Discover Your Unani Temperament In Unani medicine, each person has a natural constitutional temperament, known as mizaj. This is reflected in a number of physical and functional characteristics, including body structure, skin, hair, digestion, sleep, response to climate, and other natural tendencies. This short quiz uses some of these characteristics to help you identify your likely predominant temperament. The four principal temperamental patterns are:Damawi (Sanguine) — Hot and MoistSafravi (Choleric) — Hot and DryBalghami (Phlegmatic) — Cold and MoistSawdawi (Melancholic) — Cold and Dry How to answer the quiz Think about how you have generally been throughout your life, rather than how you may feel at the moment or during a period of illness. At the end of the quiz, you will receive an introduction to your predominant temperament, including some of its characteristic features and general information about maintaining balance. This quiz is intended for educational purposes and provides an indication of temperament rather than a clinical assessment. Name Email Phone Number FACE SHAPE. Select the option below which best describes the shape of your face: Oval Round, full cheeks Broad jaw, sharp nose, high cheekbones More like a rectangular, cheekbones None BODY FRAME. Select the option below which best describes your body’s frame: Mainly Muscular & Broad, however you may have put on weight specially around hips & thighs Moderate to Heavy, often overweight, specially in lower body. Muscular & Thin, weight gain usually in chest, arms, belly, upper body. Thin and lean, but you may have gained weight around 40, around midriff None SKIN TEXTURE. Which option below best describes your skin’s texture? Moderate in softness and moistness, warm, rosy Cool, moist, soft, delicate Warm, dry Dry, rough, cold, dull yellow or darkish None EYES. Which option below describes your eyes best? Moderate to large in size Moderate to large in size, watery Small to moderate in size, yellowish tint Small in size None TONGUE. Select the option below which best describes your body’s frame: Reddish Tends to be Whitish Tends to be dry, yellow, rough White/darkish coat None Hair Colour & Texture HAIR COLOUR & TEXTURE. Select the option below which best describes your hair: Thick, Rapid Growth, wavy Light coloured & Thin, absent chest hair Blond or reddish hair More hairy, thick and straight, darker colour None CLIMATE. Which season and climate do you prefer? Prefer cold, dry conditions, winter, autumn Prefer hot, dry conditions, summer, spring Prefer cold, moist conditions, winter, rainy weather Prefer hot, moist conditions, summer, rainy weather None SLEEP. Select the option below which best describes your sleep pattern: 6-8 hours 8+ hours, Tendency to oversleep 5-6 hours, restless, tend to wake up early, insomnia Interrupted, irregular, insomniac None TASTE. What taste do you notice in your mouth when you first wake up in the morning? Sweet, excessive saliva Excessive viscous saliva, sweetish, or salty Bitter, dry salty Acrid, metallic, Sense of burning at mouth of stomach None APPETITE. Select the option below which best describes your appetite: Healthy Moderate, can skip meals Sharp appetite, cannot delay meals Irregular and variable None DREAMS. Select the option below which best describes your dreams: See red things such as blood, etc See waters, rivers, snow, rain, white See fires, yellow flags, objects not yellow that appear yellow, hot sun, etc Worrying, sad, frightful. darkness, terrifying black things None PERSONALITY. Which option best describes your overall personality? Persuasive, sociable, cheerful Calm, accommodating Resourceful, outspoken Thoughtful, logical, analytical None Want to Learn More About Unani Temperament? Your temperament is one part of a much wider system of understanding health in Unani medicine. If you would like to learn more about mizaj and how temperament is understood within the Unani system, you can explore the subject further. Learn More About Unani Temperament Time's up
