CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF TEMPERAMENT (MIZAJ) OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS (ZIABETES SHAKRI) ATTENDING THE OUT PATIENT DEPARTMENT OF AHWC’S OF DISTT.PULWAMA (J&K)…AN OPEN STUDY

Shiekh Zahoor Ahmad*, Mushtaq Ahmad Parray, Feroz Ahmad Wani, Nayeem Ahmad Wani and Altaf Hussain Shah

ABSTRACT

Background: Temperament (Mizaj) is defined as the admixture of four humours (Akhlat) the quantity and quality of which determines the particular Mizaj of an individual. Every individual has its own unique Mizaj (temperament), hence reacts to various internal and external stimuli viz .air, water, diet, drug, climate, emotions, body reactions etc. differently according to temperament. Hence, Mizaj predisposes an individual to a particular group of diseases. According to the classical texts of Unani Medicine, it is the concentration, quality and quantity of humours which forms the base and cause of health and disease in an individual. As per Unani doctrine, Mar’d (Disease) is caused either due to Su’ Mizaj (abnormal temperament), Su’tarkib (abnormal composition/structure) or Taffaruk Ittesal (discontinuity)[1-7] This study was conducted at different Ayush Health & Wellness Centres of Distt. Pulwam, Jammu & Kashmir to assess the Mizaj (Temperament) of patients with Diabtes mellitus. Out of 400 patients enrolled for the study,344 (86%) were Balghami, 20 (5%) were Damwi,36 (9%) were Safravi and none was of Sawdawi Mizaj. Thus,fom the study, it was evident that the temperament (Mizaj)of most of the patients with the above mentioned metabolic disease is Balghami followed by Safravi and Damwi and there was no patient with Sawdawi Mizaj.

Keywords: Mizaj, Humours, Unani, Metabolic diseases, Diabetes mellitus, Mar’d, Temperament(Mizaj).