Organotherapy is a relatively modern addition to medical sciences.
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Organotherapy is a procedure where tissue extracts from healthy animals or humans are administered to treat medical conditions of the corresponding tissues in humans. As a method of treatment, organotherapy was devised and practised by the ancient Greeks and Romans and the principle behind the procedure was termed similia similibus .
Which of the following methods of treatment corresponds to organotherapy in Unani system of medicine?
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Unani is a holistic system of medicines which also uses other modes of healing along with medicines or pharmacotherapy. Ilaj-bi-ghiza or dietotherapy aims at healing a patient by administering the right nutrients through diet, and Ilaj-bi-misla or oraganotherapy deals with healing a patient by administering extracts from healthy organs. Apart from that, Ilaj-di-dawa or pharmacotherapy treats a patient by the use of medicines.
Consumption of animal brains or brain tissues is prescribed to increase a person s intellect and intelligence under organotherapy.
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Organotherapeutic procedures involve administration of healthy tissue extracts to treat diseases or medical conditions in the same organ. Following this principle, brain tissue extracts are considered to be able to stimulate the brain to increase a person s intelligence and intellect.
Which of the following are practised in the Unani system of medicine?
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Unani is a holistic system of medicine which treats an individual using medicines or pharmaceutical therapy in combination with other treatment modes. These methods include diet therapy to supply essential nutrients, organotherapy to heal an individual by the administration of extracts from healthy organs, and surgery as a treatment method when other methods are unable to cure a condition.
Organotherapy in Unani medicine involves organ transplantation.
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Organotherapy is a system of medicine where tissue extracts from healthy organs of animals, especially from the glands, are used to stimulate the corresponding diseased organ, gland, or tissue. The Unani system of medicine practices organotherapy as a mode of treatment and the procedure is called Ilaj-bi-misla.