Other Name: Kalaunji

1. The Prophet said, ‘Black Cumin is the cure for all the diseases except Saam & ‘Saam is death’. (Narrated Abu Huraira; Bukhari, Muslim, Ibn maja, masnad ).

2. The Messenger of Allah said, ‘Black cumin is the cure for all ailments except death’(Tradition; Sam).( Narrated Burka; Masnad Ahmed)

3. Apostle of Allah said, ’Make Black cumin obligatory for yourself as it is a cure for every disease except death. ( Narrated ‘Ayesha; Masnad Ahmed; Abdullah bun ‘Umer; Ibn Maja; Abu Huraira; Tirmidhi).

·         COSTUS

Arabic Name: Kust

Other Name: Kut, Kushta pachuk

1. The Prophet  said ,’ Be afraid of Allah !why do you pain your children by having their tonsils pressed like that .Use ‘Ud Al-Hindi’ for its cures seven (several) diseases , one of  which is pleurisy’.(Narrated Um Qais when she took her son to the Prophet .He had throat trouble & his palate & tonsils had been pressed . – Bukhari)

2. The Prophet said, ’The best medicine you may treat yourselves with are cupping & costus.’(Tradition, Qust Al-Baheri )(Narrated Anas Bin Malik; Bukhari’ Tirmidhi, mawatta Imam Malik)

3. The Prophet said, ’You should not torture your children suffering tonsilitis by pressing the tonsils or the palate with finger, but use Qust ‘.(Narrated Anas bin Malik; Bukhari,Muslim)

·         TOOTH BRUSH TREE

Arabic Name: Miswak

Other Name: Arak

1. The Prophet said, ‘Using a tooth-stick has 10 benefits’.(Narrated Ibn Abbas; Abu Nuaim)

2. When the Prophet got up in the morning, he used to clean his mouth with a twig of Mustard tree.(Tradition-Arak). (Narrated’Ayesha; Bukhari, Muslim).

3. The Prophet said, ‘Prayer with miswak is seventy times better than the prayer without it.(Masnad Ahmed)

·         SENNA

Arabic Name: Sanna

Other Name: Sana

1. The Prophet said,’ Senna & Sanut are for you as there is a cure in these two for every disease except Death. (Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Um-Huzam; Ibn Maja, Ibn ‘Asakir).

2. About Shibrum Prophet told Asma , ’It is hot ,you have Senna & Sanut . It is medicine for all ailments except death.’(Narated Asma Bint ‘Amees; Tirmidhi, Ibn Maja).

3. Apostle of Allah said, ‘If there is any remedy against death, then it is Senna, the gladdening one, the gentle one.(As-Suyuti).

·         CHICORY

Arabic Name: Hindiba (Tradition)Shikoria

Other Name: Kasni

1. The Prophet said, ‘You have Hindabah. Not a day passes when water drops on it.’(Narrated’Abdullah bin’Abbas; Abu Nuaim)

2. The Prophet said, ‘Take Hindabah but do not wash it.’(Abu Nu’aim, Dhahbi).

·         CRESS SEEDS

Arabic Name: Thafa, Hurf, Habb ar-Rishad

Other Name: Halim

1. The Prophet said, ‘Two basic cures (good remedies) Aloe (Tradition-sabir) & Cress (Tradition-Thafa).(Nattated Ibn Abbas, Abu Dawd).

2. The Prophet said, ‘You have cress seed. Allah made it a cure for every ailment.(Narrated Abu Huraira; Abu Dawud).

·         ALOES

Arabic Name: Allava

Other Name: Aloe

1 .The Prophet asked Umm Salama, ‘Do you know, what it is?’ Umm Salama said, ‘Yes, it is aloes. The Prophet said, ‘It brightens the face. Do not apply it during the day Do not use it except during the night.’(Narrated Umm Salama; Abu Dawud).

2. The Prophet said, ‘These two bitter medicines are so good, Aloes & Cress.’(Tradition-Sabir ) and cress Tradition-Thafa).’ (Narrated Ibn Abbas; Abu Dawud).

3. Apostle of Allah said, ‘In their heaters, Aloes would be burning, thereby providing good aroma.(Narrated Abu Huraira; Bukhari).

·         FENUGREEK

Arabic Name: Hulba, Shimlet

Other Name: Methi

1. The Prophet said, ‘Use Fenugreek as a remedy.(Narrated Qasim bin Abd al-Rahman; Al-Jauzi).

2. The Prophet said, ‘If my community had known that there is in fenugreek, they would have bought it & paid its weight in gold’.(Abu Dhabi).

