BUMS Degree: Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery — Full Form, Curriculum, and Practice

BUMS = Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery.

Program Structure

• Duration: 5.5 years (4.5 years academic + 1 year compulsory rotatory internship).
• Eligibility: 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology; NEET-UG qualified (India).
• Regulation: National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM), formerly CCIM.

Curriculum Highlights

• Preclinical: Arabic/Persian (Unani texts), Kulliyat (basic principles), Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry.
• Paraclinical: Ilmul Advia (pharmacology), Ilmul Saidla (pharmacy), Tahaffuzi wa Samaji Tib (preventive/social medicine), Pathology, Microbiology.
• Clinical: Moalijat (medicine), Jarahat (surgery), Niswan wa Qabalat (OB/GYN), Ilmul Atfal (pediatrics), Amraz-e-Jild (dermatology), Amraz-e-Ain/Uzn/Anf/Halaq (ENT/ophthalmology).

Unani Philosophy

Based on Hippocratic-Galenic humoral theory adapted by Arab/Persian scholars (Avicenna, Rhazes). Health = balance of four humors (Dam/Blood, Balgham/Phlegm, Safra/Yellow Bile, Sauda/Black Bile). Disease = imbalance. Treatment restores balance via:

• Ilaj bil Ghiza (dietotherapy)
• Ilaj bil Dawa (pharmacotherapy — herbal/mineral/animal)
• Ilaj bil Tadbeer (regimental therapy — cupping, massage, leeching, venesection)
• Jarahat (surgery)

Licensure & Practice

• Register with State Board of Unani Medicine after internship.
• Practice Unani medicine legally in India.
• Postgraduate: MD (Unani) in 14 specialties; PhD.
• Integration: National Health Mission, AYUSH wellness centers, insurance coverage (some states).