior and inferior rectal veins. The basic cause of bulging of veins (piles) is increase in intra-abdominal pressure as in the case of obesity, constipation and pregnancy. It is a common ailment among adults. In Unani system of medicine, hemorrhoids are known as bawaseer. Buqrat (Hippocrates) (460–377BC), the renowned Unani physician, stated that …
Published in Research & Reviews : A Journal of Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 15–18 Read article
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Unani Concepts of Brain Pathology: Humoral Mechanisms in Māddī Neurological Disorders
Abstract: Background The Unani System of Medicine (USM) considers the brain (Dimāgh) as the principal organ of Quwā Nafsāniyya (psychic faculties), responsible for sensation, cognition, memory, movement, and emotional regulation. According to Unani principles, health is maintained through equilibrium of Mizāj (temperament) and Akhlāṭ (humours), whereas disease develops when this balance is disturbed. Among neurological disorders, Sū’-i-Mizāj Māddī Dimāgh refers to pathological conditions of the brain associated with the accumulation of …
Published in Journal of AYUSH: Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 15, Issue 2, 2026 Read article
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Unlocking The Secrets Of Asbab-E-Sitta Zaruriyya: Unani Medicine's Key To Human Fitness
Abstract: The Unani system of medicine, also known as Graeco-Arabic medicine, draws its roots from the teachings of renowned Greek physician Hippocrates and Roman physician Galen. Over time, it evolved into a comprehensive medical system during the medieval era under the guidance of Arabian and Persian physicians such as Rhazes (al Razi), Avicenna (Ibn-e-Sina), Al-Zahrawi, and Ibn Nafis. Often referred to as the “Father of Unani medicine”, Buqrat (Hippocrates) hailed from …
Published in Journal of AYUSH: Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 12, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 6–11 Read article
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Hemorrhoids (Bawaseer) in Unani System of Medicine: A Review
Abstract: Hemorrhoids are one of the most common anorectal disorders encountered in the general population as well as in clinical practice. The term “Hemorrhoid” was most likely first used by Hippocrates (Buqrat) to explain the bleeding from the veins of the anus. It is derived from two Greek words “haima" means blood, “rhoos" means flowing. Bawaseer are dilated veins occurring in relation to the anal canal. In normal population the disease …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Surgery · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2021 · pp. 12–23 Read article
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Literature Review of Irsal-e-Alaq (Leech Therapy) in Unani and Modern Science
Abstract: The Unani system of medicine is based on the humoral theory (Nazriya Akhlat) postulated by Buqrat. According to this theory, all illness is caused by an imbalance of one of the four body humors that is, blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile. Irsal-e-alaq is one of the oldest and widely practiced means of Ilaj-bit-tadbeer for local evacuation of morbid humours. It is a procedure of treatment with the use …
Published in Research & Reviews : A Journal of Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2019 · pp. 21–29 Read article