Healing by Herbs - Qust al Bahri Costus

Healing Through Prophetic Medicine in Islam

Tibb-e-Nabawi

Healing by Herbs

قــسط البحري / Qust-al-Bahri ~ Costus

قُسْطٌ وكُسْت بمعنى واحد‏.‏ وفى ‏(‏الصحيحين‏)‏‏:‏ من حديث أنس رضى الله عنه، عن النبىِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏(‏خيرُ ما تداوَيْتُم به الحِجامةُ والقُسْطُ البَحْرِىُّ‏)‏‏.‏ وفى ‏(‏المسند‏)‏‏:‏ من حديث أُمِّ قيـس، عن النبىِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏(‏عليكم بهذا العُود الهندىِّ، فإنَّ فيه سَـبْعَةَ أشْــفِيةٍ منها ذاتُ الجَنْبِ‏)‏‏.‏

القُسْط‏:‏ نوعان‏.‏ أحدهما‏:‏ الأبيضُ الذي يُقَال له‏:‏ البحرىُّ‏.‏ والآخر‏:‏ الهندىُّ، وهو أشدُّهما حراً، والأبيضُ ألينهُما، ومنافعُهما كثيرة جداً‏.‏ وهما حاران يابسان في الثالثة، يُنشِّفان البلغم، قاطعانِ للزُّكام، وإذا شُرِبَا، نفعا من ضعف الكَبِدِ والمَعِدَة ومن بردهما، ومِن حُمَّى الدَّوْرِ والرِّبع، وقطعا وجعَ الجنب، ونفعا مِن السُّمُوم، وإذا طُلِىَ به الوجهُ معجوناً بالماء والعسل، قَلَعَ الكَلَف‏.‏

وقال ‏(‏جالينوسُ‏)‏‏:‏ ينفع من الكُزَاز، ووجع الجَنْبين، ويقتل حَبَّ القَرَع‏.‏ وقد خفىَ على جُهَّال الأطباء نفعُه من وجِعَ ذاتِ الجَنْب، فأنكروه، ولو ظَفِر هذا الجاهلُ بهذا النقل عن ‏(‏جالينوس‏)‏ لنزَّله منزلةَ النص، كيف وقد نصَّ كثيرٌ من الأطباء المتقدمين على أنَّ القُسْطَ يصلحُ للنوع البلغمىِّ من ذات الجنب، ذكره الخطَّابىُّ عن محمد بن الجَهْم‏.‏ وقد تقدَّم أنَّ طِبُّ الأطباء بالنسبة إلى طِبِّ الأنبياء أقلُّ من نسبةِ طِب الطُّرقيَّة والعجائز إلى طِبِّ الأطباء، وأنَّ بيْن ما يُلقَّى بالوحى، وبيْن ما يُلَقَّى بالتجربة، والقياسِ من الفرْق أعظمَ مما بَيْن القَدَم والفرق‏.‏

ولو أنَّ هؤلاء الجُهَّال وجدوا دواءً منصوصاً عن بعض اليهود والنصارى والمشركين من الأطباء، لتلقَّوْه بالقبول والتسليم، ولم يتوقَّفُوا على تجربته‏.‏ نعم‏.‏‏.‏ نحن لا ننكِرُ أنَّ للعادة تأثيراً في الانتفاع بالدواء وعدمه، فمَن اعتاد دواءً وغذاءً، كان أنفعَ له، وأوفقَ ممن لم يَعتدْه، بل ربما لم ينتفع به مَن لم يعتده‏.‏ وكلامُ فضلاء الأطباء وإن كان مطلَقاً فهو بحسب الأمزجة والأزمنة، والأماكن والعوائد، وإذا كان التقييدُ بذلك لا يقدح في كلامهم ومعارفهم، فكيف يقدح في كلام الصادق المصدوق، ولكن نفوس البَشَر مركبةٌ على الجهل والظلم، إلا مَن أيَّده الله بروح الإيمان، ونَوَّرَ بَصيرته بنور الهُدَى‏.‏

In the Sahihain, it is narrated that Anas Radi Allaho Anh related from Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam that he said : "Cupping and Qust al Bahri (Marine Costus) are the best of your remedies".


Also, Imam Ahmad narrated that Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said : "Use this Indian wood, because it contains seven types of cures, among them a cure for pleurisy".


There are two kinds of Qust, the white kind that is called Qust al Bahri, and the Indian Qust, which is the hottest among them while the white type is the mildest, both kinds have many benefits.



Both kinds of Qust are hot and dry in the third degree, and they dry out the phlegm and colds. When they are taken as a drink, they help a weak liver and stomach and the colds associated with such cases, costus also helps against Quartan fever (fever that comes on every fourth day), the pain on the side of the body and poisons.When the face is anointed with Qust that is kneaded with water and honey, they heal the spots that appear on the face, Galinus said that costus heals tetanus, the pain in the sides and kills spots (which he called the seeds of the pumpkin).


Some ignorant doctors are unaware of and deny the Qust as an effective remedy against the pain in the sides of body (Pleurisy). If these ignorant doctors become aware of what Galinus has stated about the Qust, they will quickly embrace it as if it was a divine text; moreover, many doctors have also stated that Qust helps against the pain in the flank that is accompanied by phlegm.


We stated before that difference between the remedies contained in the Prophetic medicine and the remedies of regular doctors; is much larger than the difference between folk medicine as compared to regular medicine. We also stated that what is sent down of the divine revelation, as compared to what is proven by experimentation compares to the difference between the Noble Master and the commoner.


In addition, if any of the ignorant doctors [who ignore the Prophetic medicine] were able to discover a remedy that the Jews, the Christians and the polytheist doctors have prescribed, they would embrace it and would certainly prescribe it.




We do not deny that habits have a role in making the cure work or fail. Those who are used to certain foods and medicines would benefit from such items more than those who are not habitual to them and who sometimes would not benefit at all from them.


The statements of the best doctors do not apply in all cases and places. Taking the statements of these doctors as being specific and not general does not lessen the degree of their knowledge. The same ruling applies even more to the statements of the Prophets. Yet, the hearts of mankind have a built-in degree of ignorance and injustice, except for those whom Allah has endowed with the light of correct faith and enlightened their hearts with true guidance.

Qust-e-Talkh ~ Oud Al-Hindi

Qust-al-Bahri ~ Qust-e-Shireen

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