CLINICAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE TEMPERAMENT(MIZAJ) OF PATIENTS WITH DIFFERENT METABOLIC DISEASES ATTENDING THE OUT PATIENT DEPARTMENT OF RRIUM SRINAGAR…AN OPEN STUDY.

Shiekh Zahoor Ahmad*, Shameem Ahmad Rather, Arsheed Iqbal, Asma Afzal and Huma

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 plays an important role in diagnosis and treatment of any disease. 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 Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, University of Kashmir, Srinagar Jammu & Kashmir to evaluate the Mizaj (Temperament) of patients with different metabolic diseases like obesity, Non-Alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD), Dyslipidaemia, Hypothyroidism, Gout.[8] Out of 400 patients enrolled for the study, 344 (86%) were Blghami, 20(5%) were Damwi, 36 (9%) were Safravi and none was of Sawdawi Mizaj. Thus, it was evident that the temperament (Mizaj)of most of the patients with the above mentioned metabolic diseases is Balghami followed by Safravi and Damwi and there was no patient with Sawdawi Mizaj.

Keywords: Mizaj, Humours, Uani, Metabolic diseases, obesity, NAFLD, PCOD, HYPOTHYROIDISM, Mar’d, Temperament(Mizaj).