Medical Herbalism from Imam Reza Imam Reza (AS) was the first person who likened the body to a complete small country and it says: The bod...
Medical Herbalism from Imam Reza
Imam Reza (AS) was the first person who
likened the body to a complete small country and it
says: The body structure is similar to a kingdom.
The king of the body is heart, blood vessels and
nerves in the central nervous system and the brain
are all the governors. King's house is his heart and
his realm is the body, his hands, feet, eyes, ears and his tongue are his companions and army. Stomach
is the treasury and his chest is the unveiling. Then
Imam used some analogies for every part of the
body among which we can mention the eyes. Imam
Reza (AS) likened the eyes to lights, the ears to
sources of accepting data from outside world and
the tongue as well as two lips and teeth to expresser
of words and will.
He likened the beauty of man and what he
has inside from the stomach, chest, and abdomen to
the selector treasury. Next, he speaks of the effect
of joy and sorrow in the face and endogenous
factors and center of each one. In a part of his letter
he gave guidelines about the quality and quantity of
desire for food and beverage which are all in
consistent with the protection of the health of the
body. Imam starts his recommendations with eating
food and explains each one based on his ability and
temper considering the timetable and location to be
best choice.
Imam (AS) has reminded the harmful
effect of excessive heat for food materials that
destructs its useful nutrients like vitamins and loss
of elements in food that quickly evaporates like
liquid food and in this field he has surpassed the
nutritionists.
Imam (AS) recommended not to
indulge in drinking water after meals because this
wrong way will damage the stomach and other
organs.
Imam(AS) also pointed to the effects of
indulge in using some of the foods and their
disadvantage and says: " Indulgence in eating egg
as a regular habit causes stomach pain and will
damage the spleen, indulgence in eating eggs
causes breathlessness and small brown spots.
"
Imam (AS): "Eating raw meat will let parasites
in the stomach and intestine. Indulgence in eating
wild animals and cattle meat causes dementia,
mental retardation, decreases understanding and
increases forgetfulness.
Imam has divided bathing to four parts
and described it the best way: the first part is cold
and dry, second is cold and wet, third is wet and
warm and fourth is wet and dry. He has then
pointed to the anatomical and physiological
advantages of bathing. Unction and use of oil and
herbs have also been highly recommended by him
to loosen and soften the skin; because skin has a
significant role in removal of toxic substances from
the body. Thus washing and cleaning skin pores
and soften the skin is one of the most important
things for human health. In a part of health
messages, he has explained the quality of sleeping on back and observing the health of both digesting
and nervous system and given recommendations;
he stated: Anyone who wants a powerful memory
should eat currant and fig (food that contains
phosphor).
Imam (AS), in excerpts of his teachings,
has mentioned the health of the teeth, and has
explained necessary recommendations to protect
them against external factors, observe the hygiene
of teeth using useful and whitening materials.
Imam (AS) in the end, reminded the
possibility of some chemicals no to be dissolved in
the body, accumulation of these substances in the
digestive system which can be hazardous and
harmful and sometimes may lead to death of the
person.
In some of the clauses of this section, the
cause of some illnesses have been pointed out one
of which is contradictory caused by mixture of
different foods entering the stomach and intestines
and can cause infections in intestines. The last
point (Al-Dhahabiah treatise) is the usual emphasis
and stress of Imam (AS) to follow the teachings
and guidelines and avoid the negligence.
Results in this research showed that 41
plants have been mentioned in razavi hadith.
Pomegranate in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Eat
pomegranates increases the men's sperm and if a
pregnant woman eats sweet pomegranate her child
gets beautiful.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said:
Pomegranate smoke removed the insects and small
animals and destroys them.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said:
Drink sour-sweet pomegranate juice because in
settles the blood and refreshes the blood.
Fig in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Fig
removes the bad breath, makes the bones strong,
causes hair growth and there is no need for the
drugs to cure the disease with it. Then he said: Fig
is
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said:
Figs are good for colic and are the closest fruits to
heaven fruits and resolve the flatus.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Eating the
fig treats colic and eating quince treats eye
darkness.
Grape in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Whoever
wants to increase his memory must eat 7 ounces of
currants before the breakfast.
Mustard in razavi hadith
Khalid Qmat said: Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza
(AZ) prescribed this for me: grind an ounce of
yellow myrobalan, two ounces of mustard and an
ounce of pellitory and have them before your meal that reduces mucus and refreshes your mouth and
makes your teeth strong.
Date in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Mary's
(Hazrat Maryam (SA)) date was Ajveh date.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said:
Whoever wants to release from the seat's pain and
hemorrhoids, he shoul have 7 Heyron dates with
caw's fat.
Cucumber in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Anyone
who catches cold in the summer must eat one
cucumber every day and avoid sun.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Hemad
ibn Mahran Balkhi said: One day in Khorasam a
young man complained about jaundice to Imam Ali
Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ). He said: Peel the
cucumber and after baking it have it for 3 days
before the breakfast
Ginger in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Whoever
wants to reduce amnesia and have strong memory
must eat 3 pieces of ginger with honey and eat
mustard with his meal. Whoever wants to increase
his intelligence must chew myrobalan with sugar
Tabarzad.
