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  • It is a condition in which there is sloughing of scales from the affected part of the skin.
  • It is caused by Hirrīf o Lāzi‘ Sawdā’ Muhtaraq (Acute and irritant burnt black bile) and Khushk Būraqī Mādda (Dry alkaline matter).
  • It is characterized by roughening and hardening of affected part of the skin accompanied with sloughing of fish like scales and itching.
  • It is a condition in which there is sloughing of scales from the affected part of the skin.
  • It is caused by Hirrīf o Lāzi‘ Sawdā’ Muhtaraq (Acute and irritant burnt black bile) and Khushk Būraqī Mādda (Dry alkaline matter).
  • It is characterized by roughening and hardening of affected part of the skin accompanied with sloughing of fish like scales and itching.
  • 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 ½grams, 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.
  • Local application of mucilaginous decanted liquid, prepared from Hulba (Seed of Trigonella foenum-graeceum Linn.), Bihīdāna (Seed of Cydonia oblonga Mill.), Khatmī(Althaea officinalis, Linn.) and Aspghol (Seed of Plantago ovata Forsk.) and mixed with Roghan-i Gul.
  • Local application of  the paste prepared with Gulāb (Rosa damascena Mill.) boiled in vinegar.

Compound drugs:

‘Arq-i Shāhtra 60-144 ml.
Sharbat-i Nīlofar 24 ml. with water in morning
Roghan-i Gul Local application after mixing with Murdār Sang (Litharge)
Roghan-i Banafsha Local application after mixing with Murdār Sang (Litharge)
Roghan-i Banafsha Local application
  • 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 Muwallid-i Sawdā’ - The foods which produce an excessive quantity of black bile in the body e.g. cabbage, brinjal, etc.
  • Aghziya Hirrīfa - Spicy (Pungent) foods that may produce heat in the body e.g. pepper.
  • Complete Blood Count , Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
  • Liver Function Test
  • KOH Preparation
  • Skin Biopsy
  • Hammām (Bath) for a longer period of time.
  • Fasd (Bloodletting) followed by oral administration of Joshānda-i Aftīmūn.
  • 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 with Jullāb - Barley water
  • 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.
  • Shīr Tāza (Fresh milk)
  • Avoid unhygienic lifestyle.