Year: 2023 | Month: October | Volume: 10 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 115-120
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20231015
Parameters of Temperament (Mizaj) & Their Significance to Determine Human Temperament
Sana Kauser Ateeque Ahmed1, Osama Riyaz Ahmed2, Tasfiya Hakeem Ansari3, Sabiha Rasulsab Arjunagi4, Mohd. Salman5
1Assistant Professor, Department of Mahiyatul Amraz (Pathology), Al-Ameen Unani Medical College & Hospital, Malegaon, Maharashtra, India-423203
2M pharm, Department of Quality Assurance, R.C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical education and Research,
Shirpur, Dhule (North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon) MedDRA Coder, Pharmacovigilance, Cognizant
Technology Solution, Mumbai, India
3Assistant Professor, Department of Mahiyatul Amraz (Pathology), National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bengaluru, India
4Assistant professor, Department of Mahiyatul Amraz, Luqman Unani Medical College and hospital bijapur, Karnataka, India
5PG Scholar, Department of Mahiyatul Amraz (Pathology), National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bengaluru, India
Corresponding Author: Sana Kauser Ateeque Ahmed
ABSTRACT
The concept of Mizaj (temperament) is existent for centuries. In Unani System of Medicine, temperament has a pivotal role in determination of the status of the individuals. An individual's temperament is determined via the somatic parameters relating to the individual's bone structure, muscle/fat mass and distribution, complexion, emotional profile, response to climatic conditions, dietary preferences, and a number of other features¹. Temperament has combining features of a person's physical and psychological attributes. So, it is responsible for personality features, and the tendency/risk factors towards particular disorders. Accordingly, temperament has significant role to assess the predisposition, diagnosis and treatment of innumerable diseases. Also, the individuals with diverse temperaments definitely differ in their physical and psychological features. Thus, their characterization is primarily based on these two things and their related attributes. In the present article the parameters of mizaj (temperament) according to different Unani scholars has been described in detail.
Keywords: parameters of mizaj; temperament; Unani System of medicine; diagnosis of disease.
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