1. Psychosomatic disorders occur when mental stress or emotional factors negatively impact physical health. According to Unani medicine, disturbances in psychic faculties like the brain can lead to stress-related issues like depression.
2. Unani recognizes lifestyle factors like diet, exercise, sleep, and social support as essential to well-being. Imbalances in these "six essentials" as well as the temperament can contribute to psychosomatic disorders.
3. Treatment focuses on eliminating causes, correcting temperament imbalances, and strengthening the heart-mind connection. Approaches include dietary therapy, exercise, relaxation, and medications aimed at reducing stress symptoms.
Psychosomatic Disorders in Unani System by Dr. Shaikh Nikhat
1. Psychosomatic Disorders &
Unani Management
DR.SHAIKH NIKHAT, MD MEDICINE
RESEARCH OFFICER (UNANI)
REGIONAL RESARCH INSTITUTE OF UNANI MEDICINE ,
MUMBAI
CCRUM, MINISTRY OF AYUSH, NEW DELHI
drnikhat.unani@gmail.com
2. Meaning of Psychosomatic disorders
• Any physical illness
aggravated by a
mental factor
(emotions, stress or
internal conflict)
4. DEFINITION
• Depression is a "whole-body" illness
• It involves your body, mood, and thoughts.
• It affects the way you eat and sleep, the way
you feel about yourself, and the way you
think about things.
7. Researchers define stress as
• Stress is the nonspecific response of the body
to any demand made upon it.
– Can be external or internal.
– May affect a person physically, mentally and/or
emotionally.
11. Researchers define Anxiety
disorders
• Everyone feels anxious .It’s a normal emotion.
• Many people feel nervous when faced with a
problem at work, before taking an important
decision.
• Anxiety disorders means such distress that it
interferes with your ability to lead a normal
life or
12. We all r suffering from Stress,
Depression, Anxiety
from childhood to old age
13. Factors responsible for the
psychosomatic disorders
• FAMILY
• FERINDS
• SCHOOL
• BUISNESS
• OFFICE WORK
• HOUSE HOLDING WORK
• MARIATAL / NON MARIATAL STATUS
• (LOTS OF ISSUES)
19. • Focus on the present
• Cope With problems
• Time Management
• Take good care of yourself.
• Stop negative thoughts
• Speak up (Sharing)
• Do something you enjoy
26. Quwat-e-Nafsaniya (psychic faculties)
• Brain is seat and center for Quwat-e-Nafsaniya
(psychic faculties),
• Quwat-e-Nafsaniya is concerned with intellectual,
sensory and motor functions of the body
• two main faculties
• quwae mudrikah (perceptive/ cognitive faculties)
• quwae muharrikah (motor faculties).
27. Quwae Mudrikah
(perceptive/ cognitive faculties)
internal
• Al hiss mushtarak (composite
sense)
• Al khayal (imagination)
• Al wahimah (apprehension)
• Al hafizah (reminiscence)
• Al mutasarrefah (ideation)
• Example (dosti aur dushmani)
external
28. • Any disturbances in these
faculties
• Specially Quwwate Nafsania
(psychic faculties)
and its subordinate faculties
responsible for
Infe-alat-e-Nasfasnia
(hamm-worries and
Ghamm –Sorrows)
leads to psychosomatic
disorders
29. (Infe-alat-e-Nasfasnia like
hamm aur gham ) = Stress
affects not only brain but
almost all vital organs (liver,
heart, stomach, spleen etc)
• Unani physicians says that
stress affects mainly to the
heart
• Becoz heart is the origin of
all faculties of the body.
30. Example of Heart & Brain
• Quwwate nafsania buys its matter
from roohe qalb or roohe haivaniya.
• then it matured in brain and becomes
roohe nafsaaniya (Psychic force)
• roohe nafsaaniya in a usable form for
quwate nafsaniya
• Since heart is the origin of all
faculties of the body.
• This may be the reason that in most
of psychiatric diseases cardiovascular
symptoms especially palpitation is
also present.
31. GIT related Complaints
• Some patients are coming with
Gastritis, diarrheas, Acidity
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
or spastic colon (chronic abdominal
pain, discomfort, bloating, and
alteration of bowel habits).
• Diarrhea or constipation
• As physicians we are treating
symptomatically
32. EFFECTS ON IMMUNE SYSTEM
• Recurrent infections,
• weight loss,
• Tuberculosis etc
• Treating by anti infectious medicine
, Anti bacterial, Anti viral etc
• Nut we should have to know why
this patient is suffering from
recurrent infections
• We know Cortisol levels are
inversely proportional to immunity.
• We have to find out stress – an
important cause.
33. EFFECTS ON CARDIOVASCULAR
SYSTEM
• Some patients present
with
• tachycardia,
• hypertension,
• hyperlipidemia,
• It may be due to High
cortisol level due to
stress.
34. Stress worsens may cause skin
conditions such as
• Some patients present
with
• Allergic reactions,
psoriasis, eczema, acne.
• We are treating these
conditions by local
medicines , ointments
etc.
35. • Unani scholars also says that
• Stress is reaction of people to the
problems
• Problems may be: the work, own
(personal), environment, surroundings.
