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2 articles for “Siman e Mufrat”
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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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A Cross Sectional Study Report on Prevalence of Obesity and its Associated Risk Factor among Patients Attending National Institute of Unani Medicine, India
Abstract: Background and objective: Obesity (Siman e Mufrat) is defined as deposition of excess adipose tissue mass and increased body weight. As per National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) in 2015–16, India’s obesity doubled in last 10 years. The prevalence of obesity is higher among the urban than rural, high socioeconomic states and in south India from 1998 to 2018. This study was designed to estimate the prevalence of obesity among patients …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Medicine · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2021 · pp. 12–16 Read article