Arish Mohammad Khan Sherwani

National Institute of Unani Medicine · Department of Community Medicine in Unani (Tahaffuzi wa Samaji Tib)

Background: Tuberculosis is a global emergency, with approximately nine million people developing the disease every year. India has the highest TB burden worldwide, accounting for nearly one-fifth of the global burden. DOTS provides an 85% cure rate and symptomatic relief during therapy. However, it has been observed that some troubleshooting sy...

Background: Anaemia is defined as an Hb concentration below the diagnostic reference range in children. Most school-aged children have anaemia, which is a common clinical disease. The effects of anaemia in school-age children include decreased resistance to disease, greater susceptibility to infection, poorer physical development, and poor acade...

In anemia, red blood cells or the hemoglobin concentration are below the defined cutoff value in their number and size. In the Unani System of Medicine, anemia is termed Faqr al-Dam which means “shortage of blood.” Anemia is still common in India, and its prevalence has increased across all age groups. Among infants, pregnant and nonpregnant wom...

Background and Objective: Anaemia is a common clinical condition that affects the majority of school aged children. Reduced resistance to disease, increased susceptibility to infection, impaired physical development, and poor school performance are all consequences of anaemia in this group. The present study was designed with the objective of estim...

Non-communicable diseases are medical conditions that are associated with long durations and slow progress.Non-communicable diseases encompass a vast group of diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases. Non-communicable diseases constitute the leading cause of mortality globally, accounting for 70%...

Anaemia is still common in India, and its prevalence has increased across all age groups. The prevalence of anaemia has increased by 2-9% among infants, pregnant and non-pregnant women, and men, according to data from the National Family Health Survey 5 (NFHS-5) released on November 24, 2021. For over 2000 years, the Unani system of Medicine (USM)...

Anaemia is still common in India, and its prevalence has increased across all age groups. The prevalence of anaemia has increased by 2–9% among infants, pregnant and non-pregnant women, and men, according to data from the National Family Health Survey 5 (NFHS-5) released on November 24, 2021. For over 2000 years, the Unani system of Medicine (USM...

Anaemia has a long history, as evidenced by 4,000-year-old bone samples from Thailand that showed advanced signs of the disease. Man has known the importance of iron in health and sickness since the dawn of humanity. Egyptians, Indians, Greeks, and Romans were among the first to use iron as a medicine. In the 17th century, iron was used to cure chl...

Acne vulgaris is a widespread skin disorder that affects 9.4% of the world's population, with teenagers being the most affected. In all ethnic groupings, it affects over 90% of men and 80% of females. Acne vulgaris has a significant impact on a person's emotional and psychological well-being, and it has been likened to other severe disease states i...

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) comprise a wide range of disorders of the muscles and bones, from those of acute onset and short duration to lifelong disorders, but the most prevalent are the arthritic disorders. The specific consequences of musculoskeletal conditions are pain, stiffness, loss of mobility of the joints, deformity, disability, and...

Being an ancient system of medicine, Unani system is diagnosing and treating human ailments since antiquity. This system is serving mankind since the time when there were no sophisticated equipped tools of diagnosis. Ancient Unani scholars have described diseases on the basis of their particular and peculiar sign and symptoms ((aḥwāl) aiding in qui...

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing rapidly around the world. The ageing of the overall population is a significant driver of the diabetes epidemic. Diabetes in older adults is linked to higher mortality, reduced functional status, and increased risk of institutionalization. Nutrition is an integral part of diabetes care for all ag...

Here, important sites and possible mechanisms of action like War’m (Greeko -Arab concept of protective Immuno-inflammatory response), Acu�puncture and Acupressure techniques, and important sites are being stressed. Key Words: War’m, cupping points and their subdivisions

Insomnia is a unique and complex problem in geriatric population. As many as half of the elderly population between 60 to 79 years of age complain of disturbed sleep, which includes increased sleep latency, decreased quality of sleep, awaking symptoms, excessive daytime sleepiness, mental stress/ depression which may result in disturbed intellect,...

Historical evidences prove that the success and failure of civilization depends upon its distance from the water resources. Those which lies near the rivers and sea cost flourishes well. Examples are Mesopotamian civilization (Euphrates & Nile river), Indian valley civilization (river Ganga) etc. Right from the human evolution better say evolution...

ABSTRACT Background and objectives: Insomnia is a unique and complex problem in geriatric population. As many as half of the elderly population between 60 to 79 years of age complain of disturbed sleep, which includes increased sleep latency, decreased quality of sleep, awaking symptoms, excessive daytime sleepiness, mental stress / depression w...

Hijāmat is a mode of treatment, which is carried out by creating partial vacuum in the cupping glasses, placed on the body surface by mean of fire or suction, in order to evacuate morbid material or to divert the material from the deeper tissues of diseased part, or to return a displaced organ to its normal position or to encourage the blood flow t...

Abstract Background and objectives: One of the greatest challenges of health care systems at the dawn of the 21st century is tuberculosis (TB). Drug resistant strains of TB are becoming a global public health risk. These strains commonly appear due to faulty therapies. Patients frequently stop treatment due to the toxicity of anti-tubercular tr...

Prophet Muhammad (alaihissalat wassalam) had frequently advocated about the importance of cupping in the prevention & control/cure of several diseases. Its indications, preventive and therapeutic values have been mentioned in different books of ahadees like Sahi bukhari &Tirmidhi. He quoted at several places that “there are no remedies comparable...

Warme Shoab Muzmin is a term which has been literally translated by the contemporary Unani physicians in an attempt to explain the disease entity applicable to present day etymology. While going through literature, the term Warme Shoab Muzmin has not been mentioned as such but the clinical features mentioned under the sual barid maddi, sual ratab...

Attempts will be made to evaluate and validate the contribution of Al Razi in epidemiology in his treatise Kitaabul Judri val Hasba and Al-Hawi. Article also shades light on the different branches of epidemiology. Key Words: Predisposing factors, Seasonal and personal distribution, Epidemiological triad, Al Razi.

Sinusitis is a major health care issue that affects a large proportion. Many studies regarding sinusitis have been undergone all over the world. The incidence of chronic sinusitis in Southern Asian countries like India is 136,657,953 out of 1,065,070,607. No drug is available to completely cure the sinusitis and all allergic condition. All availabl...

Hammams were the public-health bath houses, commonly practiced for provision of several preventive and therapeutic values in different spectrum of health and diseases. Arabic medicine agree with the Greeks and Romans in the same manner that the deviation of the health spectrum from positive health to diseased condition and death largely depends on...