A GLIMPSE ON THE CONCEPT OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS & CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES IN GRECO ARAB MEDICINE
Dr. Aliya Parveen*, Dr Zanigar and Dr. Mohd Saqlain
ABSTRACT
The discoveries in finding out the pathology of atherosclerosis have been made thousands of years ago, when Hippocrates (460-370BC, Greek physician) for the first time advised hot water bath to release obstruction. Later on Galen ((131-201 AD), Roman physician) and other eminent Greco Arab physicians like Avicenna, Maseehi, Nafees etc. also contributed in determining the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis and CVDs experimentally as well as theoretically. Atherosclerosis in Greco Arab medicine has been defined as a disease of arteries. The diseases arising out of it (e.g. Coronary heart disease, stroke etc.), their sign and symptoms, successful prevention and treatment has also been cited by the Greco Arab physicians years ago. The article will highlight a brief literature on the concept laid by the Greco Arab physicians in regard to atherosclerosis and CVDs.
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