Abstract

CLINICAL EVALUATION OF MIZAJ (TEMPERAMENT) OF THE PATIENTS OF QILLAT-E-HUWAIN-E-MANVIA (OLIGOZOOSPERMIA)

Mohd. Abid*, Farah Naaz*# and Noman Khan*

ABSTRACT

The theory of Mizaj (Temperament) is exclusive to Unani system of Medicine and the entire system relies upon the basic philosophy of Mizaj. Hippocrates (460-370BC), the father of Medicine and the pioneer of Unani system of Medicine was the first to put forward the ideology of Mizaj (temperament). The theory of Mizaj suggests that the every individual has a specific temperament (Mizaj) which is fixed and cannot be changed. Each individual may have their unique likes, dislikes, interests and skills. These all characteristics make up the elite disposition or temperament (Mizaj) of an individual. A person‟s temperament (Mizaj) has a direct influence on the state of health and inclination towards illnesses. Unani physicians have classified the mizaj (temperament) of an individual into four types namely Damvi (sanguine), Balghami (phlegmatic), Safravi (bilious) and Saudavi (melancholic). Thus, knowledge of temperament can help in planning a diet that is optimum for an individual, and physical activities that promote a happy, healthy and productive lifestyle enabling people to live in harmony with self and world around them. Oligozoospermia refers to semen with a low concentration of sperm and it is one of the leading causes of male factor infertility, perhaps also the most important treatable cause. Male sterility due to oligospermia can be defined as a failure to conceive following one year of marital life with uninterrupted coitus due to low sperm count and motility. The objective of the study was to assess and establish the temperament (Mizaj) of patients of Qillat-e-Huwain-e-Manvia (Oligozoospermia). The consideration of this study had the potential to prevent and treat Oligozoospermia based on classical theory of temperament (Mizaj). The study was carried out at A& U Tibbia College, Karol Bagh, New Delhi-05. 60 subjects with confirmed clinical diagnosis of Oligozoospermia complying inclusion and exclusion criteria‟s were included in the study. Mizaj (temperament) of the subjects was assessed by a standard questionnaire of temperament. In present observational study, the higher incidence of patients was observed from Damvi (Sanguine) and Safravi (Bilious) mizaj. This study is in consonance with classical Unani literature, so the temperament of a patient may be considered as an important factor in the pathogenesis of Oligozoospermia.

Keywords: Oligozoospermia, mizaj, temperament, damvi, balghami, safravi and saudavi mizaj.