Gastric Ulcers ( Quruh-i-Mida)

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  • It is a condition in which Qurūh (Ulcers) appear inside the stomach.
  • It is caused by sharp and corrosive matter either produced within the stomach due to intake of hot and spicy foods or poured on it from other organs. It may also be caused due to ingestion of poisonous or hot material.
  • It is characterized by pain in between the shoulders (when the ulcer occurs in esophagus) or behind the sternum (when the ulcer occurs in cardiac end of stomach) or above the umbilicus (when the ulcer occurs in the body of stomach), presence of blood or pus in the vomitus or stool, excessive belching with foul smell and dryness of tongue.
  • It is a condition in which Qurūh (Ulcers) appear inside the stomach.
  • It is caused by sharp and corrosive matter either produced within the stomach due to intake of hot and spicy foods or poured on it from other organs. It may also be caused due to ingestion of poisonous or hot material.
  • It is characterized by pain in between the shoulders (when the ulcer occurs in esophagus) or behind the sternum (when the ulcer occurs in cardiac end of stomach) or above the umbilicus (when the ulcer occurs in the body of stomach), presence of blood or pus in the vomitus or stool, excessive belching with foul smell and dryness of tongue.
  • Oral administration of Mā’ al-‘Asl to clean the ulcer.- A liquid preparation in which honey and water are mixed in ratio of 1:4 and boiled at low temperature, till 2/3 of it is left. It is filtered and filtrate is used.
  • Oral administration of Jullāb to clean the ulcer.- Rose water boiled honey/sugar.
  • Oral administration of powder of following drugs with Rubb-i Bihī and Rubb-i Seb:

          Dam al-Akhwayn (Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.) 17.5 gm., Kundur (Boswellia serrata Roxb.) 17.5 gm., Gil Armanī (Armenian earth) 10.5 gm., Gulnār (Flower              bud of Punica granatum Linn.) Kahrubā (Pinus succinifera Linn.) 7 gm., Gul Surkh (Flower of Rosa damascena Mill.) 7 gm.

  • Oral administration of pills prepared with following drugs in a dose of 7 gm. along with juice of Khurfa (Portulaca oleracea Linn.) :

          Gil Qabrasī (Red fragrant clay) 17.5 gm., Samagh ‘Arbī (Gum of Acacia arabica Willd.) 17.5 gm., Dam al-Akhwayn (Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.) 10.5 gm.

  • Local application of paste prepared with Afyūn (Dried latex of Papaver somniferum Linn.) 250 mg., Za‘farān (Crocus sativus Linn.) 250 mg., Murdār Sang (Litharge) 4.5 gm., Safeda-i Arzīz (Tin oxide) 1.75 gm. and Roghan-i Gul 17.5 gm.

Compound drugs:

Qurs-i Kahrubā1 (to check haematemesis) 3 pills of 1 gm. each with Āb-i Sumāq (Juice of Rhus coriara Linn.) and Āb-i Bārtang (Juice of Plantago major Linn.)
Qurs-i Tabāshīr (to check haematemesis) 5 gm. with Āb-i Sumāq (Juice of Rhus coriara Linn.) and Āb-i Bārtang (Juice of Plantago major Linn.)
Ayārij-i  Fayqra (to clean chronic ulcer) 3-5 gm.
Sharbat-i Bihī 24-48 ml.
Sharbat-i Anār 24-48 ml.
  • Sour and spicy diets

 

  • Endoscopy
  • Blood antibody test for Helicobacter pylori

 

  • Fasd (Bloodletting) (when the ulcer is not suppurated or there is predominance of sanguine).
  • Zūd Hazm Aghziya - Easily digestible food materials which provide nutrition to the body very soon.
  • Mā’ al-Sha‘īr to clean the ulcer.- Barley water
  • Buttermilk  after cleansing of ulcer.
  • Khurfa (Portulaca oleracea Linn.)
  • Bihī (Cydonia oblonga Mill.)
  • Guava
  • Apple

 

  • Avoid use of potent Munaqqiyāt-i Qurūh (Cleansers of ulcers) as they may aggravate the condition.
  • Avoid tobacco chewing, smoking, alcohol, NSAID’s.