PRESENATION ON UNANI & SIDDHA

INTRODUCTION A paradigm shift is occurring within our society wherein a growing number of people are adopting an expanded view of health which embraces a holistic perspective rather than a purely allopathic one. Complementary and alternative therapies provide a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices and products that are generally not considered medicine.

COMPLEMENTARY & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE DOS DONTS

Inform about any physical Take high doses of supplements condition or allergiesAsk about reliable source of Combine many different remedies informationChoose a qualified practitioner Give remedies to childrenAsk about any possible side- Take remedies from unreliable effects source like internet

BASIC CONCEPTS

UNANI

UNANIHistory:- Unani medicine as the name suggests , originated in grrece or unan. It was the greek-philosopher-physician Hippocrates (460-377 BC) who freed medicine from the realm of superstition and magic and gave the status of science.After Hippocrates, a number of Grrek Scholars enriched the system and it imbibed the best from contemporary system of medicinein Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Persia, India, China and other Middle-East and far East countries.

PRINCIPLE OF UNANI MEDICINEThe Unani medicine is based on the Humoral theory- which presupposes the presence of four humors. They are Dum(blood), Balgham (Phlegm), Safra(Yellow-Bile), and Sauda (Black-Bile).

The body has the power of self-preservation to maintain a correct balance of these humors, which is called as Quwwat-E-Mudabbira(Medicatrix Natura). Unani medicine helps to regain this balance.

DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT The unani physician called Hakim diagnoses a disesase by feeling the pulse and rhythmic expansion of arteries by fingers, stool and urine examination also help in diagnosis. Four types of treatment lines are available.

Regimental TherapyDietotherapyPharmacotherapySurgery

The regimental therapy includes procedures like venesection, cupping, Turkish bath, massage, exercise and leeching among others. These therapies involves working on specificbody reflexes, most commonly by massage.

Dietotherapy involves administration of specific diets or regulation of quantity and quality of foods, where as pharmacotherapy deals with administration of drugs derived from plant and mineral sources. In unani system, single drugs or their combinations in raw form are preferred over compound formulations .

A unani physician doesnt prescribe strongest drug at the beginning of the treatment. He selects the drug according to the degree of variation form the normal healthy condition and observes the effect produced by the treatment. At same time, he instructs the patient to observe some restrictions in diet and lifestyle.

USES OF UNANIUnani Medicine is unparallel when treating chronic disease as asthma, arthritis, cardiac disorders, mental disorder, urinal infection and digestive disorder.

Modern Research have also established the fact that unani medicine are effective in the treatment of skin disorder which includes leukoderma.

Unani Medicine have achieved wonderful results in treatment of cerebral palsy

MENTAL ILLNESS Unani Medicine is effective in treatment of sexual disorders.

Unani medicine have effective & permanent cure for any sexual ailment. Unani is used in treatment of sleep disorders

Unani Medicine treatment is culmination of different regimens and is effective in treatment of stress.

SIDDHASiddha science is the oldest traditional treatment system generated from Dravidian culture. Siddha flourished in period of Indus Valley Civilization.

Palm leaf manuscripts says that the Siddha system was first described by Lord Shiva to his wife Parvathy. Parvathy explained this knowledge to his son Murga. He taught all this knowledge to his disciple Agasthya.

FATHER OF UNANI :- AGASTHYAAgasthya taught this knowledge to 18 Siddhars and they spread this knowledge to human beings.

The word Siddha comes fom word Siddhi which means an object to be attained perfectly. Siddha focused on AATHMASIDDHI the 8 supernatural powers. Those who attained this poers are Siddhars There are 18 Siddhars who developed system of medicine

CONCEPT

Healthy soul can be developed through healthy body. So they developed methods & medications that are believed to strengthen the physical body and thereby the souls.

Siddha medicine is claimed to revitalize and rejuvenate dysfunctional organs that cause the disease and to maintain the ratio of Dosha Vadham, Pitham, Kabam.

The Siddha medicine given to practitioners includes flowers, fruits and various roots in mixed basis. The disturbance in equilibrium of Vadham, Pitham & Kabam leads to disease.

The factors which assumed to affect their equilibrium are environment, Climate, Diet, physical activity, stress. Under normal conditions the ratio between 3 humors Vadham, Pitham. Kabam is 4 :2 :1 resp.

Diagnosis& TreatmentIn diagnosis,examination of 8 items are:

Na(Tongue): black in vatha, yellow or red in pitha, white in kapha, ulcerated in anaemia.Varna(Colour): dark in vartha, yellow or red in pitha, pale in kapha.Svara(voice), normal in vatha, high pitched in pitha, low pitched in kapha, slurred in alcoholismKan(eyes): muddy conjunctiva, yellowish or red in pitha,pale in kaphaSparisam(touch): dry in vatha, warm in pitha, chill in kapha, sweating in different parts of the body.Mala(stool): Black stools indicate vatha, yellowpitha, pale in kapha, dark red in ulcer and shiny in terminal illness.Neer(urine): early morning urine is examinated, straw color indicates indigestion, reddish yellow excessive heat, rose in blood-pressure, saffron color in jaundice and looks like meat washed water in renal disease.Nadi(Pulse): the confirmatory method recorded on the radial art. Treatment

DRUGS:- The drugs used by Siddha are classified into 3 groups Thavarm(Herbal Product), Thadhu( Inorganic substance)and Jangamam(Animal Products). The drugs used in Siddha medicine are classified on the basis of propertiesSUVAI(Taste)GUNAM(Character)VEERYAM(Potency)PIRIVU(Class)MAHIMAI(Action)

Internal Medicine: was used through the oral route and further classified into 32 categories based on their form, methods of preparation, shelf-life, etc.External Medicine includes certain form of drugs and also certain applications like nasal, eye and ear drops and also certain procedures like leech application. It is also classified into 32 categories

CLASSIFICATION OF MENTAL ILLNESSMana Noikal (Mental Illness)

Kirakkai( Lunacy)Piramai( Bewilderment)Unmatam(Schizophrenia)Cerukku Noi( Intoxication)Kuddiveri Noi( Alcoholic Psychosis)Veri Noi( Psychosis)]Mayakka Noi(Syncope)Vellipu Noi( Convulsions)Cutika Vatam( Hysteria) Murcai( Fainting)

ROLE OF NURSE

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