Siman mufrat (Obesity) a lifestyle disease and its impact on women’s health–revention and herbal management

Abstract

Siman mufrat (Obesity) has detrimental influences on all systems, including reproductive health and therefore likely to suffer with many gynecological and obstetrics problems. These problems may arise at any time in their lives i.e. since childhood to menopause. According to Asian WHO guidelines, a person is known as overweight if the BMI is 23 and obese if BMI is ≥23. The epidemic of obesity is now being recognized as the major health issue facing the world today. It reduces life expectancy by 7.1years in men and 5.8years in women. In women obesity is the major risk factor to develop various diseases like menstrual irregularities, infertility, abortion, premature births, contraceptive failure, endometrial polyp, endometrial carcinoma, stress urinary incontinence etc. and other systemic illness includes Type 2 diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular diseases, degenerative joint diseases, etc. Qualitative and quantitative derangement of normal balances of akhlat with excessive phlegm causing zo’afe jigar and results various diseases. Unani system of medicine, principle of treatment is elimination of cause of obesity. The modern medicine has developed many drugs but side effects have limited their role in treating obesity. In Unani system of medicine there is treasure of plant origin drugs having highest diversity in their properties both in diet and herbal therapy, which can reduce body weight and prevent diet induced obesity. Thus, in this paper an attempt has been made to highlight the strength of Unani medicine in the management of obesity.