Humoral Pathology: Adjustment and Regulation

Due to awareness of people and their choice to choose the treatment modules Unani system of medicine along with other alternative therapies regaining the popularity and emerging as the mainstream treatment choice. According to the Unani system of medicine most of the diseases especially the chronic one are due to the imbalance in humors. So to treat these diseases we must know the Humoral pathology. By keeping all these in minds the authors try to explain the Humoral pathology in very simple way. Authors assume that thorough study of this book surely helps the readers to understand the Humors theory and humors pathology. Authors are very grateful and like to thanks all the contributors and those who helped us in various ways & in different aspect to complete this book. This book covers following topics: S.No Chapter and Topic I INTRODUCTION 7-19 5-15 1. Humors: The Body fluid 2. Humoral pathology 3. Receptacles and Accumulation Sites for the Humors 4. Humoral Disorders and Pepsis 5. Types of Humoral Disorders 6. Diseases of the Four Humors 7. Stages and Progression of Humoral Pathology 8. Resolving Humoral Disorders Through Pepsis 9. Conclusion II ADJUSTING AND REGULATING BLOOD (DAM) 20-35 16-27 1. Superstar Herbs for the Blood 2. Cautions and Contraindications for Blood Herbs 3. Diet: Eating to Build Healthy Blood 4. Unani Remedies for Adjusting the Blood 5. Other Therapies for Adjusting and Regulating the Blood III ADJUSTING AND REGULATING PHLEGM (BALGHAM) AND SEROUS FLUID 36-48 1. Working with Phlegm 2. Emesis for Excess Phlegm 3. Working with Serous Fluids 4. Nourishing the Serous Fluids 5. Reducing Serous Fluids 6. Unani Herbs to Adjust the Phlegmatic Humor IV ADJUSTING AND REGULATING THE CHOLERIC HUMOR (SAFRA) 49-71 1. Basic Principles for Adjusting and Correcting Yellow Bile 2. Dietary Therapy for Choleric Disorders 3. Unani Herbs for Correcting Choleric Disorders 4. Anti-Choleric Herbs from the New World 5. Unani Remedies for Adjusting Yellow Bile 6. Aromatherapy for Adjusting and Sedating Aggravated Heat and Choler 7. Derivation of Pus, Heat and Choler through the Skin V ADJUSTING AND REGULATING BLACK BILE HUMORS (SAUDA) 72-97 55-73 1. The Myriad Manifestations of Black Bile Imbalance 2. Dietary Therapy to Adjust and Regulate Black Bile 3. Special Greek and Unani Tonics and Purgatives for Black Bile 4. Other Herbs for Adjusting and Regulating Black Bile 5. Aromatherapy for Melancholic Disorders 6. Melancholy and Medicinal Oils 7. Black Bile and Cancer VI TONIC AND RESTORATIVE HERBS FOR FOUR HUMORS 98-106 74-79 VII REFERENCES AND SOURCE 107-108