Abstract

UNANI HERBS AS EFFECTIVE REMEDY FOR TREATING DYSLIPIDEMIA: A REVIEW

Yousuf Khalil Hussaini*, Shaista, Ghazala Mulla, Danish Jahan and Sufiya Fatima

ABSTRACT

Dyslipidemia is a disorder of lipoprotein metabolism, including lipoprotein overproduction or deficiency. Dyslipidemia may be manifested by elevation of the total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglyceride (TG) concentrations, and decrease in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) concentration in the blood. It is an increasing health problem worldwide. Dyslipidemia is one of the major risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke and other atherosclerotic vascular events, Caused by genetic and environmental factors that leads to enzyme deficiency or due to faulty diet and life style. In unani literature samne mufrat is one of the cause of dyslipidemia. Samne mufrat is related to fasaad of hazme kabidi, excessive buroodat in kabid causes ghalbae balgham in blood which leads to disturbed metabolism. Samne mufrat causes reduction in hararate ghariziya and narrowing of blood vessels. Ibn Sina described that excessive intake of diet and sedentary lifestyle are the important causes of samne mufrat. Unani system of medicine is sanctified with number of drugs which are being used in the treatment of samne mufrat e.g. Afsanteen, Ajwaeen, Ailwa, Asaroon, Anisoon, Filfil siyah, Kishneez, Lehsun, Zanjabeel etc. these drugs are mulattif, muftteh sudad and musakhin in property hence effective in treating dyslipidemia.

Keywords: samne mufrat, dyslipidemia, hazme kabidi, CHD.