INFLAMMATION OF THE THROAT

It is narrated in the Sahih that God’s Messenger (saw) said: “Some of your best medicines are found in cupping and in Indian aloe”, and do not make your children hurt by pressing their uvula when they suffer from inflammation of the throat. In another tradition narrated by -Iâbir bin ‘Abdullah, it is related that Gods Messenger (saw) came to ‘Aisha, May Allah be pleased with her, and found her caring for a child whose nose was bleeding. He asked: “What is this?” A visiting woman replied: “Perhaps he has throat inflammation (Cutara), or a headache!” God’s Messenger (saw) replied: “Do not kill your children. When your child suffers from throat inflammation or headache, use Indian aloe, treated in fresh water and make the child sniff it. ‘Aisha immediately called for the medicine, applied it, and the child recovered.