Nocturnal Eruptions ( Banat al-Layl)

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  • It is a condition in which very small eruptions accompanied with itching and roughness appear during night.
  • It is caused by Ihtibās-i Fuzlāt o Bukhārāt (Retention of waste products and vapours) under the skin due to narrowing of pores.
  • It is characterized by appearance of skin coloured small eruptions during night accompanied with itching, givinga sense of pleasure to patient initially but painful later on. The cold environment aggravates the condition.
  • It is a condition in which very small eruptions accompanied with itching and roughness appear during night.
  • It is caused by Ihtibās-i Fuzlāt o Bukhārāt (Retention of waste products and vapours) under the skin due to narrowing of pores.
  • It is characterized by appearance of skin coloured small eruptions during night accompanied with itching, givinga sense of pleasure to patient initially but painful later on. The cold environment aggravates the condition.
  • Oral administration of Joshānda-i Halayla for Tanqiya.- 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.
  • Oral administration of Mā’ al-Fawākih for Tanqiya. - 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 vinegar sediments.
  • Local application of vinegar sediments mixed with Āb-i Karafs (Juice of Apium graveolens Linn).
  • Local application of wheat husk mixed with vinegar.
  • Local application of Sibr (Aloe vera Linn.) mixed with honey.
  • Diets causing dryness and obstruction
  • Complete Blood Count , Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, Absolute Eosinophil Count
  • Urine-Routine & Microscopic
  • Liver Function Test
  • Stool examination
  • Hammām (Bath) for Taftīh o Tawsī‘-iMasām (Dilatation of skin pores)
  • Tamrīkh (Local application of drugs) for Taftīh o Tawsī‘-iMasām (Dilatation of skin pores)
  • Fasd-i Bāslīq (Bloodletting through basilic vein) for Tanqiya
  • Ishāl (Purgation) for Tanqiya
  • Muzawwara-i Māsh o Maghz-i Bādām o Pālak (Gravy of dish prepared with green gram, almond kernel and Spinach)
  • Mufattih o Jālī Aghziya (Diets removing obstruction and having detergent properties)
  • Avoid exposure to cold.
  • Avoid food intake during night.