Olive in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Olive
removes the bad breath, mucus, lightens the skin
strengthens the body and reduces disease and
remove fury.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said:
Anyone who wants hydrated lips with no cracks
must rub the olive oil on them.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: If you want
to remove bloating you must purge and rub the
olive oil on your body.
Garlic in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Whoever
wants to get release of the bloats shall eat garlic
once in seven days.
Lentil in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Lentil be
upon you because it is holy. It softens your heart
and increases you tears and 70 prophets have
cleansed it the last one is the Jesus (Hazrat Isa
(AS).
Pumpkin in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: The
pumpkin plant is Daba and retort.
Banana in razavi hadith
(Talh)
the plural form of (Talha), means the banana
tree. As is a narration by Ali (AS) it is used in the
same sense.
Yahya Samghani said: I came to Imam Ali
Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) and as he had Imam
Muhammad Ibn Ali al-Taqi on his knees, he peeled
the banana and gave it to Imam Muhammad Ibn Ali
al-Taqi
Plum in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Fresh plums
relieve off heat and bile and dried plums settle the
blood, ease and kill severe pain.
The narrative state that: Imam Ali Ibn
Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: With Allah's permission
Plum is medication to pain.
Lemon balm in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Lemon
balm is ours and watercresse is of the Umayyad.
Eggplant in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Eggplant
causes no disease in dates harvest season.
Been in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Eating
beans, strengthens marrow of legs and generates
fresh blood.
Quince in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: No prophet
has been sent by God unless he has a smell of
quince.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: It's upon
you to eat quince because it strengthens your
reason.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: The
Prophet (PBUH) was given a quince; he cut it in to
half with his hand. He loved this fruit a lot and used
to have it and offered it to his followers around too
and said: eat quince because it purifies the heart, it's
very good for lungs and clean them.
Cotton in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Anyone
who wants pain free ears should put cotton in his
ears when he goes to bed.
Bergamot in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Eating
bergamot at night causes squint.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Dry
bread digests bergamot.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said:
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was interested in
looking at the green bergamot and red apple.
Garlic chives in razavi hadith
As quoted by Dawood son of Abi Dawood: A man
saw Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said in
Khorasan picking garlig chives from the garden
and eating them right there. The man said they
might contain some dirt but Imam said: None of
them will stick to thes and this vegetable is good
for hemorrhoids.
Quoted from Yahya son of Sulaiman: I saw
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) in Khorasan in a
garden eating garlic chives. I told him: people
believe that every day a drop from heaven Falls
down on chicory. He said: If day a drop from
heaven Falls down on chicory every, garlic chives
are adrift in heavens water all the time. I said: they
use fertilizers. He said: nothing of that fertilizer
sticks to them.
Watercresse in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Lemon
balm is ours and watercresse is of the Umayyad.
Beet in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Sugar beet
strengthens the brain and purifies the blood.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Give sugar
beet (leaves) to your patients, because it cures
them, has no illness or effects with it and it calms
the sleep. But avoid the sugar beet itself because it
stimulates yellow bile.
Quoted from Ahmad son of Muhammad
son of Abi Nasr: Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ)
said: O Ahmad, how do you like the
vegetables? He said: I love all of them. Imam
said: If so, you should eat sugar beets, because they
grow on the beach in paradise. It has the cure for all
diseases, makes the bones bigger and grows flesh.
Henna bush in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) quoted from
Imam Ali (AS): Applying henna bush after using
depilatory will prevent from leprosy and vitiligo.
Marshmallow in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Washing
head with marshmallow on Fridays is one of the
commands of the Prophet (PBUH), in addition it
has some properties such as making hair and face
look more beautiful and preventing from
headaches.
Melon in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Eating
melon in the morning with empty stomach will
cause loose limbs (God forbidden).
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Imam Ali
(AS) used to eat melon with sugar.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said:
The world gave us melons a present from the
jewelery of earth from land of health. Melon is at
Sweet, savory and delicious fruit that has different
types, the best one of which is melon of Khorasan.
Fennel in razavi hadith
Muhammad son of Sinan quoted from Imam Ali
Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ): Once the Moses son of
Ja'far (AS) complained of an illness. Doctors came
and gave strange descriptions and attributes to
some medications. Imam said: wait, where are you
going and continued: these medications
will suffice: myrobalan, fennel and sugar. Near
three-month summer, three times per month and
near three-month winter, three times per month,
mastic can be used instead of fennel which wipes
every disease except death. (In winter mastic is
used instead of fennel).
Lris in razavi hadith
Quoted by Ali son of Yaqtyn: I wrote to Imam Ali
Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) that I feel a heavy cold in
my head, in a way that when the wind blows, I am
about to lose consciousness. In response
Imam (AS) wrote to me: you should use amber and
lris after eating food to feel better.
The narratives state that: Imam Ali Ibn Musa alReza (AZ) used to drop lris oil in his nostrils.
