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Unani
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Maimonidean |
Chinese |
Western |
| Place & Date of Origin |
Persia;
circa 980 AD. |
Sinai; Year
2448 from creation (1313 C.E.) |
China;
circa 2700 C.E. |
Europe;
United States; late 19th century. |
| Vitalistic Elements |
Animal
spirit |
Immortal soul |
Qi |
None |
| Systems Founder |
Galen, Avicenna |
Moses |
Yellow Emperor |
Not relevent |
| Diseases Correlate with |
Humoral physiology; Pneumatic theory. |
a combination of Greek
humoral medicine and of religious concepts originating in the Bible and the Talmud. |
Yin-Yang;
Qi. |
Named
pathology. |
| Basic Cause of Disease |
Natural causation described in humoral terms. |
Man's vices resulting in diseases
and afflictions upon body and soul alike. |
Systemic & Enviormental
imbalances. |
Bacteria;
virus. |
| Basis of Diagnosis |
Humoural: Blood, Phlegm, Yellow Bile; Black Bile. |
Humoural: Blood, Phlegm,
Yellow Bile, Black Bile; Lifestyle, spritual & moral assesment. |
Qi-Blood; Yin-Yang;
pathogenic factors; Acupuncture meridian assesment |
Quantitative assesment based on
biological prococess and pathogens. |
| Diagnostic Models |
Restore balance to humours, organ systems. |
Restore Torah compliance;
restore balance to humours and organ systems |
Achieve
balance of yin and yang physiological function. |
Specifically
named pathology. |
| Chief Diagnostic Modality |
Differential; temperament assessed for each of four humours. |
Differential;
states of consciousness aligned with torah and soul; temperament assessed for each of four
humours. |
Differential;
questioning, observation, palpation and listening; Zang Fu organ syndromes. |
Differential;
named disease. |
| Diagnostic Tests |
Observation, lifestyle, pulse, urine, feces and palpation. |
Observation, lifestyle, pulse,
urine, feces and palpation. |
Observation, lifestyle,
Tongue, pulse and palpation. |
Urinalysis,
X-rays, and standard blood tests; sampling organ tissues, injecting radiopaque dyes,
diagnostic X-rays; pneumoencephalography; angiography. |
| Pulse Diagnosis |
Reveals humoral imbalance in organ system. |
Reveals humoral
imbalance in organ system. |
Direct
manifestation of the circulatory energy of the body; classical five phase pulse
correspondences. |
Speed:
fast pulse - slow pulse. |
|
Elements of Nature |
Four:
Fire, Air, Water and Earth. |
Four:
Fire, Air, Water and Earth. |
Five:
Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. |
22 Basic
elements of chemistry. |
|
Dietary basis |
Mucus
free diet |
Torah dietary laws; Mucus
free diet |
Organ balance;
Mucus free diet |
USRDA recomendations |
|
Will & Participation of Patient |
Empower
patient to make changes in diet & lifestyle. |
The physician should make
every effort that all the sick, and all the healthy, should be most cheerful of soul at all times, and that
they should be relieved of the passions of the soul that cause anxiety; linking of religion to the efficacy
of treatment |
Personal Lifestyle changes
to maximize health and alliviate stress. |
Not
significant. |
|
Spiritual Influences |
Greek: Pagen; Unani: Islam |
Judaism |
Atheistic;
Confucianism; Taoism; Bhuddism |
Atheistic |
|
Primary Treatment Modalities |
Diet;
herbs; fasting; cupping; purgation; baths; essential oils, cauterizing and blood-letting. |
Diet;
herbs; fasting; cupping; purgation; baths; essential oils, cauterizing and blood-letting. |
Acupuncture;
herbs; cupping; moxibustion; diet. |
Chemotherapy;
pharmaceutical drugs; surgery. |
|
Primary Treatment Objective |
Restore
to balance; Provoke "The Healing Crisis." |
"The general object of the Law
is twofold: the well being of the soul and the well being of the body." A triad of the body, the soul and the
Law is the basis of Maimonides' conception of health. |
Vitality and Harmony between all
organ systems and the external enviorment.
|
Symptom
suppression; kill germs & bacteria. |
|
Instruments Used |
Glass
cups. |
Glass
cups. |
Glass
cups, acupuncture needles, moxabustion, gua sha. |
Opthalmo-scope,
laryngo-scope, and X-ray; moma-nometer, electrocardio-gram; Chemical tests of body fluids
and tissues. |
|
Side Effects |
Rare. Possible digestive disturbance
from herbal substances. |
Rare. Possible digestive disturbance
from herbal substances |
Rare. Possible digestive disturbance
from herbal substances |
100,000
die annually from improper medications; severe and frequent drug reactions. |
|
Common Medicines Used |
Senna
pods, black seed, cumin, ginger. |
Senna
pods, black seed, cumin, ginger. |
Oriental Materia Medica |
Antibiotics,
antidepressants, corticosteroid. |