INTERVENING AND UPHOLDING UNANI SYSTEM OF MEDICINE IN RURAL HEALTH
Azhar Hassan, Aisha Perveen*, Kamar Sultana, Sana-Ur-Rehman
ABSTRACT
Unani or Greeko-Arab medicine, originated in Greece about 2500 years back and is based upon the four humour theory of Hippocrates, it assesses the need of peoples in terms of Temperament, so the aim of it, is to maintain a proper balance between bodily and spiritual function. Much attention has also been provided to body’s natural power of self preservation and adjustment in this system of medicine. The USM (Unani system of medicine) deals with various states of health and diseases, providing preventive, curative and rehabilitative healthcare importance, ever since 1976, WHO also had adopted policies to revive and promote traditional medicine or TCAM (Traditional, Complimentary, Alternative system of medicine) including Unani medicines. It is presently practicing in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, China, Iran, Iraq, Africa, Central Asia and Middle Eastern countries. Recently, Ministry of AYUSH, government of India and WHO have signed a holistic project collaboration agreement (PCA) for cooperation on promoting the quality, safety, and effectiveness, of service provision of traditional and complementary medicines. In India the system has been developed and nurtured scientifically and systematically integrated into health care delivery system and has played an important role. The medicines are cheaper, affordable, and easily available to every common person even living in rural areas. These medicines are found to be safe and effective in curing hepatobiliary, genitourinary, gastrointestinal, neuromuscular, skin, respiratory, joint and cardiovascular system diseases etc., Through this paper an effort has been done to show that how unani system of medicines can become a part of rural health, or how can we provide a better option for treatment through common useful Unani drugs and therapies.
Keywords: Traditional medicine, Rural health, WHO, AYUSH, Herbal drug.
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