European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

UNANI PERSPECTIVE OF CHRONIC TONSILLITIS

Abdul Aziz*, Mahfooz Alam, Mohd Shoaib and Mohd Mohsin

ABSTRACT

In Unani medicine the description of tonsils and its related diseases are very old. Almostall classical Unani books described it with short or detail under the chapter of disease of the throat. In some books it is mentioned in accordance of Zabha by name of Zabha-e- Mutlaq, whereas in some books it is written in accordance with Khannaqe [Diphtheria] and it is named as khannaq-e-Lauzia [Tonsillar diphtheria] and Some Classical Unani physician described it with separate heading of Lauzatain [Tonsils] covering its anatomical, physiological description and every aspect of its diseases[ aetiology, pathophysiology, sign &symptoms and bed side examination] with details of conservative as well as surgical management. If all pearls of knowledge scattered in various classical Unani books are assembled and integrated with each other along with its necessary descriptions in the light of modern scientific information than a better therapeutic beneficial result can be obtained. It will be a good option in the treatment of tonsillitis especially for those patients who have no way except to go through surgical procedure. In this regard an effort has made to go through classical Unani books and to collect all necessary description about the tonsils and its related disease that will be more convenient for understanding.

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