Table 1.
Brief description of Unani medicine manuscripts employed in this review full
| Documents | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Firdaus-ul-Hikmat | Rabban Tabri (780-850 AD) | This book comprises 7 main titles (nau) and 30 subtitles (muqalaat). Description of hifzane sihhat is found in nau 2nd, 5th and 6th. Author has described various guidelines to maintain health in an individualized manner. In this regard, different guidelines have been given for various seasons, age-groups and different temperaments. Guidelines regarding consumption of food, sleep and evacuation of waste matter from the body has also been described. |
| Kitab-Al-Mansoori | Zakariya Razi (850-923 AD) | This book comprises 10 chapters; 3 chapters of this book are related to preventive medicine. Chapter 2 is on diet and drugs and their effect on the human body, Chapter 4 is on principles of maintaining the health and measures for the prevention of disease. Chapter 6 is on the health of travelers, in which the author has discussed food and drinking recommendations during travel, prevention of dehydration in warm conditions, management of sea passengers, fatigue due to travel |
| Kitab-Al-Murshid | Zakariya Razi (850-923 AD) | In this book, the author has highlighted the importance of Asbab Sitta Daruriyya (six essential factors) in maintaining health. These factors are ambient air, foods and drinks, physical activity and repose, mental activity and repose, sleep and wakefulness, evacuation and retention |
| Alqanoon Fit Tib | Ibne Sina (980-1037 AD) | This book consists of five volumes. Description of hifzane sihhat is found in its first volume. Causes of health and disease, dynamics of maintaining the health, approaches of prevention according to the state of the human body, and health promotive measures for vulnerable group has been described in this book |
| Kitab-Al-Taisir | Ibne Zohr (1091-1162 AD) | Overall content of this book are described into two parts called as safar awwal (part-I) and safar saani (part-II). Part I starts with hifze sihhat. Principles of Hifze sihhat have been described in this book. Along with the principles of health preservation. The author has also mentioned several drugs of prophylactic potential |
| Zakheera Khwarzam Shahi | Ismail Jurjani (1040-1136A.D) | Volume 3rd of this book is related to hifzane sihhat. Author has described various methods of evacuating morbid humor from the body and the conditions to be fulfilled before evacuation. Besides, regimens for children, elderly and travelers have been described. Impaired temperament (Su’- i-mizaj) and regimens to restore the temperament has also been described |
| Kitab-Al-Kulliyat | Ibne Rushd (1126-1198 AD) | Sixth chapter of this book is on hifzane sihhat. In this chapter, the author has described the principles of maintaining health and focused on four factors namely: Consumption of good chyme foods, evacuation of morbid humors from the body, purification of air and avoidance of factors affecting the mental harmony He also described various methods of evacuating morbid humors with special focus on massage, exercise and steam bath. Besides, various regimens for maintaining the health of children, adults, elderly and for individuals with impaired temperament have also been described |
| Kitab-Al-Mukhtarat Fit Tib | Ibne Hubl Baghdadi (1121-1213 AD) | This book has two volumes. Description of hifzane sihhat is found in the first volume. Comprehensive description of Asbab Sitta Daruriyya (six essential factors) and their applied aspect in maintaining the health, health promotive measures for different age groups, and specific care of organs has given in this book. Author has also emphasized starting preventive care at initials stage of disease to halt the progress of disease at an early stage |