**BUMS** stands for **Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery**. It is an undergraduate professional degree program in the field of **Unani Medicine**, an ancient traditional system of medicine based primarily on natural healing, herbal treatments, and holistic well-being.
Here is a quick overview of the course:
### Key Course Details
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| **Full Name** | Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery |
| **Duration** | **5.5 Years** (4.5 years academic study + 1 year compulsory internship) |
| **Eligibility** | 10+2 (PCB - Physics, Chemistry, Biology) with Urdu/Arabic/Persian in 10th/12th or equivalent |
| **Common Entrance Exam** | **NEET-UG** (in India) |
| **Governing Body** | National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) |
### What You Study in BUMS
The curriculum combines traditional Unani concepts with modern medical sciences:
* **Unani Principles:** *Kulliyat* (Fundamentals of Unani), *Ilmul Advia* (Pharmacology/Herbal medicines), *Tashreehul Badan* (Anatomy), and *Munafeul Aza* (Physiology).
* **Modern Medicine:** General Surgery, Pathology, Preventive Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Pediatrics.
* **Therapies:** *Regimenal Therapy* (*Ilaaj-bit-Tadbeer* like Hijama/Cupping), Dietotherapy, and Pharmacotherapy.
### Career Opportunities
Graduates of BUMS are registered medical practitioners and can work as:
* **Unani Medical Officer / Physician** in government or private hospitals/clinics.
* **Consultant/Specialist** in wellness centers and AYUSH hospitals.
* **Researcher / Scientist** in herbal medicine and pharmaceutical companies.
* **Academician / Lecturer** in medical colleges after completing postgraduate studies (MD/MS in Unani).
The **Father of Unani Medicine** is **Hippocrates** (known in the Arabic/Unani tradition as **Buqrat**, 460–377 BC).
He is recognized as the founder of Unani medicine because he freed medical treatment from magic and superstition, transforming it into a science based on observation and the **Humoral Theory** (*Akhlat*).
### Important Key Figures in Unani Medicine
While Hippocrates laid the foundation, a few other scholars played major historical roles:
| Scholar | Known As / Role | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| **Hippocrates (Buqrat)** | **Father of Unani Medicine** | Created the Humoral Theory (*Dam, Balgham, Safra, Sauda*). |
| **Galen (Jalinoos)** | Stabilizer of Unani Medicine | Expanded experimental physiology and anatomy. |
| **Avicenna (Ibn Sina)** | Father of Early Modern Medicine | Wrote *Al-Qanun fi'l Tibb* (The Canon of Medicine), the core textbook of Unani. |
| **Hakim Ajmal Khan** | Father of Modern Unani in India | Popularized, institutionalized, and modernized Unani education in India. |
