Monis M, et al. Int J Pharm Pharmacol Page1 Int J Pharm Pharmacol ISSN: 2581-3080 2017; 1(4): 119 Available at http://ijpp.edwiserinternational.com/home.php Review Article International Journal of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology Role of Ilaj bid Dawa with Rationalising of Usoole Ilaj in the Treatment of Falij - A Pharmacological Perspective Mohd Monis 1 , G. Sofi 2 , Zarreen Baig 3 , Parwej Ahmad 1* 1 Department of Ilmul Advia, Jamia Tibbiya Deoband, UP-247554, India 2 Department of Ilmul Advia NIUM Bangalore, Karnataka-560091, India 3 Department of Hifzane Sehat, AKTC, AMU Aligarh, UP-202002, India * Corresponding author: Parwej Ahmad, Department of Ilmul Advia, Jamia Tibbiya Deoband, UP- 247554, India, E-mail: dr.parwej.ahmad@gmail.com Received: July 03, 2017; Revised: August 01, 2017; Published: August 16, 2017 Copyright: © 2017 Monis M, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. The article has been previewed and authenticated by the Authors before sending the publication for print. The Journal, Editor and the Editorial Board are not entitled or liable to either justify or responsible for inaccurate and misleading data if any. It is the sole responsibility of the Author concerned. Citation: Monis M, Sofi G, Baig Z, et al. Role of Ilaj bid Dawa with Rationalising of Usoole Ilaj in the Treatment of Falij - A Pharmacological Perspective. Int J Pharm Pharmacol 2017; 1: 119. Abstract Falij has been a major topic in Unani literature since centuries. The aspects of diagnosis and treatment based on Usoole Ilaj have remained a hallmark in the management of Falij. The packaged treatment of Falij includes almost all modalities of treatment- Ilaj Bil Ghiza, Ilaj Bid Dawa, and even surgical intervention. Unani medicine has dealt the disease management in stepwise, rational manner. The treatment strategies vary from the day patient seeks treatment and duration of the disease in the patient. Emphasizing on administration of Maul-Asal / usool in the initial days, munzij mushil therapy in the mid-course along with drugs for tabreed and taqwiyat administration in the later days is regarded as the standard treatment guideline for Falij. Along with this guideline rules related to Ayaame buhran which depend on the Mizaj of the person and the deranged khilt are taken into consideration for individualisation of the treatment is very evident. Since the treatment of any disease needs to be dealt keeping various features in view, so framing of usoole Ilaj has got paramount importance. The paper details the pharmacological basis of the treatment along with Usoole Ilaj of various phases of treatment delineating the Unani mechanism of action underlying each Afa'al (pharmacological actions) of Unani drugs. Keywords: Falij, Unani drugs, Usoole Ilaj. Introduction The term Falij is derived from Arabic word “Falaja” means divide into two symmetrical parts [1]. Generally, word Falij is used for Istirkha. In particular, Falij means Istirkha or paralysis of half body from head to toe longitudinally. It has two types; one involves head and other spares it [1,2]. Loss of movement, if developed in whole body is called Istirkha and if only one part is involved, is known as Falij (Table 1). Ancient physicians of Unani medicine were considering Falij as a disease in which one side of body is paralysed