- It is a condition in which blackish scaly patches appear on the skin.
- It is caused by accumulation of Sawdā (Black bile) under the skin following the admixture of Dam (Sanguine) with Sawdā Safrāwī (Biliary black bile), usage of Muwallid-i Sawdā Aghziya (Black bile producing diets)and amenorrhoea during preganancy.
- It is characterized by appearance of blackish spots on the skin, which shed off scales on rubbing and become reddish in colour.
- It is a condition in which blackish scaly patches appear on the skin.
- It is caused by accumulation of Sawdā (Black bile) under the skin following the admixture of Dam (Sanguine) with Sawdā Safrāwī (Biliary black bile), usage of Muwallid-i Sawdā Aghziya (Black bile producing diets)and amenorrhoea during preganancy.
- It is characterized by appearance of blackish spots on the skin, which shed off scales on rubbing and become reddish in colour.
- Joshānda-i Aftīmūn - Halayla Siyāh (Terminalia chebula Retz.), Halayla Kābulī (Terminalia chebula Retz.), Halayla Zard (Terminalia chebula Retz.), Āmla (Phyllanthus emblica Linn.) 17 ½ gm. each, Gāozabān (Borago officinalis Linn.), Bisfā’ij (Polypodium vulgare Linn.), Bādranjboya (Melissa parviflora Benth.), Ustuūkhudūs (Lavandula steochas Linn.) 14 gm. each, Turbud (Ipomoea turpethum Br.) 7 gm., Shāhtra (Fumaria parviflora Lamk.) 24 ½ grams, Ālū Bukhāra (Prunus domestica Linn.) 20 pieces, Mawīz Munaqqā (Vitis vinefera Linn. ) are soaked and boiled in 1600 ml of water till 600 ml of liquid is left. Thirty five grams of Aftīmūn (Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.) is added to it and boiled again till it is reduced to 400 ml. The boiled material is filtered and 52 ½ grams of Maghz-i Falūs-i Khiyār Shambar (Fruit pulp of Cassia fistula Linn.), 3 gm. of Ghārīqūn (Agaricus alba Linn.) and honey are added to the filtrate.
- Naqū‘ (Infusion) of Barg-i Hinnā (Lawsonia inermis, Linn.) 48 gm. with water for oral administration.
- Local application of a paste having following ingredients
- Tukhm-i Mūlī (Seed of Raphanus sativus, Linn.), Kundush (Centipeda minima, Linn.).
- Local application of a paste having following ingredients
- Turmus (Lupinus albus, Linn.), honey.
- Local application of a paste having following ingredients-
- Tukhm-i Mūlī (Seed of Raphanus sativus, Linn.), Bābchī (Psoralea corylifolia, Linn.) mixed with vinegar.
- Local application of a paste having following ingredients.
- Tukhm-i Mūlī (Seed of Raphanus sativus, Linn.),Turmus (Lupinus albus, Linn.), vinegar.
- Local application of a paste having following ingredients.
- Suhāga Biryān (Roasted borax), Tukhm-i Mūlī (Seed of Raphanus sativus, Linn.), Lemon juice.
Compound drugs:
Itrīfal Aftīmūn |
9 gm. |
Ayāraj Lawghāziya |
14 gm. |
Ma‘jūn-i Najāh |
7-12 gm.in morning with water. |
Sharbat-i Nīlofar |
24 ml. in morning along with Sikanjabīn Sāda 12-24 ml. and Sharbat-i Banafsha 24 ml. |
Safūf Mubārak |
14-28 gm. |
- Muwallid-i Sawdā Aghziya (Black bile producing diets)-The foods which produce an excessive quantity of black
bile in the body e.g., cabbage, brinjal, etc. - Aghziya Ghalīza-Dry and viscous foods such as dry date, ‘Adas Musallam (Lens esculenta Moench.), etc. These are of two types i.e. Mahmūda (that produces good humour) and Ghayr Mahmūda (that produces morbid humour).
- Aghziya Hirrīfa- Spicy (Pungent) foods that may produce heat in the body e.g. pepper.
- Fasd-i Akhal, Bāslīq o Sāfin (Bloodletting through median cephalic, basilic and saphenous veins)
- Hammām (Bath)-It is bath, medically used for producing moistness/dryness/compactness/rarefaction in the skin/body.
- 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 Murattiba- The foods of wet/moist temperament e.g. milk, Kaddū (Cucurbita maxima, Duchesne.), cucumber, watermelon, clarified butter, almond oil, etc.
- Mā’ al-Jubn-Goat milk is boiled and a sour substance is added to it, so that the suspended albumins are clotted and separated from the liquid component. It is then filtered and whey is obtained.
Muwallid-i Sawdā Tadābīr (Black bile producing regimens) to be avoided.