INTRODUCTION TO UNANI SYSTEM OF MEDICINE IN INDIA

Unani-tibb or Unani Medicine also spelled Yunani Medicine (Arabic, Hindustani, Pashto and Persian) is a form of traditional medicine practiced in middle-east & south-Asian countries. It refers to a tradition of Graeco-Arabic medicine, which is based on the teachings of Greek physician Hippocrates and Roman physician Galen, and developed into an elaborate medical system in middle age era by Arabian and Persian physicians, such as Rhazes (al-Razi), Avicenna (Ibn Sena), Al-Zahrawi, and Ibn Nafis. Unani medicine first arrived in India around 12th or 13th century with establishment of Delhi Sultanate (1206–1527) and Islamic rule over North India and subsequently flourished under Mughal Empire. An outstanding physician and scholar of Unani Medicine, Hakim Ajmal Khan (1868 – 1927) championed the cause of the Unani system in India.

Unani Medicine is on the Hippocratic Philosophy that good health depends on the balance of the elements and humors in the human system. Unani Medicine was developed into an elaborate therapeutic system by the Arabs. Remedies include herbal concoctions, diet control, physical excersice and some animal based drugs.

COURSES OFFERED UNDER UNANI SYSTEM OF MEDICINE IN INDIA

Undergraduate (5.5 Years including 1 year of internship)	Kamil-e-Tib-o-Jarahat (Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery)
Postgraduate Diploma (2 Years)	PG Diploma
Postgraduate (3 Years)	Mahir-E-Tib (Doctor of Medicine) Mahir-E-Jarahat (Master of Surgery)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA OF UNDER GRADUATE UNANI COURSE IN INDIA

• Must have passed Senior Secondary (12th Standard) / Inter mediate examination with Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) or its equivalent examination.
• 17 years of age as on 1st October in the year of admission for admission.

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION FOR UNDER GRADUATE UNANI COURSE IN INDIA

Medium of instruction shall be Urdu substantiated with English wherever necessary. Facilities for teaching in Hindi or regional language may be provided and a change in the medium may be adopted provided the text books in Hindi or regional languages are made available.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA OF POST GRADUATE UNANI COURSE IN INDIA

A person holding Degree of Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery (BUMS) or equivalent degree from a recognized institution included in the Second Schedule of Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 and enrolled in the State Register of Indian System of Medicine shall be eligible for admission in the Post-Graduate Course.

ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR POST GRADAUTE UNANI COURSE

Sr. No.	Name of the Exam	Institutes/Courses falling under this exam	Conducted By	Notification for Exam	Application for Exam	Exam
1	All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET)	All India (Open/Other States) and State quota seats for admission to MD/MD/ PG Diploma courses in Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy for all Colleges, Institutions and Universities/ Deemed Universities	NTA (National Testing Agency)	Issued in the month of May	Application Starts in May	Exam is conducted in September

COURSES AND SPECIALIZATION AVAILABLE IN POST GRADUATE UNANI COURSE

Sr. No.	Post Diploma Course	Leading to specialty
1	Saidla	Diploma in Pharmacy
2	Amraz-e-Ain	Diploma in Ophthalmology
3	Amraz-e-Uzn, Anaf-wa-Halaq	Diploma in ear, nose and throat
4	Ilaj Bit-Tadbeer	Diploma in Regimental Therapy

 

Sr. No.	Course- MD	Leading to specialty
1	Kulliyat-Umoor-e-Tabiya	Basic Principles of Unani Medicine
2	Munefe-ul-Aza	Physiology
3	Ilmul Advia	Pharmacology
4	Ilmus Saidla	Pharmacy
5	Tahaffuzi-wa-Samaji Tib	Preventive and Social Medicine
6	Ilmul Atfal	Paediatrics
7	Moalijat	Medicine
8	Ilmul Amraz	Pathology
9	Ilaj Bit Tadabeer	Regimental Therapy
10	Amraz-e-Jild-o-Zohrawayia	Dermatology and Veneriel diseases

 

Sr. No.	Course- MS	Leading to specialty
1	Tashreeh-ul-Badan	Anatomy
2	Ilmul Jarahat	Surgery
3	Amraze-e-Uzn, Anaf-wa-Halaq	Diseases of ear, nose and throat
4	Ilmul Qabalat-wa-Amraz-e-Niswan	Obstetrics and Gynecology

 

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