The Complete Herbal Tutor
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Anne Mcintyre. The Complete Herbal Tutor
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The Complete
The Definitive Guide to the Principles and Practices of Herbal Medicine
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The diagnostic skills of practitioners of Unani, known as hakims, include observation, pulse taking, questioning, palpation and urine analysis. Pulse diagnosis requires the hakim to be in a clear state of spiritual awareness to enable him to analyse the subtle qualities of the pulse. Practices including breathing and voice exercises and visualisations to help to calm and clear the mind. In the initial consultation, the Tibb practitioner will take a detailed case history from the patient and make observations of their skin, tongue, eyes, hands and nails. They will also take their pulse, as a considerable amount of information about the patient's state of health can be gleaned from this in just minutes.
Unani classifies health in three different stages: health, disease and neutral. Neutral exists between health and disease when symptoms have not yet manifested. Disease occurs when the functions associated with the vital, natural and psychic forces of the body are obstructed or unbalanced due to some form of deviation.
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