Gastritis ( Waram-i Mi‘da)

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  • It is the inflammation of stomach (Its inner lining) which may beHār (Damawī/Safrāwī), Bārid (Balghamī [ Rikhw]/Sawdāwī [Sulb]) etc.
  • It is caused by the accumulation of Dam (Sanguine) , Safrā (Yellow bile), Balgham (Phlegm) or Sawdā (Black bile) in the stomach, leading to the inflammation of gastric mucosa.
  • It is characterized by Hummā (Fever), vomiting, excessive thirst, restlessness and decreased appetite in case of Waram Hār and by Hummā Layyina (Mild fever), excessive spittle, decreased appetite, distended stomach, whitish tongue and puffiness of face in case of Waram Bārid of soft consistency, caused by Bhalgham, while in case of Waram Bārid of hard consistency, caused by Sawdā, there will be hardness on palpation but no history of fever.
  • It is the inflammation of stomach (Its inner lining) which may beHār (Damawī/Safrāwī), Bārid (Balghamī [ Rikhw]/Sawdāwī [Sulb]) etc.
  • It is caused by the accumulation of Dam (Sanguine) , Safrā (Yellow bile), Balgham (Phlegm) or Sawdā (Black bile) in the stomach, leading to the inflammation of gastric mucosa.
  • It is characterized by Hummā (Fever), vomiting, excessive thirst, restlessness and decreased appetite in case of Waram Hār and by Hummā Layyina (Mild fever), excessive spittle, decreased appetite, distended stomach, whitish tongue and puffiness of face in case of Waram Bārid of soft consistency, caused by Bhalgham, while in case of Waram Bārid of hard consistency, caused by Sawdā, there will be hardness on palpation but no history of fever.
  • Oral administration of Mā’ al-Sha‘īr(Barley water) in case of Waram Hār.
  • Oral administration of Mā’ al-Usūl (in case of Waram Rakhw)-Bekh-i Karafs (Apium graveolens, Linn.), Bekh-i Izkhar (Andropogan schaenar, Linn.), Bekh-i Bādiyān (Foeniculum vulgare, Gaertn.), Mulethī (Glycyrhhiza glabra, Linn.), Bekh-i Kibr (Capparis spinosa, Linn.) and Qiradmānā (Centratherum anthelminticum (Willd.) Kuntze.) 10 gm. each, to be boiled and filtered to get the decoction.
  • Mā’ al-Usūl 50 ml mixed with Gulqand 24 gm. to be used orally in case of Waram Rikhw.
  • Mā’ al-Usūl mixed with Dawā’ al-Kurkum to be used orally in case of Waram Rikhw.
  • ‘Arq-i Bādiyān 2.25 ml.,‘Arq-i Karafs 2.25 ml.l with Falūs-i Khayārshambar (Fruit pulp of Cassia fistula, Linn.) to be used orally in case of Waram Sulb.
  • Massage of castor oil over the abdomen in case of Waram Sulb.

Compound drugs:

Tiryāq Arba‘a (Waram Rikhw) 2-4.5 gm.
Arq-i Mako+’Arq-i Kāsnī (Waram Hār) 144 ml.+144 ml.
Sharbat-i Banafsha (Waram Hār) 24 ml. with water in morning
Sharbat-i Nīlofar (Waram Hār) 24 ml. with water in morning
  • Chilled water to be avoided in case of Waram Rikhw.
  • Fasd-i Warīd-i Akhal (Bloodletting through Akhal) in case of Waram Hār.
  • Light exercise in case of Waram Bārid Rikhw.
  • Dalk (Massage) with oil and vinegar in case of Waram Bārid Rikhw.

 

  • 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) e.g. garlic, radish, spicy and salty food, etc.
  • Nashpātī and Safarjal in case of Waram Hār .
  • Āb-i Anār Tursh in case of Waram Hār .

 

  • Foods of bad quality to be avoided.