Sunday, July 29, 2012

Unani medicine

Ahmed Husain from Madras, wrote to Jinnah on August 28, 1944 about his work "Principles of Unani Medicine".

Knowing as you do how Hakim Ajmal Khan Sahib in the prime of his effort of reviving unani medicine lost himself by turning a nationalist in good faith of the Gandhian type and shunned the progress of unani.

Ayurveda finds a place in the national life of Hindus whereas unani failed to progress due to neglect of Musalmans.

This is to request you to find time to go through this small book and if you are sufficiently convinced that unani, as science and art of healing, can still serve the people, you may include revival and encouragement of unani in the reconstruction programme of the League.
(from Jinnah papers, Volume XI).

Here is a little bit about the Gandhian type nationalist, Hakim Ajmal Khan.  Here is a link to the Indian National Institute of Unani Medicine.

Here is a World Health Organization document from 2001, on traditional systems of medicine in India.

Facilities
Ayurveda
Unani
Siddha
Homeopathy
Total
Undergraduate Colleges
154
32
2
118
305
Admission Capacity
6117
1239
155
4318
11829
Postgraduate Colleges
33
3
1
10
47
Admission Capacity
462
55
35
69
621

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