Pruritis ( Hikka)

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  • It is the itching of the body while no papules or rashes appear over it.
  • It is caused due to retention of acrid and irritant Bukhārāt (Vapours) and a small quantity of irritant humours beneath the skin, excessive use of diets that produce bad chyme and unhygienic living conditions.
  • It is characterized by itching sensation on the specific areas of the body without the presence of rashes.
  • It is the itching of the body while no papules or rashes appear over it.
  • It is caused due to retention of acrid and irritant Bukhārāt (Vapours) and a small quantity of irritant humours beneath the skin, excessive use of diets that produce bad chyme and unhygienic living conditions.
  • It is characterized by itching sensation on the specific areas of the body without the presence of rashes.
  • 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 piecesMawīz 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.
  • Joshānda-i  Halayla-Decoction of Post-i Halayla Kābulī (Terminalia chebula Retz.) 36 gm., Shāhtra (Fumaria parviflora Lamk.) 24 gm., Tukhm-i Kasūs (Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.) 10 gm., Tukhm-i Kāsnī (Cichorium intybus Linn.) 10 gm., Post-i Bekh-i Bādiyān (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) 7 gm., Ālū Bukhāra (Prunus domestica Linn.) 20 pieces and ‘Unnāb (Zizyphus jujuba Mill & Lamk.) 20 pieces mixed with Maghz-i Amaltās (Fruit pulp of Cassia fistula Linn.) 54 gm. and Ma‘jūn-i Dabīd al-Ward 54 gm
  • Joshānda-i  Fawākih- Imlī (Tamarindus indica Linn.), Ālū Bukhāra (Prunus domestica Linn.), ‘Unnāb (Zizyphus jujube Linn.) 70 gm. each, Mawīz Munaqqā (Vitis vinefera Linn.) 35 gm., Halayla Siyāh (Terminalia chebula Retz.), Halayla Kābulī (Terminalia chebula Retz.), Halayla Zard (Terminalia chebula Retz.), Banfsha (Viola odorata Linn.), Sanā Makkī (Cassia lanceolata Linn.), Gulāb (Rosa damascena Mill.), Afsantīn (Artemisia absinthium Linn.), Asl al-Sūs (Glycyrhhiza glabra Linn.) 14 gm. each, Tukhm-i Kāsnī (Cichorium intybus Linn.), Tukhm-i Kasūs (Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.)10 gm. each are soaked and boiled in 1400 ml. water till the liquid is reduced to 350 ml. Seventy gm. of Shīr-i Khisht (Fraxinus ornus Linn.) is added to the filtrate and taken orally.
  • Local application of Tukhm-i Khashkhāsh (Seed of Papaver somniferum, Linn.) mixed with lemon juice.
  • Local application of Shora Qalamī (Potassium nitrate) mixed with mustard oil.
  • Local application of lukewarm water with Roghan-i Banafsha

Compound drugs:

Sharbat-i Banafsha 24 ml. with water in morning.
‘Arq-i Shāhtra 60-144 ml. along with Sikanjabīn.
Habb-i Kibrit 250-500 mg.
Itrīfal Shāhtra  7-12 gm.at bed time with ‘Arq-i Gaozabān 144 ml./water.
Sharbat-i Shāhtra 24-48 ml.
Sharbat-i ‘Unnāb 24-48 ml.with water in morning.
Roghan-i Badam Shirin (for external moistening) Local application on body
  • Diets that may produce chime of bad quality.
  • Salty diets
  • Sweet dishes
  • Hammām (Bath)-It is bath, medically used for producing moistness/dryness/compactness/rarefaction in the skin/body.
  • Bathing with Āb Ma‘danī (Water from springs)
  • Fasd-i Bāslīq  (Bloodletting through basilic vein)
  • 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.
  • Mā’ al-Sha‘īr- Barley water
  • Mā’ al-Fawākih-  It is a liquid preparation of expressed fruit juice. A fresh juice is prepared when it is intended to be sued.
  • 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.
  • Hygiene to be maintained