·         TEREBINTH

Arabic Name: Butum

Other Name: Mustagi Kabuli

1. The Prophet said, ‘If you do not have the tooth-brush Tree (Twig), use Anam, or Batm’.(Narated Abi Zaid-Abu Nuaim).

·         MARJORAM

Arabic Name: Marzanjosh

Other Name: Murwa

1.        Apostle of Allah said, ‘You have Marjoram with you. It is very effective medicine for cold.(Narrated Anas bin Malik; Dhahbi, Aljozi, Ibn-al-Sani).

·         PSEUDO-SAFFRON

Arabic Name: Waras

Other Name: Warus

1. Apostle of Allah advised the use of Olive oil & Pseudo-Saffron for pleurisy.(Narrated Zaid bin Arqam; Tirmidhi; Ibn maja; masnad Ahmad)

2. Messenger of Allah said, “He should not wear a shirt, a turban, trousers, a headcloak or a garment scented with Saffron.(Hadith; Warus).

3. Ladies, after child birth, used to sit in Pseudo- Saffron water for forty days & used to wash their faces with it to remove spots on their faces. (Narrated Umm Salma; Tirmidhi, Baihaqi, Masnad Ahmed).

·         WATER-CRESS

Arabic Name: Jarjir

Other Name: Taramira

1. Messenger of Allah said, ‘ Water-Cress is a painful plant. It seems to have been created fire.(Dhahbi)

2. Prophet of Allah said, ‘Water-Cress is from Habsh. (Presently Ethiopia). (Suyuti).

·         CELERY

Arabic Name: Karafs

Other Name: Shalari

1. Apostle of Allah said, ‘Celery is useful in toothache’.(Aljozi).

·         PURSLANE

Arabic Name: Humqa

Other Name: Kulfa

1.        Apostle of Allah said, ‘Praise Allah who has created purslane.(Hadith; Baqlat al-Hum qa )As-Suyuti).

·         COLOCYNTH

Arabic Name: Hanzal

Other Name: Indrayan

1.        The Prophet said, ‘It resembles the hypocrite. It has no smell, & tastes bitter.(Muslim,Bukhari).

·         CAPER

Arabic Name: Kabur

Other Name: Kabra

1.        The Prophet said, ‘When Paradise smiled, there came Truffles on earth, & when earth smiled, there came capar.(Narrated’Abdullah bin ‘Abbas; Al-Jauzi).

·         CEDAR

Arabic Name: Arz

Other Name: Lebnani Deodar

1. The Prophet said, ‘Example of a believer is that of crop which bends under the pressure of winds & afterward straightens, whereas the example of a hypocrite is like cedar, which stands straight till it is uprooted by the winds.’(Narrated Ka’ab bin Malik; Bukhari, Muslim).

·         TAMARISK

Arabic Name: Tarfa

Other Name: Jhau

1. We were with the Prophet during Jihad & we had nothing to eat except the leaves of Tamarisk & Acacia.(Narrated Sa’d bin Waqqas; Muslim)

2. We were with the Prophet. With the exception of Tamarisk leaves we had nothing to eat.(Narrated Khalid bin Umer Adwi; Muslim)

·         MUSTARD

Arabic Name: Khardal

Other Name: Rai

1. The Prophet said, ‘Anybody having faith as little as Mustard will not go to Hell, & anyone having pride as much as Mustard will not be allowed to enter Paradise.(Narrated Ibn Masud; Muslim)

2. Prophet of Allah said, ‘God would ask to go & bring out from Hell any person having as little faith as Mustard.(Narrated Anas Bin Malik; Muslim).

·         DILL

Arabic Name: Sanut

Other Name: Dill

1. The Prophet said, ‘Senna & Dill r the medicine for u, for there is a cure in these 2 for every disease except death.’(Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Juzm; Ibn Majah)

2. The prophet said, ‘Senna & Dill r d medicine for all diseases.’(Narrated Abu Ayyub Ansari; Ibn ‘Asakar).

·         SUMAC

Arabic Name: Tamtim

Other Name: Tarateraka

1. The Prophet said, “Pomegranate & Sumac r efficacious in cases of bilious diseases.(Narrated ‘Ayesha; Aljouzi).

·         RUSH

Arabic Name: Samrah

Other Name: Rush

1. Once we had nothing to eat except the leaves of Hublah & Samrah.(Narrated Saad bin Waqqas; Bukhari, Muslim).

·         NARCISSUS

Arabic Name: Narjis

Other Name: Nargis

1. The Prophet said, ‘U should take Narcissus bulbs for madnes, leprosy & vitiligo.’(Suyuti).

·         IZFAR

Arabic name: Izfar

1. Prophet of Allah advised widows not to use perfume during mourning, but allowed to use Costus or Izfar after menses.(Narrated by Umm ‘Atiya; Bukhari).

