AN ANALYTICAL REVIEW ON NUTOOL (IRRIGATION) THERAPY
Abstract
Nutool therapy, also known as irrigation is a popular mode of treatment in Unani medicine which refers to the pouring or dripping of drugs on body parts. Usually decoctions of drugs and medicated oils etc are used for this purpose. The benefits achieved are an amalgamation of neurological effects, psychological effects and pharmacological actions of the drugs used. Nutool plays an especially important role in diseases where it is required to alter the temperament of an organ, to disperse toxic humors or to strengthen an organ. The procedure is carried out on a daily basis for a fortnight to achieve sustained results. It is specifically useful as an adjuvant treatment in the management of CNS disorders like headache, insomnia, migraine, amnesia, melancholia, vertigo, epilepsy etc; also in certain other disorders like cystitis, mastitis, arthralgia etc. For this purpose, specific drug formulations have been prescribed in Unani texts to be used for nutool therapy. The need of the hour is to further evaluate these age-old prescriptions on modern parameters.
Keywords: Nutool, Sukoob, anxiolysis, temperament.
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