Fenugreek ● Hulbah, shimlet

  Fenugreek is a versatile herb, which is also regarded as cure-all herb. It was liked by the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم). It was also used by the herbalists for thousands of years.

Eggs ● Baydha

The best of all eggs are a chicken’s egg. A soft-boiled egg is better than a hard-boiled egg. In the egg, there is a perfect balance. An egg that tends to be hard-boiled helps to expel gassy wind. The yolk tends to be hot, the white to be cold. The yolk makes the blood sanitary but is not nutritious.

Cedar/pine ● Ard, shajarat ar-Rabb, sidr, ard al-Lebanon, shajarat al-Allah sanawbar

Farooqi lists the plant under the family name Pinaceae, whereas Johnstone attributes the plant to the family name Coniferae.  The Bangladesh National Formulary of Unani Medicines identified the plant pine (ṣanawbar) as Pinus longifolia. Pine kernels are the edible seeds of the female pine cone. They have a tiny and teardrop-shaped, some may be an oblong shape.

Camphor ● Kafur

Camphor is a naturally sourced perfumed substance.

The many benefits of camphor include:

Camel grass ● Idhkir

According to Ibn al-Qayyim, camel grass has the following benefits:

Barley grass ● Sha’eer/talbinah

Barley grass along with other young green plants that grow into cereal grains is used extensively and are quite safe to consume. They are totally gluten free. Barley grass, oat grass, wheat grass, and alfalfa are all part of the healthy grass family, and they contain a lot of vital nutrients. Their nutritious value is similar to that of dark green vegetables. The barley plant was one of the early cereals cultivated by humans. In ancient times barley has been used in dishes ranging from bread, soup, and cereal.

Antimony ● Ithmid

Ithmid is the black kohl stone. The kohl tends to be cold and dry and is beneficial to the eye because it strengthens the eye and also strengthens the eye nerve.  Ithmid, helps reduce excess skin growing on the eyelid and it relaxes eyestrain. It helps detoxify eye moisture and eases congestion in tear ducts.