·         HAWTHORN

Arabic Name: Urfut

Other Name: Hawthorn

1. I (Saudah) said (to the Prophet), “Have u eaten Mughafir. “No. I have taken honey provided by Hafsa”, said the Prophet. I (Saudah) said, “May b that the Honey bees were fed on Urfut”.(Narrated ‘Ayesha; Bukhari; Muslim).

·         SADAN

Arabic Name: Sa’dan

1. Messenger of Allah said, “There would b several thorns in Hell just like the thorn of Najd, called sadan. (Narrated Abu Huraira, Muslim, Bukhari)

2. Apostle of Allah said, “There would b sadan like thorns in hell”. He then asked his companions, “Have u seen sadan”. They said, “Yes”.(Narrated Abu Huraira, Muslim, Bukhari)

·         CURSED TREE – ZAQQUM

Arabic Name: Zaqqum

1. Prophet Mohammad said, “Cursed Tree mentioned in Quran is actually the Zaqqum”. (Narrated ‘Abdulla bin ‘Abbas; Bukhari)

·         EUPHORBIA

Arabic Name: Shibram

Other Name: Dudhi

1. Allah’s Apostle said, “It is hot. You have Senna & Sanut which r mild & cure every disease except death.(Narrated Umm Salma;

tabri)

2. Prophet asked me about the laxative I used to take. I told him, “Shibram”. He told me that it is hot. Since then I started using Senna.(Narrated Asma bint ‘Umees; Ibn Maja)

·         DATES

Arabic Name: Tamar

Other Name: Khajur

1. The Prophet said, “Your women folk should eat dates, for whoever makes dates their food, will produce children with ease”. (As-Suyuti)

2. The Prophet said, “The best dates are that of al-Burniy which drives out diseases.” (As-Suyuti)

3. The Prophet said, “Take dates early in the morning. It kills worms.” (Narrated ‘Abdulla bin ‘Abbas; Masnad Firdous).

·         OLIVE

Arabic Name: Zaytun

Other Name: Zaitun

1. The Prophet said, “Use Olive oil & anoint with it, b’coz it is from a ‘blessed tree’. (Narrated by Ibn ‘Umer; Al-Bayhaqi).

2. Prophet Mohammad used to praise the cure of Pleurisy through pseudo-saffron & Olive oil.(Narrated Zaid bin Arqam; Tirmidhi).

3. Apostle of Allah said, “Take Olive oil &anoint. It is sacred & blessed. (Narrated Abu Huraira; ibn Maja, Trimidhi)

·         GRAPE

Arabic Name: Inab

Other Name: Angur

1. The Prophet said, “Eat currants but spit out the stones – for the stones there is illness, but in the flesh there is healing.”(Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas; Suyuti).

2. Prophet used to have currants soaked in water for him & that he used to drink it either on that day or the next or sometime the day after. (Narrated ‘Abdulla bin ‘Abbas; Abu Dawud).

·         POMEGRANATE

Arabic Name: Rumman

Other Name: Anar

1. The Prophet said, “There is not a pomegranate which does not have a pip from 1 of d pomegranate of d garden in it.”(Narrated Anas bin Malik; Abu Naim).

2. The Prophet said, “Pomegranate & its rind strengthen digestion. (Narrated Ali; Abu nuaim, Aljozi).

·         FIG

Arabic Name: Tin

Other Name: Anjir

1. The Prophet said, “If u r going to say that any fruit has come from the garden, then truly u should mention fig(tradition-Teen), for it is indeed the fruit of Garden.  (Narrated Abu Darda; Suyuti).

2. Apostle of Allah said, “Eat fig. It helps in piles & also useful in gout.” (Narrated Abu Dhar Ghaffari; Abu Nuaim).

·         QUINCE

Arabic Name: Safarjal

Other Name: Bihi

1. The Prophet said, “Eat quince in an empty stomach.” (Narrated Anas bin malik; As-Suyuti).

2. The Prophet said, “Eat this for truly it softens d heart.” (Narrated Talha bin ‘Obaidullah; Ibn Majah).

3. The Prophet said, “Feed quince to your womenfolk when they r pregnant, for it makes the heart tender & it makes the heart better.” (As-Suyuti; Ibn Majah; Dhabhi).

