WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

Md. Shafat Karim*, Shamim Akhtar, Wasim Firoz, Mohd Zulkifle

ABSTRACT

Syringomyelia is a neurological disorder in which a fluid-filled cyst (syrinx) forms in the spinal cord. The syrinxcan impact and exert enough force to damage the spinal cord and compress and injure the nerve fibers. Theprevalence of syringomyelia is about 8.4 cases per 100,000 people, and men are more affected than women in thethird to fourth decade. Symptoms may include pain, progressive weakness in limbs, stiffness in the back,shoulders, neck, arms, or legs, headaches, loss of sensitivity to pain or hot and cold, especially in the hands,numbness or tingling, imbalance, and loss of bowel and bladder control. MRI, in contrast, is the standarddiagnosis for syringomyelia. Medical treatment has not been established; therefore, a 32-year-old male patientwith syringomyelia, seeking a safe, effective, and alternative treatment, moved towards Unicure, Unani healthcare centre, Patna. After understanding the condition, we advised a three-month regime of Unani treatment. Itincludes Takmeed (hot fomentation), Dalak (massage), Hammam (steam bath), and two types of sufoof, of whichone contains Waj turki (Acorus calamus Linn), Jadwar (Delphinium denudatum), Filfil siyah (Piper nigrum Linn),and Darchini (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), and another contains Ustukhuddoos (Levandula stoechas ), Aftimoon(Cuscuta reflexa Roxb), and Bisfaij (Polypodium vulgare L) for oral administration. This regime was givenkeeping in mind that the disease of this patient is due to a sard (cold) tar (wet) maddi (matter) temperament, andthe share of wetness is high in it. In such a situation, most of the drugs prescribed have an effect on the brain; theirtemperaments are warm and dry, and thier action is muqawwi-e-asab (nervine tonic); musakkin (sedative);mudirr-e-baul (diuretic); mufatteh (deobstruent); mohallil (anti-inflammatory); musakkin (analgesic); qabiz(astringent); dafe tashannuj (anticonvulsant); mane sara (anti-epileptic); after completing the treatment schedule,symptoms eased. The patient's condition and the effectiveness of these medicines indicate that these medicines areeffective in syringomyelia.

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