Samn Mufrat (Obesity )
Overweight and obesity are of
medical concern due to excessive fat accumulation.
For adults, WHO defines overweight and obesity as
follows:
- overweight is a BMI greater than or equal to 25; and
- obesity is a BMI greater than or equal to 30.
Body mass index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height that is commonly used to classify overweight and obesity in adults. It is defined as a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of his height in meters (kg/m2).
BMI
provides the most useful population-level measure of overweight and obesity as
it is the same for both sexes and for all ages of adults. However, it should be
considered a rough guide because it may not correspond to the same degree of
fatness in different individuals.
For children, age needs to be considered when defining
overweight and obesity.
It is caused by Sū-e Mizāj (Morbid
temperament), that leads to excessive and abnormal accumulation of humours that
should be evacuated,
The obese person remains susceptible to
epilepsy, paralysis, bronchial asthma, cholera, syncope and Hummiyāt Muharriqa.
It may be associated with abortion and
sterility (Male & Female).
- Worldwide obesity has nearly tripled
since 1975.
- In 2016, more than 1.9 billion adults, 18
years and older, were overweight. Of these over 650 million were obese.
- 39% of adults aged 18 years and over were
overweight in 2016, and 13% were obese.
- Most of the world's population live in
countries where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight.
- 39 million children under the age of 5
were overweight or obese in 2020.
- Over 340 million children and adolescents aged 5-19 were overweight or obese in 2016.
Usūl-e Ilāj (Principles of treatment):
*Tajfīf-eBadan (Desiccation)
*Tahzīl (To induce weight loss)
*Taqlīl-e Ghizā (To reduce the quantity of
food)
Ilāj bil-Dawā (Pharmacotherapy):
Single drugs:
*Oral administration of washed Luk (Lac) 3 gm.
with vinegar on
empty stomach in morning.
*Oral administration of vinegar on empty
stomach in morning.
*Oral administration Zira Siyāh for forty days
on
empty stomach in morning.
Compound drugs:
Safūf Muhazzil: 5-7gm: 5 gm in morning, orally
Dawā ul-Luk: 3.5-4.5 gm.
Itrīfal Saghīr: 12 gm. at bedtime
Jawārish Kamūni: 10gm at bed time
Jawārish Falāfilī: 3 gm. after meal.
Arq Zeera: 50-75ml twice a day orally
Safūf Muhazzil and Dawā ul-Luk are contraindicated in women of fertile age group.
Unani drugs should be taken only on the advice of registered unani Doctors
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