ABSTRACT
People with phlegmatic or cold and moist temperament have been described to be more susceptible to infectious diseases in Unani literature, mainly because they are considered to possess low level of immunity. In the present study an attempt has been made to establish a relationship between infectious diseases and different types of temperament. Patients showing clinical symptoms of some infection were categorised at two health care centers. The nature of infections was specific and confirmed by culture and sensitivity tests. Those found infected were included in the study and temperament of these patients was confirmed in the light of parameters laid down by Unani physicians. The percentage of patients of each temperament was calculated. More than 43% of patients were found to be phlegmatic [balghami] which was quite high percentage as compared to the patients of Damvi, Safravi and Saudavi temperaments which scored 22%, 21% and 12% respectively. It was concluded that phlegmatic patients possessing moist and cold temperament are more prone to infectious diseases
ABSTRACT
Al-Ahmar is a mercurial compound preparation of Unani System of Medicine, widely used as aphrodisiac agent in cases of sexual dysfunction. In the present study, it was evaluated experimentally for erythropoietic, androgenic, anabolic and steroidal activities in order to elucidate its likely mechanism of action. Al-Ahmar has been shown to produce remarkable erythropoietic effect; it also produced androgenic and steroidal effects that are almost equal to the effect of testosterone and hydrocortisone, respectively. Test drug was found to produce sex-improving effect by diverse mechanisms. However, the androgenic effect was more prominent and striking