Home Treatment ( Islamic or Unani medicine)

                      TIBB-AL-NABVI
               (PROPHET'S MEDICINE)

 Kalonji (Nigella sativa)

It’s therapeutic use was initiated after the advent of Islam, since, Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) mentioned its therapeutic efficacy and potential of cure.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah States - “I have heard from Rasool Allah (Pbuh) that there is cure for every disease in black seeds except death and black seeds are shooneez.”

Salim Bin Abdullah narrates with reference to his father Hazrat Abdullah Bin Omar that Rasool Allah (Pbuh) said, “Let fall these black seeds upon you, these contain cure for all diseases except death.”

The same narration is found in Sanad-e-Ahmed from Hazrat Aisha (t) and in Ibn-al-Jozi and Trimizi from Abu Huraira. Hazrat Buraida narrates that Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) stated - “Shooneez is cure for all ailments except death.”

It is stated in the books of seerat that Nabi-e-Akram (Pbuh) himself used to take these seeds for therapeutic purpose but with the syrup of Honey.

Khalid Bin Saad states that he was travelling with Ghalib Bin Jabr, when fell ill during the journey. Ibn Abi Ateeq (nephew of Hazrat Aisha) Came to meet us. On seeing the patient, he took 5 or 7 seeds of Kalonji and ground it, mixed it in olive oil and dropped in both nostrils, Hazrat Aisha told us that Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) stated that there was cure in black seeds for all ailments except sam. I asked him, what was sam? he told “Death”. Ghalib Bin Jabr became healthy with that treatment. Observations of the scholars of Hadith reveal that shooneez is equally effective for the diseases due to heat and cold. Zahbi states that kalonji removes the obstruction of any part of the body, expels the gases and strengthens the stomach. It is Emmenagogue, Lactogogue and Diuretic. It is an Anti-Helminthic, if taken with vinegar. It is useful in chronic cold. Inhalation of its smell is useful in common cold. The oil of Kalonji is effective in Alopecia. Half tea-spoonful, if boiled in water and taken, is helpful in Asthma and diffuses the toxic effects of Bee and Wasps. Continuous use of kalonji is effective in mad dog biting. Fumigation of kalonji is useful in respiratory diseases. It is useful in paralysis, Facial Palsy, Migraine, Amnesia and Palpitation. It is also an expectorant and antipyretic. It mormalises the secretions of stomach and pancreas. This phenomenon is very much effective and significant in the treatment of Diabetes Mellitus. It expels the kidney and urinary bladder stones, if taken with the syrup of honey. It is effective in jaundice also if taken with milk. It’s powder if taken with water is effective in Haemorrhoids. If Kalonji seeds are boiled in vinegar and this solution is applied on Gums and Teeth, it removes the inflammation of the gums and relieves the pain also. It is also reported that its fine powder is effective if applied in early stages of cataract. Kalonji is also used in skin disorders. The oil of the seeds is also effective in earache.

Chemical Composition - seeds contain 1.5% volatile oil, while 37.5% Non volatile oil. In addition to this Albumen, Sugar, Organic acids, Glucoside Melanthin Metarbin and bitter substances are also found. The Glucoside is toxic in nature, hence the use of Kalonji in large doses and prolonged use might be harmful.

If it is taken with Qust Sheering after breakfast and Dinner, it is effective in chronic dysentery and Asthma. Qust Sheering is a good medicine for sexual debility, but if it is taken with Kalonji seeds and Habburrashad, it becomes more fortified. Modern upto date trials have proved that Kalonji seeds alone or in combination with other drugs are highly effective in Diabetes Mellitus, vitiligo and other skin ailments.

(* Director, Shah Faisal Institute of Hadith & Medical Sciences, Kasganj-207123 ,UP)

USES OF KALONJI OIL
 

1. In Asthma , Allergy & cough: In one cup hot water add 1 tsf of honey and ½ tsf kalonji oil. This should be taken before breakfast and after dinner: Advice—avoid cold things . This treatment should be continued for 40 days. 

2. Diabetes Mellitus (Sugar): In a cup of tea without milk add ½ tsf kalonji oil, should be taken twice a day. Advice—Avoid all fatty foods. If (Sugar) Diabetes treatment is also continued with this then reduce the dose side by side. This treatment should be continued for 20 days. After investigations, if sugar becomes normal then stop this treatment. 

3. Heart diseases: 1/2 tsf of kalonji oil is added in a cup of milk, should be taken twice a day. Advice: Avoid all fatty foods. This treatment is continued for 10 days. After ten days, only once a day of this is given.

4. Polio and Paralysis: For Adult: In a cup of hot water add 1 tsf of honey and ½ tsf of this oil, should be given twice a day.  

For children: In 2 tsf of milk pour 3 drops of this oil and give thrice a day . This treatment is continued for 40 days.

5. For joint pain (Arthritis): In tsf of Vinegar add ½ tsf of Kalonji oil and 2 tsf of loney. Give twice a day. 

6. Constipation, Flatulence, Gastritis and pain in abdo: In 1 tsf of ginger juice add ½ tsf of kalonji oil, given twice a day. The same treatment can be taken for obesity. Avoid all fatty and spicy foods.