• Reaction may be positive or negative,
More or less
36. • Reactions /respond of people to the particular
problems depend on the Mizaj of that person
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39.
40. Safravi & Saudavi Mizaj person’s
are prone for the PSD
Because Safra has hararat &
Yabusat (Heat & Dryness)
&
Sauda has Baroodat & Yabusat
(Cold & Dryness)
The common condition in
Psychosomatic diseases is
extreme level of dryness
41. Extreme Dryness is
common which leads to
Psychosomatic
Disorders
Extreme Cold &
Dryness (Sue Mizaj
Sauda)
Extreme Heat &
Dryness (Sue Mizaj
Safra)
42. Disturbances in Asbab-e-Sitta
Zarooriyah
Hawa-Muheet
(Atmospheric Air)
Makoolat wa
Mashroobat (Foods
& Drinks)
Harkatwa Sukoon-e-
Badni
(Physical Movements
& Rest)
Harkat wa Sukoon-e-
Nafsani
(Mental Movements
& Rest)
Noam wa Yaqza
(Sleep &
Wakefulness)
Ehtibas wa Istafragh
(Retention of
Essentials &
Excretion of Wastes).
43. Approach through Unani System
• Preventive measures: prevent health of a
healthy person
• Curative measures: treat the diseases person
44. As a preventive measures
• U have to adopts the healthy lifestyle
(Asbab Sitta Zarooriya)
• Ilaj Bil Ghiza
• Ilaj Bil Tadbeer
As a curative measures
•Elimination of the existing causes
•Correction of the Sue Mizaj
•Strengthening the heart and mind
•Ilaj Bil Dawa
45. U have to adopts the healthy lifestyle
(Asbab Sitta Zarooriya)
• Adaptive changes must be introduced to
make the patient comfortable and happy.
46. • living in clean, well ventilated house
• Sound Sleep
• Dress colors (specially wear green, whit - cooling
effects color)
• Visiting hill stations, parks, etc
• Viewing plays, movies etc.
• Hearing pleasant religious recitation.
• Being in the company of religious people,
• Listening to interesting stories
• Reading books,
• Participating in mentally challenging games, quiz
• Participating in competitions ,debates, etc.
47. There are certain prohibitions too
• Avoid living in small
congested houses,
• Avoid black red colors
• Over exertion, anxiety, worry,
starving, being lonely and
insomnia etc
48. DIET THERAPY (ILAJ BIL GHIZA )
• EAT TO BEAT STRESS
• Good nutrition (fruits, vegetables etc)
• Good diet plan (Breakfast, lunch & Dinner)
• Increasing ‘immune system enhancing’ nutrients
• Avoiding certain foods which is harmful to health:
• Tea, coffee, cocoa, energy drinks
• Fast foods
• Excessive Sugar
• Alcohol
• Soft drinks etc
49. Milk
• a glass of warm milk to reduce
stress.
• rich in calcium, complete diet
• Researchers have found calcium
can reduce muscle spasms and
soothe tension, reduced anxiety
50. All berries & Oranges
(strawberries, raspberries, and
blackberries)
• highest levels of an
antioxidant
• sharper cognition.
• Rich in vitamin C -helpful in
combating stress.
• Researchers studies shows
regular intake of vitamin C
reduces levels of cortisol
51. Almonds (Badaam)
• Rich source of vitamins
• Vitamin E to boost the
immune system
• Vitamin B sharp the
memory
52. Cashew - Kajoo
• It is great snacks
• Good source of zinc
• Research shows that low
levels of zinc produces
anxiety and depression.
54. Avocados
• One of the best ways to
reduce high blood pressure
is to get enough potassium
• Sharp the memory
• Immunity boosting
55. Garlic (Lahsun)
• It is powerful antioxidants.
• Cleanser
• Its neutralize free radicals
(particles that damage our
cells, cause diseases)
• Main constituent is allicin
which reducing cholesterol,
heart disease and boost the
immune system etc.
56. Menthol (Pudina)
• It is also antioxidant
• Reduce stress and anxiety,
• Help in alertness (physically
and mentally)- Muharrik
57. Spinach (Palak)
• It is rich in magnesium
• If magnesium reduces , it may
trigger headaches, fatigue etc
• Magnesium helps regulate
cortisol levels.
58. Gourd (Karela)and cucumber (Kheera)
• Gourd and cucumber are
recommended for those
patients, who suffering from
chronic stress.
• Diuretics
59. Oily fish (Salmon)
• Keep cortisol and adrenaline in
control
• Omega-3 fatty acids, may
prevent from stress and protect
from heart disease.
• Study shows to eat fish at least
twice a week sharpen the
memory power.
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61. Combat Stress Physically
• Exercise, Walking,
Playing etc
• Body releases
endorphins, which fight
the stress,”
62. Combat Stress Psychologically
(4 Golden rules)
• Erase any negative thoughts
• Adopt a positive attitude
• Listen to your emotions
• Relax your mind
64. NUTOOL (POURING OF OIL)
• It has psycho-neuro-
immunologic effects
• It releases Serotonin-(Anti
stress) key neurotransmitter for
feeling good
• it improve the cerebral
circulation,
• cerebral function,
• Anxiolysis
• It suppress of noradrenaline,