Global status of Unani Medicine Prof. Anis A. Ansari

Global status of Unani Medicine

• Prof. Anis A. Ansari

• Adviser (Unani Medicine)

• Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,

• Department of AYUSH

• Government of India

The Unani System of Medicine originated in Greece and introduced in India by Arab and Persian settlers.

• The Unani System of Medicine originated in Greece and introduced in India by Arab and Persian settlers.

• Unani Medicine is a synthesis of contemporary systems of traditional medicine in Egypt, Syria ,Iraq, Iran, China, India and other far east countries.

• This is popular in different part of the world in different names.

• Greeco Arab Medicine.
• Arabic Medicine.
• Tibb-e-Sunnati.
• Traditional Iranian Medicine.
• Eastern Medicine.
• Uighur Medicine.

This system has been defined as :

• This system has been defined as :

• “Tibb (Medicine) is the knowledge of states of human body in health and decline in health, its purpose is to preserve health and endeavour to restore it whenever lost.”

• “Ibn Sina”

• The system is not only limited to the treatment of some symptoms of diseases but has a comprehensive approach for curing the diseases and preservation of health too.

• Further this has been divided into :

Theoretical part:

• Theoretical part:

• Ilme Umure Tabiya (Human Biochemistry and Physiology)

• Ilme Tashreeh (Human Anatomy)

• Ilme Ehwale Badan (Pathology)

• Ilme Asbabo Alamat (Etiology & Symptomatology)

• Ilme Advia Wa Dawasazi (Pharmacology and Pharmacy)

Practical part:

• Practical part:

• Ilme Hifz-e-sehat (Preservation of Health)

• Ilmul Ilaj (Treatment)

• Ilaj Bil Ghiza
• Ilaj Bil Dawa
• Ilaj Bil Yad
• Ilaj Bil Tadbeer

Ilmul Ilaj (Treatment)

• Ilaj bil Ghiza (Dieto-therapy): Before medicinal treatment Unani physicians advise restriction or alteration in daily diet and that should be adjusted according to disease and may wait for few days because some diseases can be cured even by diet so advised and during the treatment specific diets are advised according to disease.

Ilaj bil dawa (Pharmacotherapy) : It is again significant that this system is based on crude/whole drug therapy in which active principle of a drug is not isolated but is allowed to co-exist with other natural parts of a plant to counteract the side effects . In this crude drug therapy, in most of the cases, there is no direct attack on the causative organism of the disease but the internal atmosphere of the body is altered due to that the causative organism are dead or become inactive and many herbs acts through immuno modulators of the body by encouraging the defence mechanism of a person.

• Ilaj bil dawa (Pharmacotherapy) : It is again significant that this system is based on crude/whole drug therapy in which active principle of a drug is not isolated but is allowed to co-exist with other natural parts of a plant to counteract the side effects . In this crude drug therapy, in most of the cases, there is no direct attack on the causative organism of the disease but the internal atmosphere of the body is altered due to that the causative organism are dead or become inactive and many herbs acts through immuno modulators of the body by encouraging the defence mechanism of a person.

In Unani emphasis has given on single drug therapy after due consideration of temperament of the drug and patients

• In Unani emphasis has given on single drug therapy after due consideration of temperament of the drug and patients

• Compound formulations are given as a second choice for synergetic action.

• Standardisation and quality control has given a important place in Pharmacy (Dawa sazi) since its beginning to minimise the side effects and toxicity of the drugs

Infrastructure of Unani System of Medicine in India

• Infrastructure of Unani System of Medicine in India

• Courses of Study

• Degree course five and Half Year – BUMS

• Post Graduate Courses Three years –MD /MS (Unani)

• UG Colleges – 37

• Govt Colleges 09 Pvt.- 26 central University managed-2

• PG College - 07

• National Institute of Unani Medicine. (NIUM) Banglore. Course started 2004 in 4 discipline in first Phase 2 seats reserved every year for foreign nationals.

• Admission capacity at UG Level -1525

• Admission capacity at PG Level -73

• The PG education is available in following 07 disciplines.

• Unani Pharmacology (Ilmul Advia)

• Medicine (Moalejat)

• Basic Principles (Kulliat-e-Tibb)

• Gynaecology (Amraz-e-Niswan)

• Community medicine (Hifzan-e-Sehat)

• Paediatrics (Amraz-e-Atfal)

• Surgery (Jarahat)

CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH IN UNANI MEDICINE, MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, DEPARTMENT OF AYUSH, NEW DELHI (Estd. 1978)

• CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH IN UNANI MEDICINE, MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, DEPARTMENT OF AYUSH, NEW DELHI (Estd. 1978)

• ACHIEVEMENT IN THE CLINICAL RESEARCH

• Diseases undertaken for clinical studies-30

• Drugs formulation undertaken for screening-120

• Formulations undertaken for extensive clinical trials-55

• Single/compound Unani drugs studied for their pharmacological action and safety evaluation-100