7. Eye diseases: Redness of eye, cataract , watery eyes, eyesight weakness: In a cup of carrot juice add ½ tsf of kalonji oil this should be taken before breakfast and at bed time. Avoid direct contact with sun & this should be continued for 40 days.

8.Female diseases: Leucorrhoea, Menorrhagia, Abdominal discomfort and backache: Boil a bunch of fresh mint (pudina) in 2 glass of water , when the water reduce to 1 cup add ½ tsf of kalonji oil , this should be taken before breakfast and at bed time . Advice: avoid pickles, brinjals, eggs and fish. This treatment is for 40 day.

9. Female diseases: Pain in abdomen, Amenorrhoea: In a cup of hot water add 2 tsf of honey and ½ tsf of kalonji oil, taken before breakfast and before bed time. Avoid use of brinjals & potatoes. This treatment is continued for 1 month.

10. Cancer - Cancer of Intestine, Blood cancer, Throat cancer, and all other types of cancer: In a glass of grapes juice add ½ tsf of kalonji oil taken thrice a day, before breakfast, after lunch and at bed time. In 1Kg of juice mix 2kg of flour, male rotis or a thick paste. Avoid fatty & spicy foods. This treatment is for 40 days. 

11. Amnesia :Boil 100mg of mint, (pudina) add ½ tsp of kalonji oil. This should be taken twice a day.

12. Vomiting: In 1tsp of misry powder add ½ tsp of klonji oil , boil ½ bunch of mint leaves and mix this in the powder. Taken thrice daily.

13. Generalized weakness: Take ½ tsf of klonji oil 1 tsf of honey every day for generalized weakness.

 
Below are some of the home treatment ,

1. Earache (otalgia) waja –ul – uzn.

 1. Pain in the ear

 FORMULA  i
Instill 4drops of boiled onion water in the ear thrice a day.

FORMULA ii
Instilled 4-5 drops of Clove oil + Mustard oil in the ear thrice a day.

2. Pain in abdomen (Stomachache):

FORMULA i
In case of stomachache take 6 gms of ajwain (ptycotis ajowan DC) and a little salt with water.

FORMULA ii
Soda 4 gms is taken with water.
 

3. Burns : Bigger in faunt
In burns if the affected area is dipped in mustard oil, then no vesicle is formed . If butter is applied on the affected area then heating sensation stops immediately.

4. Wounds:
In 250 gm of coconut oil add 6 gm of camphor (Kafoor). By applying the paste of this on the wounds, the wounds heal very quickly.

STOMACH DISEASES:

Saunf (Foeniculum Vulgare Mili)
Ajwain (Ptycotis Ajowan DC )
Pudina (Menth (spp) )
Laung (clove (Eugenia Coryophyllata) 10— 10g Kali Mirch (Piper Nigrum , Linn)
Naushadar
Badi Ilaichi (Amomumsubulum Roxb)
Darchini (Cinnamomum Zeyanicum Blume)
each 10-10 gms
All the above ingredients are to be powdered and taken twice daily 3-3 gm.
This is helpful in gastritis , heartburn, Indigestion , Anorexia, Stomachache, Flatulence etc.

Tremours (Rasha)
For Tremours in upper and lower extremities.
In 1 kg of water soak 6 gms of balchad for 12 hrs. 20 gms from this is taken twice daily.

HEADACHE (SUDA)
1. FORMULA
Dhania (Cordiandrum sativum, Linn)
Eating coriander seeds twice daily , empty stomach is helpful in every kind of headache.

2. FORMULA
Black pepper (piper nigrum, linn) 3
Saunf (foeniculum vulgare Mili) 1tsp
Misry 5 gms
Badam (Prunus amygdalus Botsch) 3
All the above ingredients are to powdered and taken twice daily with milk.
It is helpful in headache, eye sight weakness and memory loss.

 
INCONITINUANCE OF URINE (SALAS-UL – BAUL) & RETENTION OF URINE ( EHTABAS-E – BAUL)
FORMULA 1
Pista (Pistachievera Linn) 3
Black pepper (Piper nigrum, Linn) 3
Munaqqah (Vitis Vinefera Linn)

The above ingredients are to be chewed at bed time.

FORMULA 2
Musk melon seeds (Citrullus Vulgasis Schard) 250gms
Make a paste of soaked musk melon seeds add some water in it , after sieving add some sugar or remain as it is. Taken twice daily.
It is very much helpful in incontinences of urine as well as in urinary stones.

 
DRY COUGH
3 Almonds with 1 table spoon of honey taken twice daily.

TONSILLITIS
Mulberry leaves (Morus indica Linn) 4
Guava leaves (Psididium guajava Linn) 4
Amaltas (Cassiafistula Linn)
Tulsi leaves {Ocimum (spp)} 3
Neem leaves (Melia azadirachta Linn) 5
Masoor dal 1 tsf
Make a decoction of the above ingredients. Gargle twice a day..