Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2019

Unani medicines in the management of Sailan al- rahim (Leucorrhoea) - A systematic review

Tooba Fahad, Ismath Shameem

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 Leucorrhoea means excessive vaginal discharge from female genital tract, which occurs in 1–14% of women of reproductive age group and is responsible for 5–10 million OPD visits per year. Its prevalence in India is estimated to be about 30%. In classical Unani text, leucorrhoea (sailan al– rahim) is caused by kasrate awrame rahim or accumulation of fuzlaat, secondary to weakness of quwwate ghaziya of rahim. These fuzlaat may get accumulated due to the dominance of any of the four humors either blood, phlegm, yellow bile or black bile. Diagnosis is based on clinical signs and symptoms of dominant humor. The reproductive tract infections form one of the major burdens of diseases in developing countries caused mainly by Candida albicans and Trichomonas vaginalis. However, malnutrition and low socioeconomic status plays a significant role in its occurrence. It may predispose to PID, infertility, ectopic pregnancy, preterm labour, PROM, cervical carcinoma if left untreated. In conventional medicine, the available treatment includes the use of antibiotics which though effective, but have their own side effects. In Unani medicine, principles of treatment include removal of khilte ghalib, followed by tanqiyae rahim; use of muhallile waram and dafae ta’ffun adwia, apart from perineal hygiene which plays an important role. Unani drugs such as satavar, sonth, lodh pathani, si, roghane gul, murr, mazu, tabasheer, kundur, gulnaar, qaranfal, tukhme khurfa, mocharas, gule dhawa, sandal safaid, etc are useful in sailan al– rahim. Scientific studies suggest that they possess anti bacterial, anti inflammatory, laxative, anti oxidant and analgesic activities. The aim of this systematic review is to focus the importance of Unani drugs and their use in sailan al– rahim as a safe and effective alternative to conventional medicine. 

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UNANI MEDICINES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SAILAN AL- RAHIM (LEUCORRHOEA) - A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW, Tooba Fahad, Ismath Shameem INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-1 | January-2019

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