Gastritis (Warm-e-meda) with Unani treatment A review

Abstract

Gastritis is histologically documented inflamation of gastric mucosa. It is one of commonest problem among people. Unani physcian has mentioned gastritis by different names e.g Hurqat- e- meda, sozish- e- meda, warm- e- media& Iltehab- e- meda. Gastritis can be acute or chronic.Acute gastritis is a transient mucosal inflammatory process that may be asymptometic or cause inconsistant degree of epigastric pain, nausea & vomiting and is often erosive & haemarrhagic, neutrophil are predominant cells in superfical epithelium. Asprin or NSAID drugs intake result in gastritis in many cases. In unani system of medicine, drugs are used for the treatment of gastritis with minimum side effect.