Kidney Diseases and Unani Treatment

As we know Unani is the most reliable system of medicines, which entirely rely on the healing or holistic methods of disease management. Herbs and other natural ingredients are used to treat the illnesses including kidney issues that are based on Unani system and fundamentals (Kulliyat) to treat or prevent any diseases; physician strictly follows to get the quick recovery. The disease is diagnosed after some blood tests, symptoms, and causes then effective measures are taken to prevent or cure the illness.

Today the world is critically facing kidney-related illnesses, which is putting a major economic burden on the entire health care system. Increased mortality is hugely impacting the people; there is an urgent need to search a holistic way to bring down morbidity and the economic strain.

Unani system and kidney function

According to the Unani kidney helps in absorption (Jazibah), retention (Masikah), and expulsion (Dafiah), thus normal kidney function is based on this. As per the available literature, the weakness of kidney occurs in its muscular part, which is mainly responsible for the absorption and filtration of blood. The kidney is a vital part of the body and regulates many functions such as urine formation, balancing electrolytes and releasing hormones.

Causes of kidney diseases

Sometimes excess use of medications like NSAIDs, antibiotics, anti-tubercular drugs, etc., and certain common illnesses like, high blood pressure, diabetes and many more diseases may affect kidney functions or badly damage the kidney that may lead to chronic nephritis or acute renal failure, in such case damaged kidney become incapable to remove the excess urine or waste that may eventually cause a high concentration of electrolytes in the blood. In such a condition, it gets tough to regulate the above metabolic processes. Apart from this kidney stones or renal calculi formation may also hugely impact the normal kidney functions. A hard crystalline mineral material or stone formation within the urinary tract or kidney is known as renal calculi or kidney stone.

Why prefer the Unani system for kidney disease management?

Now in recent time kidney management or nephrotoxicity (amraze kuliya/zofe kuliya) is done by either by chemotherapy or dialysis or kidney transplant, this is one of the costly methods. In Unani system there are many natural medications are available like plants, animals, and minerals based, which are easily available, quite effective, and have negligible side effects, hence, plants and natural minerals are more significant and safe source of medication, whereas free radicals become the main cause of ill health while using synthetic medications. Therefore, such natural medications not only work as a rejuvenator but also help to cure kidney diseases including kidney stones and renal failure. Thus, Unani plays an important role in this regard. According to Unani, abnormal temperament may be one of the main causes of kidney problems. Apart from this, both the kidney diseases (renal failure and stones) are treated according to Usool-E-Ilaaj in a systemic way after proper clinical diagnosis.