Safa Rataba

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It is a condition in which ulceration occurs in the hair follicles especially of scalp and face with oozing of yellowish fluid. Its occurrence is common in children.
It is caused by Akkāl o Hādd Radī Rutūbāt (Corrosive & noxious fluids) mixed with Dam (Sanguine).
It is characterized by appearance of small Busūr (Eruptions) on hair follicles of the skin followed by their ulceration, encrusting (Crusts reddish in colour) and continuous oozing of yellowish fluid from them. There may be pain, itching and burning sensation. It is also known as Ganj due to the falling off hair of affected area.

It is a condition in which ulceration occurs in the hair follicles especially of scalp and face with oozing of yellowish fluid. Its occurrence is common in children.
It is caused by Akkāl o Hādd Radī Rutūbāt (Corrosive & noxious fluids) mixed with Dam (Sanguine).
It is characterized by appearance of small Busūr (Eruptions) on hair follicles of the skin followed by their ulceration, encrusting (Crusts reddish in colour) and continuous oozing of yellowish fluid from them. There may be pain, itching and burning sensation. It is also known as Ganj due to the falling off hair of affected area.

  • Oral administration of Joshānda-i Halayla after Fasd (Bloodletting). - 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 decoction of Shāhtra (Fumaria parviflora Lamk.), Halayla Kābulī (Terminali achebula Retz.) and Halayla Siyāh (Terminalia chebula Retz.).
  • Local application of Zard Chob (Curcuma longa Linn.),Post-i Anār (Fruit rind of Punicagranatum Linn.), Murdār Sang (Litharge), Hinnā (Lawsonia inermis Linn.) mixed with vinegar and Roghan-i Gul.
  • Local application of Namak (Common salt) mixed with vinegar.
  • Local application of Khardal Biryān (Roasted seeds of Brassica nigra Linn.) mixed with mustard oil.

Compound drugs:

Habb-i Shāhtra  7-9 gm.
Marham Surkh Local application
Marham-i Sa‘fa Local application
  • Aghziya Hirrīfa -  Spicy (Pungent) foods that may produce heat in the body e.g. pepper.
  • Aghziya Mughalliz-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 Mubakhkhira -The foods liable to produce flatus and vapours e.g. cabbage, pea, brinjal, cauliflower, beans, turnip, etc. 
  • Sweet dishes
  • Blood Sugar-Random, Fasting and Postprandial
  • Gram staining of skin swab/scraping
  • Fasd (Bloodletting) through cephalic vein.
  • Hijāma (Cupping) on nape of neck
  • Irsāl-i ‘Alaq (Leeching)
  • Non-spicy diets
  • 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.