·         CITRUS

Arabic Name: Limun

Other Name: Lemon

1. The Prophet said, “A true believer reading Quran is like citrus fruit which has both good taste & good aroma.” (Narrated Abu Musa ‘

Ashari; Bukhari; Muslim).

2. The Prophet said, “Citrus fruit is very useful. It is a stimulant & useful 4 d heart.” (Al-Dilmi).

·         JUJUBE

Arabic Name: Nabaq

Other Name: Ber

1. The Prophet said, “When Adam was sent down to earth, the 1^st fruit that he ate was a Jujube.”(Abu Nuaim).

·         WATER-MELON

Arabic Name: Batikh

Other Name: Tarbuz

1. Among the fruits that Prophet liked were grapes & water-melons.  (Abu Dawud).

2. I saw apostle of Allah eating water-melon with Dates. (Narrated Anas bin Malik; Tirmidhi).

·         CUCUMBER

Arabic Name: Khiyar

Other Name: Kaakdi

1. My mother treated me with all kinds of things & yet I did not pit on any weight so I was given cucumber & unripe dates & I became as plum as was good for me. (Narrated Ayesha; Bukhari, Muslim; Ibn Maja; Nisai).

2. Prophet always liked cucumber.

·         GOURD

Arabic Name: Yaqtin

Other Name: Lauki

1. The Prophet said, “Let them Pumpkins, for they stimulate the intellect & the brain.” (Muslim; Suyuti).

2. The Prophet said, “Add more gourd to the curry. It strengthens the depressed heart.” (Al-Jauzi).

·         BRINJAL

Arabic Name: Badhinjan

Other Name: Baingan

1. Messenger of Allah said, “Brinjal is useful, taken for whatever purpose. (Al-Jauzi).

·         BEETROOT

Arabic Name: Silq

Other Name: Chuqandar

1. Prophet advised Ali not to eat Dates as he was convalescing. He advised him by saying, “Eat it b’coz it would be good for you.” (Narrated Umm Mandhir; Tirmidhi; Abu Dawud).

·         GINGER

Arabic Name: Zanjabil

Other Name: Adrak

1. A Byzantine emperor once sent a jar of ginger to the Prophet who made all of his companions eat a piece of it. (Narrated Abu Sa’id Khudri; Abu Nuim, Suuti).

·         ONON & GARLIC

Arabic Name: Basal (Onion), Thom (Garlic)

Other Name: Piyaz (Onion), Lasun (Garlic)

1.        The Prophet said, “Whoever eats this (at the time of prayer) should not come in the mosques.”

2.        The Prophet said, “Treat yourself with garlic as it cures seventy (several) diseases.” (Narrated Ali; Al Dilmi).

·         WHEAT

Arabic Name: Hintah

Other Name: Gehun

1. After reaching Madina, Prophet Mohammed never ate full meal of wheat bread for 3 consecutive days. (Narrated ‘ Ayesha; Bukhari)

2. When wine was forbidden, raisin, dates, wheat, barley & honey were used for making wine. (Narrated ‘Abdulla bin ‘Umer; Bukhari).

·         RICE

Arabic Name: Uruz

Other Name: Chaval

1. The Prophet said, “Rice has healing powers.” (Narrated ‘ Ayesha; As-Suyuti).

·         LENTIL

Arabic Name: Adas

Other Name: Masur

1. The Prophet said, “eating lentils fill the heart with sympathy & wash eyes with tears & takes away pride. (Bayahaqi).

2. The Prophet said, “Lentil softens the heart.” (Al-Jouzi).

·         HONEY

Arabic Name: Asal

Other Name: Shahad

1. The Prophet said, “You have two medicines: Honey & Quran. (Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Masud; Ibn Maja, Mustadrak Hakim).

2. The Prophet said, “There are three remedies- use of honey, scarification & cauterization. I advised my followers against cautery.” (Narrated Ibn ‘ Abbas; Bukhari, Muslim).

3. The Prophet used to drink honey with water daily in the morning. (Dhahbi)

·         VINEGAR

Arabic Name: Khall

Other Name: Sirkah

1. The Prophet said, “A household which has vinegar will never suffer from poverty.” (Narrated Umm Hani; Tirmidhi, Baihaqi)

2. The Prophet said, “Vinegar is a comfort for man.” (Muslim).

3. The Prophet said, “Vinegar is a good curry.”(Narrated Jubir bin ‘Abdullah; Muslim, Ibn Maja. Narrated ‘Ayesha; Ibn Maja).