Episode 7 of An Introduction to Islamic Medicine – an eleven part series on the theoretical foundations of Islamic Medicine. The series explores the usage of the four element way of seeing in medicine. Identifying your own mizaj – biotype.
Episode 6 of An Introduction to Islamic Medicine – an eleven part series on the theoretical foundations of Islamic Medicine. The series explores the usage of the four element way of seeing in medicine.
Episode 5 of An Introduction to Islamic Medicine – an eleven part series on the theoretical foundations of Islamic Medicine. The series explores the usage of the four element way of seeing in medicine.
Episode 4 of An Introduction to Islamic Medicine – an eleven part series on the theoretical foundations of Islamic Medicine. The series explores the usage of the four element way of seeing in medicine.
An interesting feature of modern medicine is the increasing tendency to view disease processes as the breakdown of normal biochemical, electrical and circadian control mechanisms. These can be referred to (with a terminology borrowed from artificial intelligence) cybernetic controls –
Episode 3 from ‘An Introduction to Islamic Medicine’ – an eleven part series on the theoretical foundations of Islamic Medicine. The series explores the usage of the four element way of seeing in medicine.
Episode 2 of An Introduction to Islamic Medicine – an eleven part series on the theoretical foundations of Islamic Medicine. The series explores the usage of the four element way of seeing in medicine.
Eczema is epidemic, officially incurable, very uncomfortable but in fact easy to cure. It is easy for natural practitioners who know how to treat the condition, but for the one suffering from eczema, it is hard work! The good news
Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalis
Qualities: hot/dry
Other Qualities: stimulating, sedating, restoring, dissolving
Element: Air/Fire
Planet: Sun
Action: Rising – circulating – sinking, heating, interior to exterior
(its action is rising: and has a tropism for the chest and head; heating:
Eczema is uncomfortable. The itching, the heat and the discomfort just won’t go away. The important thing to know is that the origin of your condition is not your skin. Dealing with the skin will only give you temporary relief,