- It is the excess of wakefulness and inability to fall asleep as long as desired for a normal person.
- It is caused by predominance of Harārat Sāda (Simple heat),Yubūsat Sāda (simple dryness), Safrā’ (yellow bile),Sawdā’ (Black bile), Balgham Shor or deep seated Rutūbat Būraqiyya (Alkaline secretion) in the brain, pain and stress.
- It is characterized by disturbed senses, feeling of weightlessness in the head and its inability to perceive the cold and heat, dryness of eyes, tongue and nostrils (may be moist when caused by Rutūbat Būraqiyya, excessive thirst and burning sensation in the eyes.
- It is the excess of wakefulness and inability to fall asleep as long as desired for a normal person.
- It is caused by predominance of Harārat Sāda (Simple heat),Yubūsat Sāda (simple dryness), Safrā’ (yellow bile),Sawdā’ (Black bile), Balgham Shor or deep seated Rutūbat Būraqiyya (Alkaline secretion) in the brain, pain and stress.
- It is characterized by disturbed senses, feeling of weightlessness in the head and its inability to perceive the cold and heat, dryness of eyes, tongue and nostrils (may be moist when caused by Rutūbat Būraqiyya, excessive thirst and burning sensation in the eyes.
- Oral administration of powder of Khashkhāsh (Seed of Papaver somniferum Linn.) and Tukhm-i Kāhū (Lactuca sativa, Linn.).
- Use of Afyūn (Dried latex of Papaver somniferum, Linn.) preparations in acute condition preferably with shirajat.
- Inhalation of the combination of Rayhān Mablūl (Moistened seeds of Ocimum sanctum Linn.) and ‘Ambar (Ambergris).
- Inhalation of the combination of Post-i Khashkhāsh (Rind of Papaver somniferum, Linn.) and Bekh-i Yabrūj (Atropa belladona, Linn.).
- Application of paste of any of following drugs on temporal region
- Post-i Khashkhāsh (Rind of Papaver somniferum, Linn.)/Bekh-i Yabrūj (Atropa belladona, Linn.).
- Application of the following paste on forehead
- Qurs Musallas to be mixed with juice of fresh green Kishnīz (Coriandrum sativum Linn.).
Compound drugs:
| Roghan-i Khashkhāsh | Local application on scalp |
| Roghan-i Khas | Local application on scalp |
| Roghan-i Kadū | Local application on scalp |
| Roghan-i Labūb Sab‘a | Local application on scalp |
| Qurs Musallas | Local application after grinding with juice of green coriander. |
| Khamīra-i Khashkhāsh | 12 gm |
| Sharbat-i Khashkhāsh | 12-24 ml |
- Aghziya Mubakhkhira- The foods liable to produce flatus and vapours e.g. cabbage, pea, brinjal, cauliflower, beans, turnip, etc.
- Natūl (Irrigation)
- Hammām Mu‘tadil
- Dalk-i Atrāf (Massage on the extremities)
- Aghziya Murattiba- Foods of wet/moist temperament having ability to produce the humours which give rise to wetness in the body e.g. milk, Kadū (Cucurbita maxima Duchesne.), cucumber, watermelon, clarified butter, almond oil, etc.
Indigestion, Fikr (mental stress), Kasrat-i Jimā‘ (excessive coitus), Ta‘b (exertion), Gham o Alam (grief & sorrow), Afkār Mushawwisha (apprehensions) and factors causing Yubūsat (dryness) are to be avoided.