Basic Principles & Fundamentals of Unani
Unani medicine is based on the Greek philosophy of Humors put forward by Hippocrates .
The Immoral theory presupposes the presence of four humors - Dam (blood),
Balgham (phlegm), Safra (yellow bile) and Sauda (black bile) in the body.
According to basic principles of Unani the body is made up of four basic elements i.e.,
earth, air, water and re, which have di erent temperaments (cold, hot, wet, dry). After
mixing and interaction of four elements, a new compound having new temperament
comes into existence i.e., hot wet, hot dry, cold wet, cold dry. The simple and compound organs in the body get their nourishment through the four humors. The
humors themselves are assigned temperaments,blood is hot and wet, phlegm is cold
and wet, yellow bile is hot and dry last but not the least black bile is cold and dry
Each person has a unique humoral constitution. Every persons has a unique proportion of these four humors. This unique proportion determines the health status of that
person. When this unique proportion becomes disbalanced disease sets in. To maintain the correct humoral balance there is a power of self-preservation. The physician
merely aims to help and promote the action of this power. The medicine used in this
system, help the body to regain the power of self - preservation to an optimum level
and thus restore humoral balance. Unani System of Medicine believes in promotion of
health, prevention and management of the disease . Unani system is e ective in
chronic diseases like Arthritis, Digestive disorders, Leucoderma, Psoriasis and Skin
problems, which are resistant to treatment with allopathic medicine. Unani Medicine
not only cure the disease but can also improves the general health of the person.
Unani medicine is based on the Greek philosophy of Humors put forward by Hippocrates .
The Immoral theory presupposes the presence of four humors - Dam (blood),
Balgham (phlegm), Safra (yellow bile) and Sauda (black bile) in the body.
According to basic principles of Unani the body is made up of four basic elements i.e.,
earth, air, water and re, which have di erent temperaments (cold, hot, wet, dry). After
mixing and interaction of four elements, a new compound having new temperament
comes into existence i.e., hot wet, hot dry, cold wet, cold dry. The simple and compound organs in the body get their nourishment through the four humors. The
humors themselves are assigned temperaments,blood is hot and wet, phlegm is cold
and wet, yellow bile is hot and dry last but not the least black bile is cold and dry
Each person has a unique humoral constitution. Every persons has a unique proportion of these four humors. This unique proportion determines the health status of that
person. When this unique proportion becomes disbalanced disease sets in. To maintain the correct humoral balance there is a power of self-preservation. The physician
merely aims to help and promote the action of this power. The medicine used in this
system, help the body to regain the power of self - preservation to an optimum level
and thus restore humoral balance. Unani System of Medicine believes in promotion of
health, prevention and management of the disease . Unani system is e ective in
chronic diseases like Arthritis, Digestive disorders, Leucoderma, Psoriasis and Skin
problems, which are resistant to treatment with allopathic medicine. Unani Medicine
not only cure the disease but can also improves the general health of the person.
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