Gingivitis ( Waram-i Lissa)

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  • It is a condition in which the waste products coming from head falls on the gums resulting in their inflammation.
  • It is caused Damawī (Sanguine), Safrāwī (Bilious) or Balghamī (Phlegmatic) Mawād (Matter). Sometimes, it may be caused due to the involvement of factors that arise from stomach.
  • It is characterized by change in the appearance and the consistency of gums (feeling on touch). The variation reflects the involvement of one of three causative humours. There will be throbbing pain in case of Damawī (Sanguine) and severe pain, redness, burning sensation and relief with the use of cold things in case of Safrāwī (Bilious) while whitish appearance of gums and relative coldness on touch in case of Balghamī (Phlegmatic) Mawād (Matter).
  • It is a condition in which the waste products coming from head falls on the gums resulting in their inflammation.
  • It is caused Damawī (Sanguine), Safrāwī (Bilious) or Balghamī (Phlegmatic) Mawād (Matter). Sometimes, it may be caused due to the involvement of factors that arise from stomach.
  • It is characterized by change in the appearance and the consistency of gums (feeling on touch). The variation reflects the involvement of one of three causative humours. There will be throbbing pain in case of Damawī (Sanguine) and severe pain, redness, burning sensation and relief with the use of cold things in case of Safrāwī (Bilious) while whitish appearance of gums and relative coldness on touch in case of Balghamī (Phlegmatic) Mawād (Matter).
  • Mazmaza (Rinse) with the decoction of rind of Papaver somniferum, Linn. as analgesic.
  • Joshānda-i Halayla for Istifrāgh in case of Waram Hār.
  • Mazmaza (Rinse) with the following decoction in case of Safrāwī (Bilious) Mawād (Bilious Matter)
  • Ās (Myrtus communis, Linn.) and Usūl-i ‘Inab al-Sa‘lab (Roots of Solanum nigrum, Linn.) in sufficient quantity of vinegar.
  • Mazmaza (Rinse) with the mixture of olive oil and honey for softening in case of Balghamī Mawād (Phlegmatic Matter), followed by Mazmaza (Rinse) with the decoction containing resolvent drugs viz. Nākhūna (Trigonella uncata, Boiss.), Bābūna (Matricaria chamomilla, Linn.), Marzanjosh (Origanum vulgare, Linn.) , Hulba (Seed of Trigonella foenum-graeceum, Linn.) and Tukhm-i Katān (Linum usitatissimum, Linn.)
  • Mazmaza (Rinse) with the mixture of Sumāq (Rhus coriaria, Linn.) with rose water in case of Waram Hār.
  • Paste containing common salt and honey to be used locally on gums in children.
  • Following Sanūn (Tooth powder) may be used.
  • Suhāga Biryān (Roasted borax), Māzū Sabz (Quercus infectoria, Oliv.) and Kabāb Chīnī (Piper cubeba, Linn.), each in equal proportion to be powdered and used.

Compound drugs:

Sanūn-i Tambākū Local application
Sanūn Zard Local application
  • Aghziya Ghalīza-Dry and viscous food such as dry date,Adas Musallam(Lens esculenta Moench.)etc.These are of two types i.e. Mahmuda (that produce good humour)and Ghayr Mahmuda (that produce morbid humour).
  • Fasd-i Qīfal (Bloodletting through cephalic vein) in case of Waram Hār
  • Fasd-i Chahār Rag (Bloodletting through superior and inferior labial veins) in case of Waram Hār.
  • Hijāma (Cupping) with cup made of silver.
  • Kayy (Cauterization)
  • Mazmaza (Rinse)
  • 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.Mahmuda(that produce good humour) and Ghayr Mahmuda(that produce morbid humour) eg.garlic,radish,spicy and salty foods,etc.
  • Juice of pomegranate
  • Use of pomegranate, apple and guava.
  • Flow of secretions from head to the gums to be prevented.