07 · LIVING CAPACITIES
Faculties
QuwwātA historical way of grouping nourishment, sensation, movement, and generation as capacities of living bodies.
What the term means.
In classical Unani writing, quwwāt names capacities associated with living activity. Different schools organized them in different ways, including capacities related to nourishment, sensation, movement, and generation.
How it connects
to the whole.
- 01A faculty is a proposed capacity; a function is its action.
- 02Classical faculties are not identical to nerves, hormones, or metabolism.
- 03Modern claims still require appropriate evidence.
Useful context.
Clear limits.
CoreVital presents this as a historical classification of bodily capacities—not hidden energy, mystical force, or something the app can measure. Modern discussion of digestion, sensation, mood, and movement remains grounded in ordinary self-report and appropriate clinical boundaries.
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.
Further reading.
CoreVital’s explanations are written in our own educational language and supported by public institutional references.
CCRUM · Fundamentals of Unani Medicine ↗CCRUM/WHO · Standard Unani Medical Terminology ↗