A study on the measures to maintain equable temperament of Mashaikh

Abstract

In Unani system of medicine, preservation of aged health, lengthening of years of life, and preventive methods for age-related illnesses were all areas of interest for physicians throughout the Hippocratic era (460-370 BC). Galen While illustrating the body condition (Halat-e-Badan), placed the elderly into the third category of La Sehat wa La Mardh, where there is neither complete health nor disease. According to Unani physicians in Sinn-e-Shaikhukhat, the quantity of Ratubat-e-ghariziyah (intracellular fluid) is less than that required for the preservation of the Hararat-e-ghariziyah as well as the body's regular metabolism. Ratubat-e-Gharibah ballah is likewise dominant in Sinn-e-shikhukat. Decline in Ratubat-e-ghariziyah lead to decrease in Hararat-e-ghariziyah. As a result, Mizaj (temperament) become Barid Yabis (cold dry). The goals of Tadabeer-e-Mashaikh are to preserve and protect Ratubat-Ghariziya (Protoplasm) and Hararat-e-Ghariziya (Innate heat) for as long as possible, and to avoid the production of Ratubat-e-Gharibah ballah to eliminate the morbid matter from the body through natural means, and to avoid the conversion of Mizaj to Barid Yabis.