Review Article
Year: 2020 | Month: September | Volume: 10 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 290-295
Concept of Kidney Disorders & Its Treatment in Unani System of Medicine
Rasikh Javaid1, Ghazala Javed2, Raheela Javaid3, Anju4, Asim Ali Khan5
1,4Research Associate (Unani), 2Research Officer Unani, Scientist-4, 5Director General,
Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India, New Delhi
3Assistant Professor, Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, Unani Medical College, Zakura, Srinagar J&K
Corresponding Author: Rasikh Javaid
ABSTRACT
According to the concept of Unani medicine, kidneys are important organs that perform many important functions of the body. Kidney performs several important functions whether it is formation of urine or elimination of nitrogenous substance from the body. Kidney disorders (Amraze Kulliya) have always remained a major area of concern for Unani Scholars since a long time. The kidney disorders is a term with broad meaning which is applied when kidney does not function properly and these disorders are listed by various names in Unani classical texts viz, Huzal-e-Kulliya (renal hypertrophy), Zauf-e-Kulliya (weakness of Kidney), Auram-e-Kulliya (nephritis), Qurooh-e-Kulliya (renal ulcer), Hissat-e-Kulliya (Nephrolithiasis), Suemijaz-e-Kulliya (alteration of Mijaz of Kidney), Laghri-e-Kulliya (renal dystrophy), Dubella-e-Kulliya (renal atrophy), Suddad-e-Kulliya (Renal obstruction), There is mention of many single drugs in classical texts which were recommended by Unani physicians for kidney disorders. Studies on these drugs have also shown nephroprotective activity.
Key words: Unani; Unani Medicine; Kidney disorders; Kulliya; single drugs