Hypertension ( Zaght-al-Dam Qawi)

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  • It is a type of vascular congestion which occurs due to increased volume of blood or due to narrowing of blood vessels.
  • It is caused by the factors responsible for non resolution of waste products such as lack of exercise and evacuation of bodily waste, excessive and irregular use of foods and drinks, Zu‘f-i Quwwat Hāzima o Dāfi‘a (Weakness of digestive and expulsive faculty) and Qawī Quwwat Māsika  (Strong retentive faculty) of the body, narrowing of vessels, psychological factors, etc.
  • It is characterized by hypervoluminous and congestive vessels, redness of face, warm body, pandiculation, drowsiness, heaviness of head, eyes and temporal region and confusion in case of congestion in vessels. There may be bleeding, apoplexy and sudden death in severe condition.
  • It is a type of vascular congestion which occurs due to increased volume of blood or due to narrowing of blood vessels.
  • It is caused by the factors responsible for non resolution of waste products such as lack of exercise and evacuation of bodily waste, excessive and irregular use of foods and drinks, Zu‘f-i Quwwat Hāzima o Dāfi‘a (Weakness of digestive and expulsive faculty) and Qawī Quwwat Māsika  (Strong retentive faculty) of the body, narrowing of vessels, psychological factors, etc.
  • It is characterized by hypervoluminous and congestive vessels, redness of face, warm body, pandiculation, drowsiness, heaviness of head, eyes and temporal region and confusion in case of congestion in vessels. There may be bleeding, apoplexy and sudden death in severe condition.
  • Oral administration of Shīra of Khashkhāsh (Seed of Papaver somniferum, Linn.) 3 gm. and Hīl Kalān (Amomum subulatum Roxb. ) 1 piece in the morning and evening.
  • Oral administration of concoction prepared with Kishnīz (Coriandrum sativum Linn.) in  ‘Arq-i Bed-i Mushk and ‘Arq-i Gulāb. It is used with Sharbat-i Anār 20 ml. and Tukhm-i Bālangū (Seed of Lallemantia royleana Benth.) 4 gm.
  • Oral administration of Shīra prepared with Tukhm-i Khurfa (Seed of Portulaca oleracea, Linn.), Tukhm-i Tarbūz (Citrullus lanatus Thunb.), Tukhm-i Kadū (Cucurbita moschata, Duchesne.) and Kishnīz (Coriandrum sativum Linn.) along with Qurs-i Kāfūr 1-2 Tablets and Sharbat-i Sandal.
Qurs Dawā’ al-Shifā 2 tablets with water once a day
Asrīn 1 tablet twice a day
Qurs-i Kāfūr  3 gm.
Khamīra-i Sandal 12-24 gm.
Khamīra-i Ābresham 7 gm.
Khamīra-i Ābresham Hakīm Arshad Wāla 3-6 gm. with ‘Arq-i Gāozabān 144 ml.
Khamīra-i Gāozabān 12 gm. with ‘Arq-i Gāozabān 144 ml.
Mufarrih Bārid 9 gm.
Yāqūtī Mu‘tadil 3-5 gm.
Itrīfal Kishnīzī 9-24 gm. at bed time
Jawārish-i  Āmla 7-9 gm.
Sharbat Bazūrī Mu‘tadil 24-48 ml.
  • Aghziya Muwallid-i Dam - The foods which produce an excessive quantity of sanguine in the body e.g. grapes, pomegranate, egg yolk, milk, dairy products, gram, etc.
  • Aghziya Hārra - The foods of hot temperament having ability to producem the humours which induce heat in the body e.g. onion, garlic, etc.
  • Serum sodium
  • Serum potassium
  • Serum calcium
  • Lipid Profile
  • Liver Function Test
  • Kidney Function Test
  • Electrocardiograph
  • Urine examination-Routine & Microscopic
  • Fasd-i Bāslīq (Bloodletting through basilic vein)
  • Fasd-i Sāfin (Bloodletting through saphenous vein)
  • Hijāma (Cupping) in between shoulders
  • Ishāl (Purgation)
  • Idrār (Diuresis)
  • Riyāzat (Exercise)

 

  • Aghziya Latīfa - Food stuffs which are easy to digest but have little nutritional value, and produce such a sanguine which is normal in viscosity. These are of two types i.e. Mahmūda (that produces good humour) and Ghayr Mahmūda (that produces morbid humour) e.g. garlic, radish, spicy and salty foods, etc.
  • Aghziya Bārida - The food of cold temperament having ability to produce the humours which induce coldness in the body e.g. Khas (Andropogan muricatus Retz.), Kāsnī (Cichorium intybus Linn.), etc.
  • Buttermilk
  • Mā’ al-Sha‘īr - Barley water