Public health approach of Unani medicine to cope and stay safe in hot environmental conditions.
Unani medicine
climate change
health and safety
heat prevention plan
heat stress
Journal
Journal of basic and clinical physiology and pharmacology
ISSN: 2191-0286
Titre abrégé: J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9101750
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 Mar 2021
15 Mar 2021
Historique:
received:
03
10
2020
accepted:
02
01
2021
pubmed:
13
3
2021
medline:
25
5
2022
entrez:
12
3
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The rising episodes of deadly heat waves have intensified the need for a heat protection strategy. The Unani system of medicine offers ways to stay healthy in different climatic conditions. Hence, this article aims to discuss the applicability of health protection measures suggested by Unani scholars for hot weather conditions in the light of current researches. The manual literature survey of classical Unani texts was conducted to collect information on health safety measures for hot weather. A substantial search of scientific databases such as "Google Scholar" and "Medline" for proposed measures in combination with "heat-stroke", "heat exhaustion" and "heat rash" was also conducted to identify their possible activity in heat-related illnesses. The guidelines for summer seasons in the classical Unani literature are described under the title tadābīr-i-mavsam. Unani scholars have discussed in detail the pathophysiological effects of heat and the measures to stay healthy by regulating the body system through lifestyle, diet and herbs. Most of the measures proposed by them are backed up by evidences. However, some measures have not yet been evaluated for their therapeutic or prophylactic efficacy in heat-related illnesses. On the basis of findings, the authors advocate the adoption of evidence-based measures and propose further investigation of those measures that are not well supported by the evidence or have not yet been evaluated.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33711220
pii: jbcpp-2020-0296
doi: 10.1515/jbcpp-2020-0296
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
235-241Informations de copyright
© 2021 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.
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