Rue in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Shaddock
increases wisdom.
Sumac in razavi hadith
Hassan bad Khalid quoted: A women wrote to
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) and complained
about the continuous bleeding. Imam (AS) wrote
back and told her to soak a hand size of coriander
and sumac in water outside for one night. Then boil
it in a clay pot. Then drink one plate of that and
you will stop bleeding unless it is the beginning of
your period.
Black cumin in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Indeed
black cumin is the cure to every disease and you
should use honey and black cumin.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: smell
narcissus because it secures you against cold just
like nigella.
Apple in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: I haven’t
found anything better and more effective than apple
to avoid magic, spell and madness caused by
disease.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said:
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was interested in
looking at the green bergamot and red apple.
Chicory in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Chicory is
the treatment to thousands of pains. There is no
pain in the human body, unless chicory can cure it.
Quoted from Muhammad son of Ismail: I heard
from Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza
(AZ) saying: chicory is the cure to thousands of
pains and there is no pain in the
human body, unless chicory can cure it. One day
Imam (AS) asked for chicory for one of the
servants who caught fever and headache, had it
pounded, put it on a paper, poured violet oil on it
and put it on the forehead of the patient. Then
he said: you should know it will lower the fever, it's
useful for headache, and treats it.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Eat
chicory because it increases your wealth and
number of children. Anyone who loves wealth and
more children should persist in having chicory.
Lettuce in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: The best
vegetables are chicory and lettuce.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Hot
tempered vegetables like celery, leek and lettuce
are useful for bowl in winter.
Celery in razavi hadith
It is narrated that Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ)
said: You like celery and all livestock love it which
means even animals love it.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said:
Hot tempered vegetables like celery, leek and
lettuce are useful for bowl in winter.
Incense in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Eat plenty
of incense, and hold it in your mouth and chew. For
me, chewing is more favorable. It removes phlegm
from stomach and cleans it strengthens the intellect
and digest the food.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said:
Give your pregnant women male incense, this way
if she carries a boy he will be brave and
knowledgeable and if she carries a girl she will
have beautiful face and be well mannered, big and
strong and dear to her husband.
Walnut in razavi hadith
Quoted from Muhammad son of Ibrahim Ja'afy: A
man went to Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) and
complained about stomachache that was about to
kill him. He asked Imam to pray to God for him
because he was given lots of medicine but not only
they didn’t have any effect but also caused a lot
more pain. . Imam (as), peace be upon him smiled
and said: I shall pray to God for you and ask him to
ease your pain with his power but when pain
overcomes and agonize you, take a walnut and
keep it above fire until you are sure everything
inside is barbecued and the fire should have
changed the color of the outside shell. At this time,
eat it to calm the pain immediately. He said: I
swear to God, I did it only once and with the
permission of Allah, the abdominal pain was gone.
Coriander in razavi hadith
Quoted from Hassan bad Khalid: A woman wrote
to Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) and
complained about the continuous bleeding.
Imam (AS) wrote back and told her to soak a hand
size of coriander and sumac in water outside for
one night. Then boil it in a clay pot. Then drink one
plate of that and you will stop bleeding unless it is
the beginning of your period.
Mung been in razavi hadith
Narratives state about vitiligo (white spots on
body) that Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said to
one of his companions: take some fresh mung bean
at its harvest time and beat it with the leaves then
extract the liquid and drink it early morning with
empty stomach. Also rob it on white spots on the
body. This work was carried out and recovery was
achieved.
Pea in razavi hadith
The narrative state that: Imam Ali Ibn Musa alReza (AZ) said: Pea is useful for low back pain
The narrative state that: Imam Ali Ibn Musa alReza (AZ) before and after food the order was pea
Narcissus in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: smell
narcissus because it secures you against cold just
like nigella.
Sugar cane (Tabarzad Sugar and White Sugar)
in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Those who
want to have powerful memory and not to be
absent-minded should mix three pieces of ginger
with honey and eat it. He should also eat something
with his food that has been prepared with mustard.
Those who want to have sharp minds should not
leave house unless having had three myrobalans
with tabarzad sugar empty stomach.
Muhammad son of Sinan quoted from
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ): Once Moses son
of Ja'far (AS) complained of an illness. Doctors
came and gave strange descriptions and attributes
to some medications. Imam said: wait, where are
you going and continued: these medications
will suffice: myrobalan, fennel and sugar. Near
three-month summer, three times per month and
near three-month winter, three times per month,
mastic can be used instead of fennel which wipes
every disease except death. (In winter mastic is
used instead of fennel).
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said:
Imam Ali eat melon with sugar.
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said:
Tabarzad sugar (white) removes phlegm
completely.
Myrobalan in razavi hadith
Imam Ali Ibn Musa al-Reza (AZ) said: Whoever
wants to reduce amnesia and have strong memory
must eat 3 pieces of ginger with honey and eat
mustard with his meal. Whoever wants to increase
his intelligence must chew myrobalan with sugar
Tabarzad.
