Abstract

PREVALENCE OF MULTIPLE DISEASES IN KALLUPURWA (KURSI) AREA OF BARABANKI (UP) WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SUAL (COUGH)

*Dr. Maqbool Ahmad Khan, Dr. Mahboob us Salam, Dr. Abdul Raheem, Dr. Jamal Akhtar, Dr. Ehsan Rauf and Dr. Amreen Fatima

ABSTRACT

Sual (Cough) is the disease related to lung and its bronchi. The Unani System of Medicine is very rich in describing the causes and providing its treatment through natural herbs and shrubs found in almost all countries occur in the world. The ancient literature of Unani Medicine reveals that disease was discussed by ancient physicians right from Hippocrates, Galen, Bols, Discarides down to Ibn e Masiva, Zakariya Razi, Rabban Tabri, Ismail Jurjani and the same has been treated by Indian physicians of Unani Medicine such as Hakeem Mohd Akbar Arzani, Hakeem Shareef Khan and Hakeem Mohd Ajmal Khan who is the father of Research for all Indian system of Medicine in modern India. Various drugs like Zoofa, Mulethi, Aroosa, Munaqqa, Parsiyaonsha, Irsa and Banfsha etc has been found very effective in the treatment of different types of Sual. The use of Ustukhuddoos, Bozidan, Gauzaban, Tukhm e Khatmi, Unnab, Sapistan etc have been found very effective in the treatment of almost all diseases of the lungs and bronchi. Sinusitis which has become a prominent problem. Now a days Bronchial Asthma is also treated with these drugs. SCSP programme has provided a chance to the village of Kallupurwa (Kursi), Barabanki to get the benefit of treatment of cough with Habb e Surfa, Sharbat Zoofa, Sharbat Sadar and it has been found that these drugs are very effective and useful in the treatment of all kinds of cough.

Keywords: Sual, Lungs, Kallupurwa.