Welcome to Unani Herbal! My name is Salih Erschen (Madison, WI, USA) founder of Unani Herbal. I hope to provide information that will help you find real health.

I have been studying Herbal Medicine for several years now. In the past few years I have found myself involved with the Teachers and Hakim out of Scotland. The term Hakim is an Arabic word that means both "physician" and "wise". As I have started an Apprenticeship relationship with the teachers, I am striving to one day gain the title of Hakim.

In the mean time I am offering the share the knowledge that unfolds before me as it becomes clear. I have been invited to learn the skill of formulating Unani products as well as gain the education that has been handed down about it. This is an ongoing journey and I hope that it proves to be beneficial to you in a similar way that it has been to me. One big lesson is that, God is Bountiful, and we can never stop learning as long as we keep seeking the reality.

The Unani System

The Unani System of addressing whole health considers illness as an event serving to clean, purify, and balance us on the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual planes.

Illness is one of the forms of experiences by which humans arrive at knowledge of God; as He says "Illnesses are my servants which I attached to my chosen friends." just because something feels "good" does not necessarily mean it is of ultimate benefit to us. And conversely, if we have a moment of pain, we cannot dismiss the experience as "bad" without understanding how and what the result of these sensations will be. A "Healing Crisis" is the natural function of the body eliminating toxins - Vomiting, Nosebleeds, Diarrhea, Fevers, Sweating, and Frequent Urination - are the avenues of full health.

While admitting the existence of microbes, the Unani Tibb System maintains the original balance of temperament that provides an altered biotic environment in which the viruses and bacteria can thrive. Treatments of killing of bad microbes can provide a temporary cure, but without restoring good microbes to its proper balance the disease will recur. So, the Unani Tibb System is one of ways of seeking balance between the humors of the body and the temperament, mainly through proper metabolism of the body’s nourishment.

- Salih Erschen