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03 · FOUR PHYSICAL QUALITIES
Qualities
Kayfiyāt Arba‘aHeat, coldness, moisture, and dryness—the axes beneath the elemental language.
QualitiesTHE UNANI FRAMEWORK
INSIDE THE CLASSICAL FRAMEWORK
What the term means.
Classical accounts pair heat and coldness with moisture and dryness. Together they form four compound patterns: hot–dry, hot–moist, cold–moist, and cold–dry.
THE RELATIONSHIPSHow it connects
How it connects
to the whole.
- 01Warm + dry corresponds to the Fire metaphor.
- 02Warm + moist corresponds to Air.
- 03Cool + moist corresponds to Water; cool + dry to Earth.
TRADITION→COREVITAL
OUR MODERN EDUCATIONAL TRANSLATIONUseful context.
Useful context.
Clear limits.
CoreVital uses two simple axes—warm to cool and dry to moist—to make the historical framework understandable. The questionnaire is intentionally educational and does not establish a medical constitution.
This page explains a historical Unani concept. It is not a diagnostic tool, treatment recommendation, biological measurement, or substitute for care from a qualified healthcare professional.
SOURCE CONTEXT
Further reading.
CoreVital’s explanations are written in our own educational language and supported by public institutional references.
WHO · Benchmarks for training in Unani medicine ↗WHO · International standard terminologies on Unani medicine ↗