The Unani System With Deep Roots

Introduction

The basic necessities of primary man were food and shelter. He depended on nature for this. As time
ew, his needs grew and things did not remain the same any more. These changes led to the birth of
civilizations, culture, tradition and scienti c thoughts. The progress in science led to inventions and
discoveries in every eld. Today there is not a single area in man's life where science has not left its mark.
Medical science has also travelled a lot from the old ages. Even now the researchers are engrossed in
their task to study the complex nature of living organisms and their behaviour. Man's unnecessary
intervention in the nature's balanced system, changed climatic conditions and his mechanized life style
has resulted in new diseases and strains. Though medicines are invented for prevention and curing of
such diseases, the reaction due to these drugs are sometimes fatal than the disease itself. In this rush to
nd the remedy for these diseases, man doesn't seem to care about these after e ects.
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Also with the medicine and medicinal equipments coming under the monopoly of multinational
companies, the rate of treatment has increased by many folds. .
It is in this scenario the signi cance of natural herbal medicine arises. The drugs drawn from nature do
no harm to the patient and helps in his complete recovery. This system of medicine is nding wide
acceptance among the masses in west also.