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Unani and Siddha & Arabic Medicine

Unani medicine is the term for Perso-Arabic traditional medicine as followed by Muslim culture in South Asia. According to Unani medicine, controlling of any disease depends upon the diagnosis of disease. Proper diagnosis depends upon monitoring the patient's symptoms and temperament. Unani, like Ayurveda, is based on theory of the existence of the elements in the human body.

Siddha medicine is a traditional system of healing and is considered as one of India's oldest medicine system. The Siddha system is based on a amalgamation of ancient medicinal practices and spiritual disciplines as well as mysticism and alchemy. In South India, Siddha is the mother medicine to the traditional Tamils or Dravidians.

Islamic medicine is also known as Arabic medicine. Islamic Medicine is depending on the four-element substitution which offers a completely consistent cosmology, physiology, physics, psychology and diagnostic and therapeutic science. Islamic medicine use natural resources and trade links provide to the strong development of pharmacy.