ASL KHALIS (HONEY) A NATURAL REMEDY OF PEPTIC ULCER (QARHE HAZMIYA) - A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY

Dr. Swaleha Khan*, Dr. Mohammad Usama, Dr. Mohammad Danish, Dr. Mahboob Alam Khan, Dr. Seemab Alam and Aaquib Jaweed

ABSTRACT

Peptic ulcer disease remains a common health problem, despite all the progress made in the diagnosis and treatment, both medical and surgical, of this condition. The incidence of gastroduodenal ulcer disease is approximately 1 to 2 per 1000 inhabitants per year. Two thirds of patients with ulcers are male. Ancient eminent physicians of Unani system like Ibne Sina, Razi, Abul Mansoor Qumri and Ibn Hubl Baghdadi have described extensively about GIT ulcers and its causes, clinical features, treatments and its consequences in their treatises. GIT ulcers are described according to the organ affected by ulcer namely Oesophageal Ulcer as Qarahe Mari, Stomach Ulcer as Qarahe Medi and Duodenal Ulcer as Qarahe Mevi. Later on the term “Qarahe Hazmia” coined for peptic Ulcer by Unani Scholars. The use of Asl Khalis (Honey) in the treatment of external and internal ailments is much older than the history of medicine itself. Asl Khalis (Honey) as a natural product has clinched the attention of researchers as a complementary and alternative medicine. According to Unani Medicine, it is used as nutritive agent, as a natural food supplement and therapeutically has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, detergent, deobstruent, lithotryptic and wound healing properties in skin and Peptic Ulcer.

Keywords: Asl Khalis, Peptic ulcer; Qarahe Hazmia; Unani Medicine.