Abstract

Dr. Khan Sadiqa Mohammed Hadis*, Dr. Syed Ayesha Fatema, Dr. Jaleel Ahmed, Dr. Shaikh Rahnuma Shaukat Ali, Dr. Farheen Anjum Qayyum Khan

ABSTRACT

Diabetes being the most known disease of this era and India is the diabetic capital of the world. One of its most serious complications is diabetic foot which results in well-known non- healing ulcer. Scholar, researchers are looking for an alternative approach to tackle and cease the ever-increasing load of diabetes. Unani System of Medicine is one of the oldest and time proven methods to manage this kind of situation. It has entirely different and comprehensible concept of diabetes. According to the basic philosophy of Unani system the diabetes mellitus is the result of disturbance in quantity as well as quality of Akhlat (Humors) and Mizaj (Temperament) which leads to decrease in Hararat-e-Gariziya. This concept clearly describes diabetes, its pathogenesis, complications and holistic approach towards its management. Non-healing ulcer, in conventional medicine, is entirely manageable in Unani system of medicine. Oobjectives of this comprehensive review is to explain the Unani Approach in the management of Diabetes Mellitus and its complications. Consequently, different treatment methods of complementary medicine and recent medicine have been used by scientific communities to control and predict the disease. This article considered the effects of dry cupping and wet cupping, based on traditional medicine and recent studies.