Journal of - International Society for the History of Islamic Medicine

Graeco-Arabic Concept of Narfarsi (Eczema)
Md. Nafis IQBAL, Anis A ANSARI, Khalid Z. KHAN
4. Commonly used compound formulations
a) Arqe Mundi
b) Arqe Chiraita
c) Arqe Shahtara
d) Sharbate Musaffi
e) Nuqoo Shahtara
f) Sharbate Unnab
g) Majoon Chobchini
h) Habbe Musaffi
i) Joshanda Musaffi
j) Itrifal Shahtara
5. Local Application of Murakhkhi and Muhallil drugs
Many of Unani physicians emphasized the application
of Murakhkhi and Muhallil drugs locally over the lesions
frequently either in the form of ointment or oil for early
healing. For this purpose following drugs may be used.
a) Roghane Gul (Oil of Rosa damascene)
b) Roghane Kamela (Oil of Mallotus philippinensis)
c) Roghane Kunjad (Oil of Sesamum indicum)
d) Roghane Zaitoon (Oil of Olea europea)
e) Sufoofe Qooba (ingredients: Phitkiri birya, Suhaga
birya)
f) Sufoofe Hikka (ingredients: Barge Hina, Maghze
Badam talkh, Kamela, Khashkhash, Gule Surkh,
Nar mushk, Sange jarahat)
g) Sufoofe Bars (ingredients: Babchi, Mundi ,Sarphoka,
Halaila siyah, Barge hina, Barge Neem)
h) Sufoofe Zimad (ingredients: Suhaga biryan)
i) Marhame sada (ingredients: Bees wax ,Coconut oil,
Suhaga biryan)
Moreover, they stressed to avoid food like sour, sweet,
reddish in the diet of the patient.
CONCLUSION
The clinical study on Narfarsi (Eczema) and review of
literature presented in this dissertation provide certain im-
portant and fruitful information regarding the usefulness
of Unani formulation in the management of Narfarsi.
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