Therappies
Regimental Therapy(ILAJ-BIT-TADBEER)
Ilaj-Bit-Tadbeer (Regimental therapy) is one of the four methods of treatment in the Unani system of medicine. The other three methods are Ilaj-Bil-Ghiza (Dietotherapy) Ilaj-bil-Dawa (Pharmacotherapy) and Ilaj-bil-Yad (Surgery).
Literally Tadbeer is an Arabic word meaning Regimen (Systemic plan) whereas Ilaj means therapy or treatment. So Ilaj-Bil-Tadbeer means treatment through regimen, which is a method, through which care of the sick person and maintenance of general health is performed with the help of certain procedures, tools and equipments described by eminent Unani physicians e.g. Buqrat (Hippocrates), Jalinoos (Galen), Zakaria Razi (Rhazes), Ibne Sina (Aviccena) and Abu-al-Qasim Zahrawi (Abulcassis)
Ilaj-Bil-Tadbeer is used independently or in combination with other methods of treatment like Ilaj bil Dawa (Pharmacotherapy), Ilaj Bil ghiza (Dietotherapy) and Ilaj Bil Yad (Surgery). Ilaj-Bil Tadbeer (Regimental Therapy) consists of Hijamat (cupping), Fasd (venesection), Taleeq (leeching), and Kai (cauterization).
The following are the different types of methods used for the treatment:
- RIYAZAT (Exercise)
- DALAK (Massage or Friction)
- TAKMEED (Fomentation)
- NUTOOL (Pouring of medicated lukewarm water on affected part)
- ZIMAAD Wa TILA (Ointment and Liniment)
- TAREEQ (Sweating)
- IDRAR-E-BAUL (Diuresis)
- HAMMAM (Bath)
- ISHAAL (Purgation)
- QAI (Emesis)
- HUQNA (Enema)
- IMALA (Diversion of morbid material)
- HIJAMAT (Cupping)
- FASD (Venesection)
- TALEEQ (Leeching)
- KAI (Cauterization)
