Classification of fever according to Unani medicine

1. Dr. M.S.M. Shiffa
Lecturer
Dept. of Moalijat
Unani Section
IIM, University of Colombo

2. ‫حمی‬
(fever)
‫يوم‬ ‫حمی‬
‫حمی‬
‫خلطيہ‬
‫دق‬ ‫حمی‬
According to the involvement of rooh/
khilt/ aza

3. According to the fact
‫حمی‬
‫مرضيہ‬ ‫حمی‬
(idiopathic)
‫عرضيہ‬ ‫حمی‬
(symptomatic)

4. H. marziyah (idiopathic) H. arziyah (symptomatic)
 There is no connection
between fever and any cause
 H. mediyah, H. ajamiyah
 It occurs due to any other
disease in the body
 Awram, Dabeila

5. According to khilt or ufoonat
‫حمی‬
‫خلطيہ‬ ‫حمی‬
(‫)عفونيہ‬
‫دمويہ‬ ‫صفراويہ‬ ‫بلغميہ‬ ‫سوداويہ‬
‫خلطيہ‬ ‫غير‬ ‫حمی‬
(‫)غيرعفونيہ‬
‫يوميہ‬ ‫حمی‬

6. Whether continuous or intermittent
‫حمی‬
‫نائبہ‬ ‫حمی‬/‫دائرہ‬
H. mawazibah
Ghib-e-daairah
Rib-e-daairah
‫الزمہ‬ ‫حمی‬/
‫دائمہ‬
H. mutbiqah
Mutazaidah
Mutanaqisah
Mutasaviyah
H. mufattirah
Lasqa
Ghib-e-lazimah
Ribb-e-lazimah

7. According to the symptoms in the
skin
‫حمی‬
‫طفحيہ‬ ‫حمی‬
‫حمی‬
‫غيرطفحيہ‬

8. According to prognosis
‫حمی‬
‫خبيثہ‬ ‫حمی‬
‫غير‬ ‫حمی‬
‫خبيثہ‬

9. According to nature
‫حمی‬
‫باردہ‬ ‫حمی‬ ‫نافضہ‬ ‫حمی‬ ‫حارہ‬ ‫حمی‬

10. According to severity and onset
‫حمی‬
‫حادہ‬ ‫حمی‬
‫حمی‬
‫حادۃالمزمنہ‬
‫مزمنہ‬ ‫حمی‬

11. Nature of simple or compound
‫حمی‬
‫مفردہ‬ ‫حمی‬ ‫مرکبہ‬ ‫حمی‬

12. According to grades/ stages
‫حمی‬
‫خفيفہ‬ ‫حمی‬
(slight fever)
99-101
‫متوسطہ‬ ‫حمی‬
(moderate fever)
101.01- 103
‫شديدہ‬ ‫حمی‬
(high fever)
103.01- 106
‫محرقہ‬ ‫حمی‬
(Hyper fever)
106.01- 110

13. Thank you