Effects of Celestial Bodies on Drugs

 

  Celestial bodies or heavenly bodies are objects in space such as the sun, moon, planets, and stars. These Celestial bodies affect the entire mavalid-e-salasa (plant, animal, and mineral kingdom). The life of living organisms including growth and reproduction are directly influenced by gravitational and electromagnetic forces exerted by Celestial bodies and indirectly by the effects of Celestial bodies on climatic conditions. Ancient physicians described that a major impact ate exerted by the 7- Celestial bodies. These are Shams (Sun), Qamar (Moon), Zehel (Saturn), Mushtari (Jupiter), Mareekh (Mars), Zohra (Venus), and Atarad (Mercury). The revolution of Celestial bodies from east to west on earth is called “zamana-etasharruf” and the revolution from west to east is called “zamana-e-haboot”. The effects of a Celestial body are more pronounced in zamana-e-tasharruf than in zamana-e-haboot. The bitterness in fruits, the falling of leaves, the sweetness of nectar, etc of a plant are all due to the effect of these Celestial bodies. any change in the kaifiyath or mizaj (property and temperament) of a drug is influenced by Celestial bodies. Properties of drugs are due to the influence of any of the celestial bodies. The temperament of a drug is in accordance with the corresponding celestial body. A murakkab quwwah (combined properties) drug is due to the effects of more than one Celestial body on that.

Zehel (Saturn): Its temperament is cold-dry (sard-o-khushk). Black color is devoted to this planet.

The Black (siyah) color, bitter (kasela) taste and foul-smelling property of an herbal drug are ardent to this planet. This planet shows its effect on the following drugs:

 Nabati (plant origin): Abnoos, alubukhara, abhal, ajwain, bartang, karnub, datura, zaitoon, supari, kuchla, babool, dam-ul-akhwain etc.

Haiwani (animal origin): Scorpion, Cat, Rat, Squirrel.

Medani (mineral origin): Black metals, Iron, soil, etc.

Mushtari (Jupiter): Its temperament is hot-moist (garm-o-tar). All drugs with sweet and pleasant taste (khush zayeqa), fragrant (khushbudar), smooth (chikni), clear leaved flowers and buds are devoted to this planet. most of these drugs are liver intoxicant (muqavviy-e-jigar). The drugs concerned with this planet are following-

Nabati : Alu balu, aadu, akleel-ul-mulk, amaltas, elaichi, anjeer, brinjasif, bisfaij, salab misri etc Haivani: Camel, sheep, cow, pigeon, hawk, cock, fish, etc

Medani: Neela totiya (copper sulphate), tin, sona (gold), hadtal, heera.

Mareekh (Mars): Its temperament is hot-dry (garm-o-khushk). The drugs with rough, thorny, prickly, bristly and fruits with salty, bitter, and sour (tursh) taste are related to this planet.  

Nabati: Ajwain, aftimoon, badaward, badam talq, dar-e-fil fil, zafran, zanjabeel, pudina, pyaz, baigan etc

Haiwani: Wolf, lion, cheetah, red feathers birds, Hawk, sheep, horse, crocodile, tortoise, cow, etc

Medani: Marble, Gold, etc

Zohra (Venus): Its temperament is cold-moist (sard-o-tar).

Nabati: Anjeer, angoor, bihi, tarbuz, saib, tamatar, salab misri etc

Haiwani: Bulbul, sea animals, poisonous animals, etc

Madani: Tamba, sang-e-sulaimani, seesa etc

Atarad (Mercury): Its temperament is cold-dry (sard-o-khushk). Dryness dominates over coldness in temperament. Drugs related to this planet are soft in temperament and texture.

          Nabati : Aqrot, babuna, baqla, zeera, mash, dhanya etc

Haivani: Monkey, parrot,fox etc Medani: Para, peetal, chuna, hadtal etc

Qamar (Moon): Its temperament is cold-moist (sard-o-tar). All creepers and climbers and small branched plants are related to these Celestial bodies.

Nabati: Aqrot, anar, badam sheerin, saib, palak, kaddu, neelofer, Tarbuz, isapghol etc

Haivani: Camel, goat, cow, duck, sparrow, etc

Madani: Mothi [pearl] etc

Shams (Sun): Its temperament is hot-dry (garm-o-khushk). Mature, fragrant, tasty, red flowers and leaves are related to the sun.

Nabati: Izkhar, tudri, darchini, soya, pudina, asaroon, Turanjabeen, ustekhuddus, brinjasif, narjeel etc Haivani :

Hawk, sheep, horse, crocodile, tortoise, cow, etc

Madani: Sang-e-marmar, sona etc