Healing by Silq - Beetroot

Healing Through Prophetic Medicine in Islam

Tibb-e-Nabawi

Healing by Food

سِلـق  Silq (Beetroot)

سِلْقٌ: روى الترمذىُّ وأبو داود، عن أُمِّ المُنذِر، قالت: دخل علىَّ رسولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ومعه على رضى الله عنه، ولنا دَوَالٍ معلَّقةٌ، قالت : فجعل رسولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يأكُلُ وعلىٌ معه يأكُلُ، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "مَهْ يا علىُّ فإنَّكَ ناقِهٌ"، قالت: فجعلتُ لهم سِلْقاً وشعيراً، فقال النبىُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: "يا علىُّ؛ فأصِبْ من هذا، فإنه أوفَقُ لَكَ". قال الترمذىُّ: حديثٌ حسن غريب.

السِّلق حار يابس فى الأُولى، وقيل: رطب فيها، وقيل: مُرَكَّبٌ منهما، وفيه برودةٌ ملطِّفة، وتحليلٌ، وتفتيحٌ. وفى الأسود منه قبضٌ ونفعٌ من داء الثعلب، والكَلَف، والحَزَارِ، والثآليل إذا طُلِىَ بمائه، ويقتل القمل، ويُطلَى به القُوَبَاء مع العسل، ويفتح سُدَدَ الكَبِدِ والطِّحال. وأسودُه يَعقِلُ البطن، ولا سِيَّما مع العدس، وهما رديئان، والأبيضُ: يُلَيِّن مع العدس، ويُحْقَن بمائه للإسهال، وينفع من القُولَنْج مع المَرِىِّ والتَّوَابِل وهو قليل الغذاء، ردىء الكَيْمُوس، ويُصلحه الخل والخَرْدَل، والإكثار منه يُولِّد القبض والنفخ.

Tirmzi and Abu Dawood narrated that Umm Al-Munthir Radi Allaho Anha said, “The Messenger of Allah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) came by along with Ali Bin Abi Talib Radi Allaho Anh when he was still recovering from an illness. Then, we had some hanging clusters of dates. The Messenger of Allah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) started eating from the dates and he (Ali) also joined him. The Messenger of Allah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) then said to Ali Radi Allaho Anh:


“You are still weak & recovering from your illness, so dates are not good for you at this instance, so Ali Radi Allaho Anh stopped eating the dates”. I then prepared a soup made with Barley and SILQ (beetroot) and brought it to them. Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) said to Ali, “Eat from this; it is more beneficial for you”.



Silq is hot and dry in the first degree and is packed with a soothing coolness. Beetroot decomposes and opens the clogs. The black Silq constipates and helps against Alopecia (A skin disease characterized by loss of hair, partial or total), spots, dandruff and warts. Its water is used as an ointment. It also kills lice and is used as an ointment when blended with honey to cure herpes. Silq opens the clogs in the liver and spleen.


The black Silq constipates as we have stated, especially when taken with lentils, both of which are not suitable for the stomach. However, white Silq with lentils softens the stomach and is used as a laxative and is a treatment for Hemiplegia (Paralysis affecting only one side of the body), when blended with spices and condiments. Eating it with vinegar and mustard seeds helps neutralize these side effects. Finally, eating it excessively causes constipation and flatulence.

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