Pyorrhoea ( Nawāsīr-i Lissa)

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  • It is a condition in which suppurative ulcers develop in the gums.
  • It is caused by putridity.
  • It is characterized by presence of pain, swelling, pustules and ulcers on gum with bleeding and discharge of pus.
  • It is a condition in which suppurative ulcers develop in the gums.
  • It is caused by putridity.
  • It is characterized by presence of pain, swelling, pustules and ulcers on gum with bleeding and discharge of pus.
  • Joshānda-i Halayla
  • Local application Sanūn (Tooth powder) containing following drugs.
  • Āqarqarha (Anacyclus pyrethrum, DC.) 1 part, Bekh-i Sosan (Iris florentina, Linn.)1 part, Sumāq (Rhus coriaria, Linn.) 2parts,Māzū Ghayr Masqūb (Quercus infectoria, Oliv.)2 parts,Gulnār (Punica granatum, Linn.)2 parts, Shibb (Alum)2 parts.
  • Mazmaza (Rinse) with decoction of the following drugs
  • Vinegar, Barg-i Zaytūn (Olea europea, Linn.).
  • Local application of opium mixed with Khall al-Khamr

Compound drugs:

Sanūn Khās

Local application.

Marham-i Asfīdāj Local application
Marham-i Murdārsang Local application
  • Aghziya Hāmiza (Sour diets);Sour foods eg. lemon,sour pomegranate,sour apple,orange,vinegar,curd,etc.They change the thick waste products of stomach into smaller particles.
  • Aghziya Kasīfa;The foods which are difficult to digest.
  • Kayy (Cauterization)
  • Fasd-i Chahār Rag (Bloodletting through superior and inferior labial veins)
  • Fasd-i Qīfāl (Bloodletting through cephalic vein)
  • Hijāma (Cupping) with the cups made of silver.
  • Juice of Pomegranate
  • Aghziya Mubarrida o Mulattifa;The food of cold temperament having ability to produce the humours which induce coldness in the body eg. khas(Andropogan muricatus Retz.),kasni(Cichorium intybus Linn.),etc.and 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 food,etc.