Imala means ‘diversion’ of matter from one part of the body to another. This technique is specially used for the treatment of conditions where hyperaemia (Imtala-e- damvi) causes certain problems. Through this method, the flow of matter is diverted to the opposite side. As a result, the congestion of the affected part is reduced substantially in a natural way.

The main objectives of Imala (Diversion of morbid materials) are:

• To relieve pain and nervous irritability and burning sensation
• To relieve the hyperemesis gravidarum (Qai-e- hawamil)
• To dissolve or subside inflammatory conditions like lipoma and tumours
• To absorb fluids or matters accumulated in hypodermic spaces or cavities.
• To cure baldness and favus (sa’fa), ringworm (qooba), waste matters (mawad-e- fasida), moles (saaleel), filariasis (da-ul- feel), meningitis (sarsaam) and pneumonia (zaat-ur-riya)

References:

http://www.indianmedicine.nic.in/index4.asp?ssslid=137&subsubsublinkid=9&lang=1
http://www.ccrum.net/?s=regimental+therapy
http://www.tkdl.res.in/tkdl/LangDefault/Unani/Una_Regimental.asp
https://india.gov.in/gsearch?s=unani&op.x=0&op.y=0&op=Search
http://www.ccimindia.org/unani.html
http://jamiahamdard.edu/faculty-of-medicine/#
http://www.nium.in/facilities.php
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377041/