• Formulations/drugs developed for various diseases-30

• Formulation decoded and studies published-12

• Formulations filed for Grant of patent rights -08

• DRUGS FILED FOR GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS

• Rheumatoid Arthritis 2 drugs

• Bronchial Asthma 2 drugs

• Infective Hepatitis 2 drugs

• Malaria 1 drug

• Gingivitis/Dental Plaque 1 drug

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• Total 8

• DRUGS FINALISED 7 MONOGRAPHS PUBLISHED

• Vitiligo 6 drugs

• Infective Hepatitis 1 drug

• Filariasis 3 drugs

• Guineaworm infestation 2 drugs

• Total 12 drugs

• DISEASES IN WHICH TREATMENT LEADS ACHIEVED

• Skin diseases –Vitiligo, Eczema & Psoriasis

• Liver disorders –Acute & Chronic Hepatitis

• Musculoskeletal disorders –Rheumatoid arthritis and Osteoarthritis

• Pulmonary disease –Bronchial asthma

• Sinus disease – Sinusitis

• Communicable diseases – Malaria (P.vivax) and (Lymphatic)

• Filariasis

• Dental disease: Gingivitis

• STUDIES FINALISED AND DATA UNDER PROCESS FOR PATENTING

• Eczema/Psoriasis 3 drugs

• Sinusistis 3 drugs

• Infective Hepatitis 3 drugs

• Leucorrhoea 1 drug

• Infantile Diarrhoea 1 drug

• Diabetes Mellitus 1 drug

COLLABORATIVE CLINICAL RESEARCH

• COLLABORATIVE CLINICAL RESEARCH

• Deptt. of Malaria MC Chennai Clinical trials on Malaria

• Stanley Govt. Med. College, Clinical trials on Filariasis,

• Chennai

• Centre of Liver Clinical pharmacological

• Diseases Deccan Med. Study on Infective

• Hepatitis

• Taramani Hospital & Res. Clinical study on Hepatitis-B

• Centre, Chennai

• Osmania Gen. Hospital Clinical study on Duodenal

• Hyderabad ulcer

• Himalayan Institute of Med. Comparative trials on Vitiligo

• Sci., Dehradun

• Deptt. of Dermatology Clinical trials on Eczema

• Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal

• Deptt. of medicine, Gandhi Clinical trials on Diabetes

• Med. College Bhopal mellitus

• Deptt. of Pharmacology V.B. Clinical trials on Bronchial

• Patel Chest Institute asthma.

• CSIR New Delhi Standardisation and to develop Bio active molecule of Unani Med.

• ICMR ,New Delhi Drug development on vitiligo etc.

Drug Standardisation

• Drug Standardisation

• Evolved Standards 222 single drugs

• Monograph 122 Single drugs (incorporated in UPC)

• Evolved standards 385 Unani Compound formulations

• Chemical studies conducted on 113 medicinal plants

• Active compound isolated from Unani plants 50

• Literary Research

• Published translation of important manuscripts and classical Books 46

• Compliled 20 book/ brochures on Unani Medicine/ Medicinal Plants in Eng./Urdu/Hindi/and other regional languages

• Survey and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants

• Council has six survey and cultivation of Medicinal plants Units attached with RRI and CRI Council

• IEC (Information,education and commuunication

• Promote awareness about the potential of Unani medicine in promotive and prevntive health care.

• Registered Medical practitioners 43,000

• Licensed Pharmacies 453

• Unani Dispensaries in CGHS 10

• State Unani Dispensaries

• Govt Others

• 1109 42

• Unani Hospitals Govt. Others

• 50 24

UNANI FORMULARY AND UNANI PHARMACOPOEA

• UNANI FORMULARY AND UNANI PHARMACOPOEA

• Published ___ National Formulary of Unani Medicine (NFUM), Part-I 441 formulations English

• Published _____ NFUM, Part-I 441 formulations Urdu.

• Published _____ NFUM, Part-II 202 formulations in English .

• Published ____ NFUM, Part-III 103 formulations in English.

• Published ____ NFUM, Part-IV 166 formulations in English.

• Published ____ Unani Pharmacopoeia of India (UPI), Part-I, Vol. I 45 monographs of single drugs.

• UPI part II & III 105 monograph on single drugs.

• (Under publication)

Global Status

• Global Status

• Bangla Desh five years degree course in Unani Medicine recognised by the University of Dhaka and other University.

• Pakistan Four years degree course and diploma course in Eastern medicine and P. hd in Eastern medicine.

• Srilanka Five years degree course in Unani medicine at Institute of indigenous medicine University of Colombo Srilanka

Iran Practice allowed as traditional Iranian Medicine.

• Iran Practice allowed as traditional Iranian Medicine.

• Traditional Medicine and Materia Medica Research Centre (TMRC) established at Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical University, Tehran Iran.

• Saudi Arabia (KSA) Centre of traditional Medicine at Ministry of Health Riyadh

• Kuwait Centre of Islamic Medicine Kuwait

• UAE Govt. has allowed graduate and post graduate of Unani Medicine as practitioner after qualifying a Test

China Degree Course in in Uighur Medicine (Greeco Arab Medicine) at Xinjiang Uighur Medical College and Research Centre.West Beiging Road, Khotan City, Xinjiang China.

• China Degree Course in in Uighur Medicine (Greeco Arab Medicine) at Xinjiang Uighur Medical College and Research Centre.West Beiging Road, Khotan City, Xinjiang China.

• U K Diploma in Eastern medicine at Mohsin Institute of Tibb, Leicester U.K

• South Africa Two years diploma course in Unani Medicine for Health providers like nurses etc.

• Five years degree course (Bachelor of Unani Tibb Medicine ( BUTM). Awarded by the University of the western Cape. Cape Town after one year intern- ship a Registered as practitioner.