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14 articles for “Greco-Arab medicine”
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Relevance of Unani Medicine (Greco-Arab Medicine) in Management of Bawāsῑr (Hemorrhoids): An Updated Review
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 …
Published in Research & Reviews : A Journal of Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 20–27 Read article
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Sailan-ur-Rahem (Abnormal Vaginal Discharge) in Greco-Arabic Medicine: A Review
Abstract: Greco-Arab medicine also known as Unani System of Medicine (USM) is well known based on the Hippocratic humoral theory. According to USM, every person is supposed to have a unique humoral constitution which represents his healthy state and any change in this state causes illness of the said person. The severity of the disease depends directly upon the change in equilibrium from mizaj (Temperament). In Greco-Arab medicine, Sailan-ur-Rahem is a …
Published in Research & Reviews : A Journal of Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Abysmal Oddities of Brain in Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Based on Sū’-i-Mizāj Māddῑ (Abnormal Substantial Temperament): Through The Lens of Greco-Arabic Medicine
Abstract: The mesmerizing history of neurological and psychiatric disorders relates to the history of humanity. The Unani philosophers apprehend neurological and psychiatric disorders superbly. They gave a conceptual understanding of the Sū’-i-Mizāj dimag and diagnosed neurological and psychiatric disorders wonderfully. Contrariwise, the Babylonians associated epilepsy, anxiety, depression, mania, and other psychiatric disorders with deities and demons earlier. To understand, analyse, and explain a comprehensive patho-physiology of neurological and psychiatric disorders, it …
Published in Research & Reviews : A Journal of Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 30–42 Read article
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Concept of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Greco-Arab (Unani) Medicine
Abstract: Tuberculosis, one of the oldest diseases known to effect humans have preceded recorded history since the changes of spinal tuberculosis in the skeleton of a Neolithic man was described. The development of Greek medicine (Unani medicine) has been the hallmark in the history of medicine and it was with this civilization of ancient Greece that the history of tuberculosis really begins. Hippocrates (460–375 BC) owes to the medicine the art …
Published in Research & Reviews : A Journal of Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Role of Impaired Digestion in Disease Pathogenesis: According to Unani System of Medicine
Abstract: The relationship between digestion and disease occupies a central position in Greco-Arab (Unani) medicine, as emphasized by classical physicians such as Ibn Sina and Al-Razi. In Unani medicine, digestion (Haḍm) is not confined to the gastrointestinal tract alone but represents a comprehensive physiological and metabolic process involving four sequential stages: gastric digestion (Haḍm-e-Mi‘dī), hepatic digestion (Haḍm-e-Kabidī), vascular digestion (Haḍm-e-‘Urūqī), and tissue digestion (Haḍm-e-‘Uḍwī). These stages are governed by Quwwat-e-Hāḍima (digestive …
Published in Research & Reviews : A Journal of Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 13, Issue 2, 2026 Read article
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Hakim Ismail Jurjani (1042–1137 AD): Life, Works, and Medical Legacy
Abstract: Hakim Ismail Jurjani, also known as Seyyed Isma’il Jorjani, was among the most distinguished physicians and scholars of medieval Persian medicine whose contributions significantly influenced the development of Greco-Arab and Unani medical traditions. His monumental encyclopedia, Zakhīra Khwārazmshāhī (Treasure of the Khwarazm Shah), is regarded as one of the greatest medical compilations of the Islamic Golden Age and represents a landmark in the evolution of Persian scientific literature. Unlike earlier …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Ayurvedic Science, Yoga and Naturopathy · Vol. 13, Issue 2, 2026 Read article
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Stress Urinary Incontinence (Salasulul-Baul): A Review of The Unani Concept
Abstract: Greco-Arabic medicine, a rich repository of knowledge on various bodily ailments, offers significant insights into managing and treating numerous health conditions. Among these, urinary incontinence (UI) stands out as a frequently overlooked, underreported, and untreated medical issue that profoundly affects the quality of life for women across all age groups. Salasul baul, a term used in Greco-Arabic medicine, describes this distressing condition characterized by an inability to control urine, significantly …
Published in Research & Reviews : A Journal of Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2024 · pp. 30–33 Read article
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A Review on Al Hijamah (Cupping Therapy): The Unique Art of Healing
