Review Article
Year: 2019 | Month: September | Volume: 6 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 364-370
Rukn Mā(Water): A Great Sustainer of Life- A Review
Dr. Shaista Bano1, Profess. Mohammad Zulkifle2, Dr. Md. Kausar Ali3
1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Monafeul Aaza (Physiology), Salfia Unani Medical College and Hospital, Darbhanga, Bihar-846003, India
2Professor & HOD, Dept. of Kulliyat, National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangalore, Karnataka-560091, India
3Medical Officer, Samay Hospital, Patna, Bihar-801503, India
Corresponding Author: Dr. Shaista Bano
ABSTRACT
The Unani System of Medicine has its origin in Greece and was developed by Arabs into an elaborate medical science based on the frame work of the teaching of Buqrat (Hippocrates) and Jalinoos (Galen). The fundamental framework of this system is based on deep philosophical insights and scientific principles. This system is based on Empedoclean theory of four Arkān (elements) i.e. Arḍ (Earth), Mā (Water), Hawā (Air), Nār (Fire), Hippocratic theory of four Akhlāt (Humours) i.e. Dam (Blood), Balgham (Phlegm), Ṣafrā (Yellow Bile) and Sawdā (Black Bile) and four approximate qualities or states of living human body described by Pythagoras i.e. Ḥārr (Hot), Bārid (Cold), Raṭb (Wet) and Yābis (Dry). Mā (Water) is a basic need of all living creatures and it is an important constituent of the body. About 60% of total body weight is water. Water provides replenishment of Rutūbat Gharīziyya (innate moisture) which dissolute continuously. Water by its fluidity transports the food in narrow vessels and delivers them to the tissues where food substances are utilized and wastes are eliminated, thus the body is cleared from toxic waste which can help the living machinery.
Key words: Unani System of Medicine, Arkān, Rutūbat Gharīziyya, Water.
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