INTEGRATIVE APPROACH OF UNANI MEDICINE IN AYUSH WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NAUM O YAQZA (SLEEP AND WAKEFULNEES) DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Anwar Jamal*, Aisha Siddiqui, Azma Waseem, Mohammad Fazil and Asim Ali Khan
ABSTRACT
As we are aware that corona virus disease is continue and rising up with a new variant known as omicron creating a significant public health problem. Novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 and during present scenario, outbreak of Covid-19 disease has influenced the world population in all aspects including mental as well as physical condition giving rise to new challenges and aggravating pre and post issues in daily routine life. As per the data of Ministry of Health & Family welfare upto 31st January, 2022 total active cases of corona virus are 1831268 (4.43%). About 38976122 (94.34%) patients suffered from this deadly virus have been discharged and 495050 (1.20%) patients departed their soul in to heaven. As per enumerated data about 1,66,03,96,227 vaccinations has been given to Indian community. Currently, ongoing crisis has damaging effects on mental as well as physical health of individuals especially in developing countries. Various measures have been adopted through Ayush guidelines in India and interventions at global level to overcome or reduce the mental stress and physical health related problems with traditional medicine. In this scenario, Unani scholars like Avicenna, Ibn Nafis, Abu Sahl Masihi, Hubl Baghdadi elaborated preventive aspect in Unani classics be adopted during Amraaz-i Wabai (epidemic diseases) closed to COVID -19 pandemic under the chapter Asbab-i Sitta Daruriyya (six essential factors) for prevention of the health. The attempt has been made to gather the elaborated guidelines through literature in respect of necessity of Naum o Yaqza (Sleep & wakefulness) during this pandemic crisis for prevention of health mentally as well as physically.
Keywords: Covid-19, Mental and Physical Health, Naum o Yaqza, Unani Medicine.
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