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Medicine, Unani

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Definition: A modified Greco-Arabic medical system flourishing today as unani medicine. It was the product of Arab physicians and scholars captivated by Greek philosophy, science, and medicine. It is practiced today in India and Pakistan, largely as a type of herbal medicine. (From Magner, A History of Medicine, 1992, p136)  a type of Arabic & herbal med common in India & Pakistan; specify geog only if relevant; do not capitalize unani in titles & translations; DF: MED UNANI    Other names Unani Medicine

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