WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

Dr. Farheen Anjum Qayyum Khan*, Dr. Akhtar Husain Farooqui, Dr. Syed Ayesha Fatema, Dr. Khan Sadiqa Mohammed Hadis and Dr. Rahnuma Shaukat Ali Shaikh

ABSTRACT

Gout, First identified by the Egyptians in 2640 BC, podagra was later recognized by Hippocrates in the fifth century BC, who referred to it as 'the un-walkable disease'. Gout derived from the Latin word gutta (or 'drop'), and referred to the prevailing medieval belief that an excess of one of the four 'humors' which in equilibrium were thought to maintain health would, under certain circumstances, 'drop' or flow into a joint, causing pain and inflammation. Gout is one of the oldest known diseases and described in Unani system of medicine under the term Niqris. Niqris (gout) is a type of Waja' al-Mafasil (arthritis) which is characterized by recurrent attack of acute pain and swelling primarily affecting one joint usually the metatarsal joint of big toe and small joints of hand and feet. In this regard, we may conclude that spread of knowledge of enormous effective Unani components and general principles of treatment, which are being used by Unani physicians since ancient times, shall be extremely effective in the management of this musculo skeletal disorder.