Abstract

UNANI MEDICINE- A GUIDING TOOL FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF HYPERTENSION.

Aliya Parveen*, Mohd. Saqlain, Dr. Zarnigar

Abstract

Hypertension is continuously a global public health issue since 50 years, accounts for approximately 17 million deaths a year, one third of which are due to the complications of hypertension including IHD- 45% and stroke-51%.[1] Hypertension itself not a serious problem but complications arising from it becomes life threatening and fatal. Treating the complications of hypertension entails costly interventions draining individuals as well as government budgets. Therefore, there is a need not only to manage but also to control and prevent it before it becomes a major public health problem. In Unani medicine hypertension is described as Imtila ba hsbul auyiah, which is basically a life style problem. Avicenna –an eminent physician of Unani medicine advised for husne tadabeer i.e. life style modifications (primary prevention).The author tried to highlight all the possible preventive & therapeutic approaches of Unani medicine that could be valuable for the management & control of hypertension as well as for further researches.

Keywords: Imtila ba hsbul auyiah, Imtila ba hasbul quwa, husne tadabeer.