Determination of Temperament with the help of Hair Thickness and Colour

Abstract

Mizaj (temperament) is one of the basic and fundamental concepts of Unani system of medicine. Every individual has its own unique temperament. Hair is the driest organ of the body. The climate of different countries differ and their inhabitants are affected by it, hence it has clear that temperament of people of different places cannot be the same, just as the complexion of people of different places differ, so does their hair. In fact variety of hair is an obvious evidence of variety of temperament. In this study hair thickness and hair colour were studied in 70 volunteers of different temperament. It was found that the volunteers of Safravi mizaj have thick and dark hair, Balghami mizaj volunteers have thin and light hair colour and Damvi mizaj volunteers have hair thickness and colour between Safravi and Balghami mizaj volunteers.