DEPARTMENT.FACULTY

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Prof. Kunwar Mohammad Yusuf Amin
  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.QUALIFICATION

    MBBS, MD(Pharmacology)

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.DESIGNATION

    Professor

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.THRUST_AREA

    Pharmacology of Traditional Drugs & Comparative Philosophy of Traditional & Western Medicine

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.ADDRESS

    A-4, Medical Colony, AMU, Aligarh-202002

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.MOBILE

    9837025995

  • DEPARTMENT_STAFF.EMAIL

    Email: kmya55@yahoo.com

DEPARTMENT_STAFF.COMPLETE_CV
Profile: Prof. KMY Amin is a medical pharmacologist (MBBS, MD [Pharmacology]) & Professor in Pharmacology teaching Modern Pharmacology and Research Methods in the Faculty of Unani Medicine of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to MD (Unani) students for the last 28 years and supervised Experimental & Clinical Pharmacological research on Unani Drugs in more than 50 MD(Unani), PhD & Post-Doctoral Projects in AMU, Hamdard University, New Delhi, National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangalore etc. He is the Editor of ?Unani Medicus - An International Journal? His area of interest and research are: (i)Experimental & Clinical Pharmacology of Unani Drugs & (ii) Philosophy of Unani Medicine. In Experimental Pharmacology he has conducted research for a large number of pharmacological actions including novel areas eg Nephroprotective Effect, De-addictive Effect, Adaptogenic Activity, Sexual Function Improving Effect etc. Currently he is concentrating on (i) Unani Anti-Arthritic Drugs & (ii) Molecular Mechanism of Action of various Unani Cardiovascular Drugs on Data Acquisition System. In Philosophy of Unani Medicine he is focusing on Holism of Unani Medicine: its meaning and the components of Unani Medicine that make it possible. He has stressed that supra-physical dimensions of man & drug discovered and manipulated by Unani Medicine are chiefly responsible for Holism and consequent radical cure & safety. He has clarified these issues by taking help of Traditional Philosophy & comparisons with Ayurveda. Such works have been published in books on Philosophy also.