Dweep Unani
Dweep Unani is the form of Unani herbal medicine practiced in the Indian islands of Minicoy, Lakshadweep only . Maldives traditional medication is entirly different from this.
History[edit]
Lakshadweep-Maldive folk medicine got influenced by the medical practices of Unani and Ayurveda systems practiced in the mainland India.
Legends abound about the feats of such special healers as "Buraki Ranin", the sixteenth-century queen of Sultan Muhamed, who was said to cure sword wounds overnight with her own dressings. The treatise written by El-Sheikh El-Hakeem Ahmed Didi of Meedhoo (Seenu Atoll) who died in 1937 forms the foundation of today's traditional medicine. Known as hakeems, practitioners of this medicine are well respected by the village communities.
A basic tenet of their philosophy is that good health is a result of a proper balance between the hot, cold and dry "humours" in the body, so "cold food" is recommended for someone with fever, and dry fish for flu. Some hakeems are schooled in "Unani" medicine, which treats the whole person, combining ancient remedies with new drugs. In recent years there has been an attempt to integrate traditional and modern medicine.
Advice and training, for instance, is offered to local midwives who learned their skill from older practitioners. Arabic system of Graeco-Islamic medicine in Maldives and Lakshadweep was introduced by Arabs. Unani medicine soon got acceptance by the masses due to its efficacy and non toxicity of the drugs.
Aisaabeegedharu Ahmed Didi ( son of El-Allama El_Shaikh El-Hafiz Ibrahim Thakurufaanu, Aisaabeegedharu Dhonbeyya) died in 1938 was most dedicated scholar of Arabic system of medicine in Maldives. He was known for his book Tibbul Fuqaraai fee hikmatil Umaraai based on his lifelong clinical experience. He referred to more than 20 books and encyclopedias of Arabic in his book. He was the first person who opened the research in old Maldivian system of medicine. He examined Maldivian folk medicine in the light of unani medicine.
Reference books[edit]
- Tibbul Fuqaraai fee Hikmatil Umaraai - written by Al Allama As Shaikh Al Hakeem Ahmed Didi bin Ibrahim Thakurufan of Addu Meedhoo, Maldives.
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