Emaciation ( Huzal Mufrat)

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  • It is a condition in which the body becomes extremely lean.
  • It is caused by prolonged intake of lesser quantity of food, food of bad quality, foods producing humours of thin consistency, Sū’-i Mizāj-i A‘zā (Morbid temperament of organs), Āfāt-i Ahshā (Diseases of viscera) i.e. Sudad-i Kabid (Hepatic obstructions), ‘Izam-i Tihāl (Splenomegaly), Dīdān-i Am‘ā(Intestinal worms), etc. and Kasrat-i Tahallul (Excessive catabolism).
  • It is characterized by extreme thinning of body structure and hair, great decrease in body powers, increased vulnerability to negative effects of physical and psychological factors and increased susceptibility to internal and external causative factors of diseases.
  • It is a condition in which the body becomes extremely lean.
  • It is caused by prolonged intake of lesser quantity of food, food of bad quality, foods producing humours of thin consistency, Sū’-i Mizāj-i A‘zā (Morbid temperament of organs), Āfāt-i Ahshā (Diseases of viscera) i.e. Sudad-i Kabid (Hepatic obstructions), ‘Izam-i Tihāl (Splenomegaly), Dīdān-i Am‘ā(Intestinal worms), etc. and Kasrat-i Tahallul (Excessive catabolism).
  • It is characterized by extreme thinning of body structure and hair, great decrease in body powers, increased vulnerability to negative effects of physical and psychological factors and increased susceptibility to internal and external causative factors of diseases.
  • Oral administration of Khajūr (Dates) with Maghz-i Bādām (Prunus amygdalus Baill.) for a long time.
  • Oral administration of Nakhūd Biryān (Roasted gram) with Maghz-i Bādām (Prunus amygdalus Baill.) for a long time.
  • Oral administration of Anjīr (Ficus carica Linn.) and Anīsūn (Seed of Pimpinella anisum Linn.) for forty days.
  • Oral administration of decoction of Bahman Safed (Centaurea behen Linn.) with sugar in morning.
  • Oral administration of powder of Asgand (Withania somnifera (Linn.) Dun.), Mūslī Safed (Chlorophytum arundinaceum Bak.) and Mūslī Siyāh (Curculigo orchioides Gaertn.).
  • Oral administration of powder of Simsim (Sesamum indicum Linn.) 100 gm., Khashkhāsh (Seed of Papaver somniferum Linn.) 100 gm., Sugar 100 gm., Maghz-i Bādām (Prunus amygdalus Baill.) 50 gm. and Ajwā’in Khurāsānī (Hyoscyamus niger Linn.) 10 gm. in a dose of 30 gm.

Compound drugs:

Labūb Kabīr 5 gm. in morning with milk or water.
Halwa’-i Sa‘lab 12-24 gm. with milk in morning.
Halwa’-i Maghz-i Sar-i Kunjashk 24-36 gm. with milk in morning. 
  • Aghziya Māliha - Salty foods
  • Aghziya Hirrīfa -  Spicy (Pungent) foods that may produce heat in the body e.g. pepper.
  • Sour diets
  • Complete Blood Count, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
  • Blood Sugar-Fasting & Postprandial
  • Liver Function Test
  • Kidney Function Test
  • Montoux Test
  • X-ray Chest
  • Thyroid Profile
  • Urine Examination-Routine & Microscopic
  • HIV tests
  • Hammām (Bath) followed by application of small quantity ofoils producing wetness in the body.
  • Moderate exercise
  • Dalk Mu‘tadil (Moderate massage)
  • Aghziya Musammina to be used in moonlight -The foods which help to put on body weight e.g. dry fruits, milk and dairy products, etc.
  • Aghziya Qawiyya Ghalīza producing good humour and easily digestible.
  • Muwallid-i Dam Aghziya - The foods which produce larger quantity of sanguine as compared to other three humours.
  • Avoid rigorous physical movements.
  • Avoid excessive indulgence in psychological activities.
  • Avoid activities causing excessive exhaustion.