Unani Medicine
Greek medicine, or as its known in the Arabic language as Unani Tibb Medicine, is an ancient holistic therapy system of medicine used widely across the Middle East and the Indian sub continent. It is referred to as 'Greek medicine' as it follows the work of the likes of Hippocrates, Galen and Avicenna, whose work the canon of medicine has been referred to as the bible of modern day medicine.
It is a system based on identifying and balancing the four humours within the body as an imbalance between these humours is determined to be the root cause of disease.
It is a naturopathic therapy using the theory of natural and 6 essential factors to prevent diseases and work towards optimal health for the individual. It works to provide harmony between the body, mind and spirit and therefore empowering the individual and their body to maintain optimal health.
As a student practitioner, the idea within a consultation is that we identify and analyse a client's health, lifestyle and environmental influences to determine the severity of deviation of disease or illness and work towards rectifying this primarily through diet, natural herbal medication as well as lifestyle changes.
How does this work?
It works by taking a detailed look at a number of aspects of your life. Except for those with inherited or congenital conditions, it observes what is known as the 6 factors:
- Food and Drink
- Movement and Rest
- Sleep and Wakefulness
- Retention and Evacuation
- Emotions
- Environment
At a consultation, we will take information surrounding the above points from the client as well as taking an assessment of their Pulse, Eyes, Tongue, feel of the skin's temperature as well as identifying dryness or moisture.
This combined with analysing the client's physical characteristic traits, such as age, complexion, hair and eye colour will enable a picture of their health identifying any imbalances and deviation from the body's normal harmony.
From here, we then begin on working on how to return the body to balance and empower it to achieve optimal health - This method is a long term management of one's health which is the client's responsibility and will receive support and guidance along the way.
The consultation is £40 and will last approximately 1.5 hours.