2. Global status
of
Unani Medicine
Dr AminA Ather
BAngAlore-inDiA
mrsakram.hakim@gmail.com

3. “Tibb" (medicine) is the Science
in which we learn the various states of
body in health and when not in health,
means by which health is likely to be lost
and, when lost is likely to be restored.
Bu-Ali-Senna
(Avicenna)

4. Unani medicine as its name owes its origin
to Greece has come a long way to it’s
present destination. As it is called
synonimically by various other names
such as the medicine of Muslims, Islamic
medicine, the Ionian medicine or as
Arabic medicine .

5. Now regarded as a one of the main stream
category of Indian system of medicine and
in India there a number of government
and private institutes which are
mainstreaming medical education.

6. The growth of Unani medicine has spread
its roots in the western countries as a part
of the CAM-complementary health
services and holistic healthcare services.
As a branch of alternate medicine it is
spreading its frontiers form the east to the
west and it’s popularity rising and
spreading by the word of mouth.

7. Course of study.
• Diploma in Unani medicine ---2-3 yrs
Dp-Unani
• Pharmacology in Unani Medicine-1-2 yrs
Pharma-Unani
• Degree course--- 5 ½ yrs
BUMS
• Post Graduate Courses –36 months
MD /MS

8. Eligibility
• 50% pass in 12th Standard with science as
major subjects.
• PUC –[Pre university course] with PCMB
[Physics , chemistry , mathematics,
biology]

9. Institutes from Unani professionals.
There are a number of national and
international institutions coming up in all
the countries. At present we have the
National institute of Unani medicine at
Bangalore in India which is providing a
P.G degree in Unani medicine for foreign
students. Like wise there are international
institutes which are practicing Unani for
example the Tibb institute of South
Africa, etc/-

10. Unani practice
Most of Unani graduates abroad practice as
lifestyle doctors as well as dieticians but
these are after short term courses in a few
categories of emergency medicine. The
pharmaceutical companies have started
employing the Unani gradates in the
herbal wings for technical experts this
opens a new chapter for the development
and globalization of the Unani medicine.

11. The nano branching of the unani system is more
popular than the mainstream .The braches
which are now in a lager practice are part of the
regimental therapy i.e Ilaj-bit tadabeer .
They are:
Massage-Dalak
Bathing- Hamam
Diet and restrictions : Ghiza aur pareez

12. Strength of unani medicine
Ilaj bil Ghiza :(Dieto-therapy)
Diet being the main concern for the better
prognosis of the disease.
Ilaj bil dawa :(Pharmacotherapy)
Treating of a disease by the help of drugs
which are in any of the three forms.
[Plant origin , animal origin , mineral
origin]

13. Status of unani around the globe
Unani medicine spreads its roots from the
east to the west where in there are a
number of unani wellness clinics being
started around the globe. A few of them
are having their original roots in the sub
continent –India.

14. Unani in India
• After independence Govt. of India at first constituted
Unani pharmacopoeia Committee in 1964.,consisting of
Unani experts and scientist with a view to maintain
uniformity in the standards of drugs and to prescribe
standards for compound formulations. And also to
prescribe tests for identity, purity, efficacy and quality
of the drugs. Pharmacopoeia Laboratory of Indian
Medicine at Ghaziabad was established under Govt. of
India to workout standards and drug testing for Indian
System of Medicine at national level.

15. CCRUM
• Govt. of India has also established Central
Council of Indian Medicine ,an statutory
body,for laying down standards and
maintaining uniform standard of education in
the Indian System of Medicine including
Unani and to regulate the practices in Indian
System of Medicine.
…….contd

16. CCRUM
• In addition to these developments Central
Council for Research in Indian Medicine was
established in 1969.During 1978 these these
Council were bifurcated into separate Central
Councils as such Central Council for Research
in Unani Medicine was established in 1979,
with a view to initiate ,guide, aid, develop,
coordinate scientific research in different
aspects of fundamental and applied Unani
System of Medicine.

17. CCRUM-Chennai

18. CCRUM-Hyderabad

19. NIUM
• In order to develop high standards of
education and research in Unani Medicine at
national level a National Institute of Unani
Medicine has been established at Bangalore in
1983 in collaboration with the Govt. of
Karnataka which provided 55 acres of land for
the Institute.
• It has the intake of 2 foreign students for P.G.
course per academic year.

20. NIUM

21. Best centers of Unani in India
• CCRUM-- Chennai
• CCRUM– Hyderabad
• Nizamia college -Hyderabad
• Hamdard-- New Delhi
• Aligarh --Tibbiya college.
• SK Herbal Remedies –Chennai.
• NIUM-National institute of Unani medicine-
Bangalore
Source
Publication officer
CCRUM –New Delhi

22. Nizamia tibbi college

23. Unani in Pakistan
The hamdard university offers a basic course of
5 ½ yrs and a 3 yr P.G course after which they
can practice unani medicine any where in the
globe.
Source:
Dr Mohamad Khalid
BUMS Graduate from Hamdard university.
Pakistan

24. Hamdard Pakistan

25. Sri Lanka
Srilanka Five years degree course in
Unani medicine at Institute of
Indigenous medicine University of
Colombo Srilanka
The unani system of medicine was introduced to Sri
Lanka by the Arabs several centuries ago. The Arabs,
who were seafarers in mediaeval times, had
commercial links mainly with India, but later they
resorted to direct trade with Sri Lanka. As a result,
many of them settled down in the country, especially
in the coastal areas. They maintained their contacts
with the Middle East .
Source:
Dr Mohamad Sudan
BUMS Graduate from colombo university.

