Importance Of Some Medicinal Plants In Light Of Hadith: A Review

  Uzma Viquar,  Tasleem Ahmad,  Nargish Firdaus,  M. A. Waheed,  Munawwar Hussain Kazmi

Plants are being used as medicine since a long time in both Unani and Ayurveda system of medicine. There is always a salient feature of Islamic teachings and preachings to cure the diseases through medicinal plants. The Holy prophet Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alehiwasallam(S.A.W.) used medicinal plants and suggested to the Sahabas(followers and companios of prophet Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alehiwasallam(S.A.W.) for cure of various diseases. The whole Muslims have complete belief on advices, actions and habits of the Prophet Muhammed S.A.W which were stored as records by Sahabas called Hadith. The Hadith are the sayings, ruling, advices, actions and habits of the prophet Hazrat Muhammad S.A.W. which were organized into a comprehensive permanent record by Sahabas. Holy prophet S.A.W. used and recommended the medicinal plants for various diseases and foods to his Sahabas, which were collected and written by their companion Raziallahu anhu(R.A.) in the form of Hadith. In this review some medicinal plants i.e Agaricus Ostreatus, Citrullus vulgaris, Cydonia oblonga, Ficus carica, Olea europea, Phoenix dactylifera, Punica granatum, Salvadora persica, Vitis vinifera Nigella sativa, Aloe barbadensis, Cassia angustifolia, Hordeum vulgare, Boswellia serrata with their therapeutic actions has been described and also mentioned the ethanobotanical importance in the light of Hadith.

Keywords- Hadith, Medicinal plants, Fruits, Vegetables

Unique Identification Number - IJEDR1904031
Page Number(s) - 171-176
Pubished in - Volume 7 | Issue 4 | October 2019
DOI (Digital Object Identifier) -   
Publisher - IJEDR (ISSN - 2321-9939)

  Uzma Viquar,  Tasleem Ahmad,  Nargish Firdaus,  M. A. Waheed,  Munawwar Hussain Kazmi,   "Importance Of Some Medicinal Plants In Light Of Hadith: A Review", International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Volume.7, Issue 4, pp.171-176, October 2019, Available at :http://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR1904031.pdf