• It is a condition in which ulceration occurs in the hair follicles especially of scalp and face accompanied with encrusting (Crusts white in colour).
• It is caused by Sawdā’ (Black bile) mixed with Rutūbat Hirrīfa (Irritant fluid).
• It is characterized by appearance of small Busūr (Eruptions) on hair follicles of the skin followed by their ulceration, encrusting (Crusts whitish in colour) and hair loss in patches.

• Oral administration of 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.

          Oral administration of 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.

•  Oral administration of Joshānda-i Shāhtra. - Shāhtra (Fumaria parviflora Lamk.) 7 gm., Chirā’ita (Swertia chirata Buch. Ham.) 7 gm., Sarphūka
  (Tephrosia purpurea Pers.) 7 gm., Mundī ((Sphaeranthus indicus Linn.) 7 gm. ‘Unnāb (Zizyphus jujube Linn.) 5 pieces, Halayla Siyāh (Terminalia chebula Retz.) 7 gm., Sandal Surkh (Pterocarpus santalinus Linn.) 7 gm. each are soaked overnight in lukewarm water. It is filtered in the morning through a sieve and taken orally after mixing with 48 ml. of Sharbat-i ‘Unnāb.
• Local application of ointment of Zard Chob (Curcuma longa Linn.), Murdār Sang (Litharge), vinegar and Roghan-i Zaytūn (Olive oil).

Compound drugs:

• Sweet dishes
• Aghziya Hirrīfa - Spicy (Pungent) foods that may produce heat in the body e.g. pepper.
• Aghziya Māliha -Salty foods 
• Talkh Aghziya (Bitter diets)

• Blood Sugar-Random, Fasting and Postprandial
• Gram staining of skin swab/scraping

• Tadābīr Murattiba (Wetness producing regimens)
• Hammām (Bath)
• Irsāl-i ‘Alaq (Leeching)
• Hijāma (Cupping)
• Inkibāb-i Rās (Vaporization of head )

• 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. 
• 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.