"Ihtijām": extracting blood from the body. It is derived from "hajm", which means sucking. Other meanings: seeking "hijāmah" (wet cupping).
"Marīd": sick, ill. Opposite: sound. Original meaning: decay, departure from moderateness. Other meanings: decrease, weakness.
"Tā‘ūn": plague, a widespread disease that harms people’s mental and physical health. It is also used to refer to death.
Caring for the sick person by serving him and treating him according to the instructions of the physician and the craft of nursing.
A condition that adversely affects the body and health.
Cutting a blood vessel so as to let blood come out for the purpose of medical treatment.
The lote (buckthorn) tree whose leaves are mixed with water after being crushed to be used in cleaning and in "ruqyah" (Shariah-approved method for healing).
"It is burning the skin with a heated instrument for therapeutic purposes
A disease that affects a limb of the body, damaging them gradually, until the person dies (Gangrene).
Losing consciousness and the ability to move because of illness.
Medicines or other means used for treating poison.
A black reddish stone that is crushed to powder and used as kohl (eyeliner).
The attempt to repulse a disease and achieve recovery.
A state of constant pain and perpetual sickness.