Dysentry ( Zahīr)

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  • It is an inevitable and repeated urge for defecation, while only small quantity of mucus and blood passes at every sitting.
  • It is caused by dry faecal matter (Zahīr Kāzib), Rutūbat Māliha Lazzā‘a (Irritant salty fluid) of intestine, inflammation and abrasion of large intestine (Zahīr Sādiq) and Balgham ‘Afin (Putrefied phlegm).
  • It is characterized by repeated urge for defecation along with heaviness in abdomen, pain, abdominal distention, tenesmus, occasional fever and decreased appetite.
  • It is an inevitable and repeated urge for defecation, while only small quantity of mucus and blood passes at every sitting.
  • It is caused by dry faecal matter (Zahīr Kāzib), Rutūbat Māliha Lazzā‘a (Irritant salty fluid) of intestine, inflammation and abrasion of large intestine (Zahīr Sādiq) and Balgham ‘Afin (Putrefied phlegm).
  • It is characterized by repeated urge for defecation along with heaviness in abdomen, pain, abdominal distention, tenesmus, occasional fever and decreased appetite.
  • Oral administration of Aspghol Musallam (Seed of Plantago ovata,  Forsk.) with Roghan-i Banafsha.
  • Oral administration of Habb al-Rishād (Seed of Artemisia vulgaris, Linn.) 7 gm. with lukewarm water.
  • Oral administration of Aspghol Musallam (Seed of Plantago ovata,  Forsk.).
  • Oral administration of powder of Tukhm-i Rayhān Biryān (Roasted seed of Ocimum sanctum, Linn.) and Samagh ‘Arabī Biryān (Roasted gum of Acacia Arabica, Willd.) 3-6 gm. twice a day.
  • Oral administration of mucilaginous decanted liquid prepared from Aspghol Musallam (Seed of Plantago ovata,  Forsk.), Resha Khatmī (Root of Althaea officinalis, Linn.) and Behīdāna (Seed of Cydonia oblonga, Mill.).

Compound drugs:

Safūf-i Tīn  7 gm. mixed with clarified butter and taken in morning with water
Safūf Miqliyāsa 5 gm. in morning with water.
Jawārish Shahryarān4 for Zahīr Kāzib 7 gm. in morning with water.
Tiryāq-i Pechish 3 gm.
Habb-i Pechish One number with water.

 

  • Aghziya Ghalīza-Dry and viscous foods such as dry date, Adas Musallam(Lens esculenta Moench.),etc. These are of two types i.e. Mahmuda(that produces good humour) and Ghayr Mahmuda(that produces morbid humour).
  • Moderate Takmīd Hār (Hot fomentation)
  • Huqna (Enema) with Mā’ al-‘Asl mixed with lukewarm water.
  • Ābzan (Sitz bath)
  • Laxative diets- The foods which relieves the constipation,smoothiy.
  • Qābiz (Constrictive) and Hābis (Retentive) drugs to be avoided in the initial stage.