FALIJ ( PARALYSIS) - CAUSES AND TREATMENT, UNANI CONCEPT REVIEW

Abstract

Falij has been a major topic in Unani literature since centuries. The aspects of diagnosis and
treatment based on Usoole Ilaj have remained a hallmark in the management of Falij. The
packaged treatment of Falij includes almost all modalities of treatment- Ilaj Bil Ghiza, Ilaj
Bid Dawa, and even surgical intervention. Unani medicine has dealt the disease management
in stepwise, rational manner.
The treatment strategies vary from the day patient seeks treatment and duration of the
disease in the patient. Emphasizing on administration of Maul-Asal / usool in the initial days,
munzij mushil therapy in the mid-course along with drugs for tabreed and taqwiyat
administration in the later days is regarded as the standard treatment guideline for Falij.
Along with this guideline rules related to Ayaame buhran which depend on the Mizaj of the
person and the deranged khilt are taken into consideration for individualisation of the
treatment is very evident. Since the treatment of any disease needs to be dealt keeping various
features in view, so framing of usoole Ilaj has got paramount importance. The paper details
the pharmacological basis of the treatment along with Usoole Ilaj of various phases of
treatment delineating the Unani mechanism of action underlying each Afa'al
(pharmacological actions) of Unani drugs.