National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM) is an autonomous organization for research and training in
Unani medicine
Unani or Yunani medicine (Urdu: ''tibb yūnānī'') is Perso-Arabic traditional medicine as practiced in Muslim culture in South Asia and modern day Central Asia. Unani medicine is pseudoscientific. The Indian Medical Association describes Un ...
in India. It was established in 1984 at
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
under the
(
AYUSH
The Ministry of Ayush, a ministry of the Government of India, is responsible for developing education, research and propagation of traditional medicine systems in India. Ayush is a name devised from the names of the alternative healthcare syste ...
),
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is an Indian government ministry charged with health policy in India. It is also responsible for all government programs relating to family planning in India.
The Minister of Health and Family Welfare ...
,
Govt. of India
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,
in a joint venture with
Government of Karnataka
The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as, GoK, or simply Karnataka Government, is a democratically-elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka. The governor who is appointed ...
.
Academic activities were started in the year 2004.
It is affiliated to
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, (RGUHS), Bangalore,
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
and offers post graduate courses (MD in Unani) in ten different subjects
# Moalajat (general Medicine),
# Ilmul Advia (Pharmacology),
# Tahaffuzi wa Samaji Tib (Preventive and Social medicine),
# Ilmul Qabalat wa Amraze Niswan (Obstetrics & Gynaecology),
# Ilmul Saidla (Pharmacy),
# Ilmul Jrahat (Surgery),
# Ilaj bit Tadbeereer (Regiminal therapy),
# Kulliyat (Basic Principles),
# Mahiyatul Amraz (Pathology) and
# Amraze Jild wa Mafasil (Dermatology and Rheumatology).
See also
*
Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine
Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine or CRIUM Hyderabad, established in December 1971, is an Indian Government-sponsored Unani medicine research center and out-patient clinic located in Hyderabad, India. The institute was upgraded to Nati ...
References
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External links
National Institute of Unani Medicine, Official website
Research institutes in Bangalore
Unani medicine organisations
Ministry of AYUSH
1984 establishments in Karnataka
Research institutes established in 1984