![]() ![]() During the British rule in India, Unani medicine lost government patronage, but continued to be practiced in Mumbai because of its overwhelming popularity. When the Mongols invaded Persia and Central Asia, many scholars and physicians of Unani fled to India, where they popularized it. Yet the most famous proponent of Unani is the Persian physician Hakim Ibn Sina (Avicenna) who wrote about Unani in his medical classic al-Qanun. He derived it from the medicine and traditions of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Unani Medicine is a healing system, which was originally developed by the Greek physician Hippocrates (40 - 370 B.C.). ![]() They want the rules to be relaxed by providing instruction in English, Hindi and regional language. ![]() Meanwhile, the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes students feel they are being denied their fundamental right to learn and practice the Unani system of medicine. It is also difficult to translate the Unani terminology without changing the meaning, they claim. Moreover it is not possible to impart Unani medicine in any other language since the books are available in Arabic and Persian language. Yet, this practice was stopped last year with the High Court directing the authorities to strictly follow the CCIM guidelines.Īccording to those against the move, any attempt to change the medium of instruction will dilute the standard of education and also pose serious health consequences. About half-a-dozen non-Urdu speaking students seek admission every year on the basis of language proficiency certificates issued by some institutes. Abdul Haque Unani Medical College, Kurnool. There are 125 seats in BUMS - 75 at NTC, Hyderabad, and 50 in the Dr. ![]()
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