26. University of Colombo

27. Bangladesh
Bangladesh five years degree
course in Unani Medicine recognized by
the University of Dhaka with a five year course
in unani medicine BUMS they are eligible for
further P.G. Studies any where in the globe.
Source:
Dr.Mohammad Nazrul Islam
P.G.Scholar
Dhaka

28. Dhaka University

29. South Africa
South Africa Two years diploma course
in Unani Medicine for Health providers like
nurses etc.
Five years degree course (Bachelor of Unani
Tibb Medicine ( BUTM). Awarded by the
University of the western Cape. Cape Town
after one year intern- ship a Registered as
practitioner.
Source:
Co-ordinator
TIBB institute Cape town

30. Tibb Institute

31. United Kingdom
U K Diploma in Eastern medicine at Mohsin
Institute of Tibb, Leicester U.K.
They practice as herbal specialists with CAM
clinics and as dieticians for specialists .
Source:
Dr Guy Attwell
Research Scholar
Wel Come institute London

32. Mohsin institute

33. United states of America
The graduates of unani medicine from India
work as herbal specialists at spas os indian
medicine . They also work in insurance
department for companies.
Source:
Dr Samiulla
BUMS graduate from india
working at USA

34. Syria
Unani medicine is taught in History of
Medicine Department, Institute for the
History of Arabic Science, Aleppo
University for our postgraduate history
of medicine students.
Source:
Abdul Nasser Kaadan, MD, PhD
Chairman, History of Medicine Department
Aleppo University, Aleppo - Syria
The President of ISHIM (www.ishim.net)

35. Unani in Australia
Practitioners of Unani Tibb usually
practice as Naturopaths, as this is a
recognised designation.
Source:
Dr Paul Haysen
Graeco-Arabic Medicine Society Inc.
P.O. Box 346,
Elizabeth, South Australia 5112.

36. Unani in Iran
Practice of unani medicine is allowed as
traditional Iranian Medicine.
Centers:
Traditional Medicine and Materia Medica
Research Centre (TMRC) established at
Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical
University, Tehran Iran.
Source
Co-Ordinator
Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical
University, Tehran Iran

37. United Arab Emirates.
In UAE, BUMS degrees have been officially accepted and
Ministry of health ( MOH) is regularly conducting
exams for licensing Alternative medicine practitioners
to practice in Medical centers since 2002.
Source
Dr Syed Asaduddin Ahmed
Derma Health Int"l medical centre, a multispeciality
clinic.
Naif road dubai

38. Examples of collaborative research
• Collaborative research between CCRUM
Chennai and Government Hospital
Chennai for Management of Filiarisis .
• Collaborative research between CCRUM
Chennai and Chennai Corporation for
management and treatment of malaria.

39. • Collaborative research between CCRUM
Hyderabad and Centre for liver Research
and Diagnostic, Hyderabad for the
treatment and management of Hepatitis B.
• Collaborative research between CCRUM
Srinagar with government hospital
Srinagar for the treatment and
management of Rheumatoid arthritis

40. • Collaborative research between CCRUM
Delhi with Delhi Patel institute at for
treatment of Asthma.
• Collaborative research between Tibbiya
college –Bombay and Ruhia college
Bombay for aromatherapy in unani
medicine.

41. Development of CD on
materia medica
An interactive CD is been developed by
FRLHT on materia medica of Unani
medicinal plants for students.
which consists the information of 250
Unani drugs from 5 classical books of
Unani , in regards with their properties
and usage according to the Unani.

42. Clinical Research
is been carried out in the following…
• Skin diseases –Vitiligo, Eczema & Psoriasis
• Liver disorders –Acute & Chronic Hepatitis
• Musculoskeletal disorders –Rheumatoid arthritis and
• Osteoarthritis
• Pulmonary disease –Bronchial asthma
• Sinus disease – Sinusitis
• Communicable diseases – Malaria (P.vivax) and
• (Lymphatic)
• Filariasis
• Dental disease: Gingivitis

43. Ongoing studies by CCRUM for…
• Eczema/Psoriasis 3 drugs
• Sinusistis 3 drugs
• Infective Hepatitis 3 drugs
• Leucorrhoea 1 drug
• Infantile Diarrhoea 1 drug
• Diabetes Mellitus

44. CSIR &ICMR
• CSIR New Delhi Standardisation and to
develop Bioactive molecule of Unani Med.
• ICMR ,New Delhi Drug development on
vitiligo etc.

45. UNANI FORMULARY AND
UNANI PHARMACOPOEA
• Published ___ National Formulary of Unani
Medicine (NFUM), Part-I
• 441 formulations English
• Published _____ NFUM, Part-I 441 formulations
Urdu.
• Published _____ NFUM, Part-II 202 formulations
in English .
• Published ____ NFUM, Part-III 103 formulations
in English.
• Published ____ NFUM, Part-IV 166 formulations
in English.
• Published ____ Unani Pharmacopoeia of India
(UPI), Part-I, Vol. I 45monographs of single drugs.
• UPI part II & III 105 monograph on single drugs.

46. Future prospects …..
• Collaborative research studies can be
carried out with other biofield studies.
• Could be a part of alternate medicine or
CAM projects.
• Wider documentation projects of
traditional medicine.
• A part of mainstream medical education.

47. Scope for Unani graduates
Herbal specialists.
Diet consultants in multispeciality centers.
Co-investigators of collaborative research
works of traditional medicine.
Field investigators for documentation of
traditional medicine.
Part of wellness clinics of alternate
medicine.