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Mechanism and types of Ābzan.
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In the Unāni system of medicine, there are three methods of treatment viz; ilaj-bit-tadbeer wa ghiza (regimenal therapy and dietotherapy), ilaj- bil- dawa (pharmacotherapy) and ilaj- bil- yad (Surgery). Ilaj-bit-tadbeer is one of the most popular treatments practiced by ancient Unāni physicians for ages. Ābzan (Sitz bath) is one of the procedures o...
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... produces local and systemic effects on the body and its mechanism of action is explained based on types of Ābzan. Its detailed description is given in Table 1. 6,7 It has been suggested that ābzan murakkab causes a "pumping effect" due to the cycle of vasoconstriction and vasodilatation, therefore facilitating Imala-e-Mavad resulting in the removal of the oedematous conditions. ...