ILAJ BIL GHIZA (DIETOTHERAPY): A CORE PRINCIPLE OF UNANI TREATMENT– AN APPRAISAL
Journal Title: Journal of Biological and Scientific Opinion - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Ghiza (diet) is one of the vital necessities of life. During prehistoric period most of the people considered diet only to satisfy their hunger pangs, but with the advent of medical science and preventive or community medicine, people began to realize the dietary importance as it plays a key role to maintain health and recover from various ailment, In fact diet is responsible for cellular activity, growth, reproduction and their secretion which help to perform various physiological functions. For the maintenance of health, body requires macronutrients viz., carbohydrates, protein and fat and micronutrients viz., vitamins, minerals, trace elements etc. This requirement of the body is accomplished with proper and balanced diet. Ideal diet recommendation is beneficial for preventive as well as curative purpose. It is only in 19th century A.D that dietotherapy has become a core specialty where as Unani physicians were way ahead in incorporating dietotherapy as a separate principle of treatment as evident by Unani literature since Hippocratic era. The present appraisal is an earnest effort to highlight the salient features of dietotherapy both prophylactically and therapeutically as enunciated in classical texts of Unani medicine.
Authors and Affiliations
Mirza Baig, Mohammad Quamri, Md Alam, Mohammad khan, Zaheer Ahmed
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