Abstract: Unani Medicine (Greco-Arab Medicine) is holistic medicine, art and science of healing which believes in treating the disease from the root, and thereby profiting the man and mankind from grief and sorrow of illness and disease. Four methods have been described for treatment of diseases in Unani Medicine, these are- Ilaj-bil-ghiza (dieto therapy), Ilaj-bil-tadbir (regimental therapy), Ilaj-bid-dawa (pharmacotherapy) and Ilaj-bil-Yad (surgery). Ilaj-bil-tadbir (regimental therapy) and particularly Hijamah (Cupping) is gaining …
Published in Research & Reviews : A Journal of Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 1, Issue 03, 2014 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Role of Impaired Digestion in Disease Pathogenesis: According to Unani System of Medicine
Abstract: The relationship between digestion and disease occupies a central position in Greco-Arab (Unani) medicine, as emphasized by classical physicians such as Ibn Sina and Al-Razi. In Unani medicine, digestion (Haḍm) is not confined to the gastrointestinal tract alone but represents a comprehensive physiological and metabolic process involving four sequential stages: gastric digestion (Haḍm-e-Mi‘dī), hepatic digestion (Haḍm-e-Kabidī), vascular digestion (Haḍm-e-‘Urūqī), and tissue digestion (Haḍm-e-‘Uḍwī). These stages are governed by Quwwat-e-Hāḍima (digestive …
Published in Research & Reviews : A Journal of Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 13, Issue 2, 2026 · pp. 30–36 Read article
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Hakim Ismail Jurjani (1042–1137 AD): Life, Works, and Medical Legacy
Abstract: Hakim Ismail Jurjani, also known as Seyyed Isma’il Jorjani, was among the most distinguished physicians and scholars of medieval Persian medicine whose contributions significantly influenced the development of Greco-Arab and Unani medical traditions. His monumental encyclopedia, Zakhīra Khwārazmshāhī (Treasure of the Khwarazm Shah), is regarded as one of the greatest medical compilations of the Islamic Golden Age and represents a landmark in the evolution of Persian scientific literature. Unlike earlier …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Ayurvedic Science, Yoga and Naturopathy · Vol. 13, Issue 2, 2026 · pp. 31–36 Read article
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Acne Vulgaris in Unani (Greco Arabic) and Modern Perspectives: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Clinical Management
Abstract: AbstractAcne is a worldwide distressing dermatological disorder affecting millions of adolescents every day without any racial predilection. It is prevalent in 90% of adolescents. The objectives of this review are to summarize the concept of acne and its management in conventional and Unani system of medicine and to place it in the perspective with current clinical practice. This review article is based upon the literature in Unani (Greco-Arabic) texts regarding …
Published in Journal of AYUSH: Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 2, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 11–19 Read article
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PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DIABETES MELLITUS (DM) WITH DIETOTHERAPY: A REVIEW
Abstract: Prevalence of type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been increasing throughout the world day by day, to an extent that the condition has reached the epidemic proportions in many countries. One of the main reasons for increasing diabetic cases is the sedentary lifestyle, intake of junk food and obesity. Unhealthy eating with profound dependence on junk food, is the major reason for increasing lifestyle diseases like Diabetes Mellitus. Greco-Arab and …
Published in Research & Reviews : A Journal of Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 10–19 Read article
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Al-Razi’s Anatomical Insights: A Detailed Review of Kitab Al-Mansuri
Abstract: Al-Razi (865–925 CE), a leading physician of the Greco-Arab Golden Age, made foundational contributions to human anatomy through clinical observation and empirical analysis. This review explores Al-Razi's anatomical insights, particularly as recorded in his influential medical compendium Kitab al-Mansuri (The Book of Medicine Dedicated to al-Mansur). In this work, Al-Razi challenges the prevailing Galenic doctrines by prioritizing evidence-based understanding over uncritical acceptance of ancient texts. His method reflects a scientific …
Published in Research & Reviews : A Journal of Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 12, Issue 3, 2025 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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A Conceptual Review of Qillate Ifraze Darqia (Hypothyroidism) and Its Correlation with Sue Mizaj Barid
Abstract: Qillate Ifraze Darqia (Hypothyroidism) is the most common disease of thyroid gland. Iodine deficiency continues to be a major contributor to hypothyroidism worldwide. The condition is the most common, impacting up to 40/10 000 women and 6/10 000 men annually. In traditional Unani literature, Qillate Ifraze Darqia is not explicitly described. However, ancient Greco– Arab scholars have given ample description of Sue Mizaj Barid and mentioned its Asbab, Alamaat wa …
Published in Research & Reviews : A Journal of Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 23–28 Read article