Ibn al-Athir's Usd al-Ghaba, scan volume 1, p. 1629 — costus (Indian aloeswood); named diseases

أسد الغابة لابن الأثير، المجلد المصوَّر 1، ص 1629 — القسط والعود الهندي، أسماء الأمراض

An excerpt from Ibn al-Athir's Usd al-Ghaba, scan volume 1, p. 1629, that mentions costus (Indian aloeswood), named diseases, treating the throat ailment (al-udhra), healing; from the machine-read scan, quoted within forty words per the sources policy.

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«… بايعن رسول اللّٰه عاية، وهي أُخت عُتَّاشة : أنها أتت رسول اللّٰه علي بابن لها قد أعْلَقَتْ عليه من العُذْرَة، فقال النبي عل : علام تَدْغَرْنَ أولادكن بهذا العِلاق، عليكم بالعود الهندي، فإن فيه سبعةَ أشفِيَة، منها ذات الجنب يريد …»

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Prophetic medicine (al-tibb al-nabawi)· Medicine· Seeking treatment (tadawi)

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Sunan Abi Dawud 3418 — ruqya recited over the sick; recovery from an ailment· Sunan Abi Dawud 3877 — costus (Indian aloeswood); costus· Sunan Abi Dawud 3890 — ruqya recited over the sick; sickness· Sahih al-Bukhari 5692 — costus (Indian aloeswood); medicine given by the mouth-side or the nose· Sahih al-Bukhari 5696 — cupping; costus (Indian aloeswood)· Sahih al-Bukhari 5713 — costus (Indian aloeswood); medicine given by the mouth-side or the nose· Sahih al-Bukhari 5715 — costus (Indian aloeswood); named diseases· Sahih al-Bukhari 5718 — costus (Indian aloeswood); costus

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  • Usd al-ghaba fi ma'rifat al-sahaba — Ibn al-Athir
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