What is the health benefit of Costus (Qust)?

What is the health benefit of Costus (Qust)?

Names

1. In Hadees it is called as Al Qust Al Bahri (البحرى القسط ) & Al Qust Al Hindi (الهندي القسط ) (both are different varieties of Qust) Qust Al Bahri is of light coloured & Al Hindi is from India & it is dark coloured.

2. In Arabic it is called as Qust.

3. In English it is called as Costus.

4. In Hindi & Sanskrit it is called as Kusth.

5. In Latin it is called as Saussaurea lappa.

Introduction: -

King Vikram of India had sent many gifts to Nabi ﷺ & among all the items Qust-hind (هندى قسط ) was also present & Nabi ﷺ said this is Qust Al Hindi & also said the benefits of it.

Nabi ﷺ 's guidance about Qust: -

Wet cupping & Costus are the best for treatment: -

1. Hazrat Anas Bin Malik  says that Nabi ﷺ said wet cupping (الْجامة ) & white costus (البحرى القسط ) (Qust Al Bahri) are the best of your treatments.

[Musnad Ahmed: 12906]

Treat pleurisy (Zaatul-janb) with Costus (Qust Al-Bahri), Olive oil (zait) & Memecylon (warss): -

2. Hazrat Zaid Bin Arqam  ؓ says that Rasoolullah ﷺ advised, as a treatment for pleurisy (الجنب ذات ) (zaatul-janb), Memecylon (ورس ) (Warss), Costus (قسط ) (Qust), & Olive oil (زيت ) (Zait) & take at one side of mouth (

يُلَّد ).

[Ibn Ma-jah: 3596; Book. 31; English vol. 4; Book. 31, Hadees. 3467]

Means the preparation should be taken at the side of the mouth to which side the problem in the body is, means if the problem is the right side of the body than take the preparation in the right side of the mouth.

 

3. Maimun Abu Abdullah said: "I heard Zaid Bin Arqam  ؓ says that Rasoolullah ﷺ ordered us to use white costus )القسط البحرى( & olive oil )زيت( for pleurisy ( ذات الجنب ).

[Tirmizi: 2223; Book. 28; English vol: 4; Book. 2; Hadees. 2079]

Costus, a treatment for throat infections (Azrah) (a type of throat infection): -

4. Hazrat Anas  ؓ says that Rasoolullah ﷺ said: “To your children during their throat infection (العذرة ) (Azrah), do not press their throat & do not give them pain (Azaab) you have costus (القسط ) (Qust) (use it).

[Bukhari: 5696; Book. 76; English vol. 7; Book. 71; Hadees. 599]

5. Hazrat Jabir Bin Abdullah  ؓ says that Rasoolullah ﷺ said “Oh! Ladies, it is a matter of sorrow for you, that you kill your children “If any children have throat infection (العذرة ) (Azrah) (a type of throat infection) or headache (براسه أ أو وجع ), than take dark costus (means dark coloured) (هندى قسط ) put it in (some) water & (the paste) should be licked.

 [Mustadrak Al Hakim: 7456]

6. Hazrat Jabir Bin Abdullah  ؓ says that Rasoolullah ﷺ said: “Do not burn the throat of your children, you have dark costus (هندى قسط ) & Memecylon (ورس ) (warss) make your children lick them.

[Mustadrak Al Hakim: 8239.]

For Memecylon (Warss) refer lesson no. 32 in part-1.

7. Narrated by Hazrat Jabir Bin Abdullah  ؓ once Nabi ﷺ come to his home, & saw a child who was brought, which was having bleeding from mouth & nose. Nabi ﷺ asked about it? Hazrat A’isha رضي الله عنها

replied that the child is suffering from throat infection (العذرة ) (Azrah), Nabi ﷺ said, Alas! ladies, you use to kill your children like this, In future if any child gets infection in throat (العذرة ) or headache ( ر أ أ سه أ أو وجع ف ) rub dark costus (هندى قسط ) & make the child lick. Hazrat A’isha رضي الله عنها did as said, & the child became healthy.

[Musnad Abi-Yaa’la: 1912]

Costus used after menses: -

8. It was narrated from Hafsah from Umm Atiyyah رضي الله عنها from Nabi ﷺ, that He granted a concession to the woman whose husband has died, allowing her to use costus (الْقُسْط ) & Azfar (ظْفَّار

أَّال ) when purifying her following her menses.

[An-Nasa’i: 3542; Book. 27; English vol. 4; Book. 27, Hadees. 3572]

Aloes wood to be used for throat infection: - please note Aloes wood is different from costus

9. Narrated by Umme Qais Bint Minsaan رضي الله عنها that she took her son to Nabi  who was suffering from throat infection & she had press his throat part, Nabi ﷺ saw the child & said “Why do you press your children & you should use Aloes wood ( الْعُود الْهِنْدِي ) (Al-Ud Al-hindi), there are 7 cures in it, it should be inhaled for throat infection (Azrah) & taken by mouth for pleurisy (Zaatul-Janb).

[Ibn Ma-jah: 3590; Book. 31; English vol. 4; Book. 31, Hadees. 3462] Aloes wood is aromatic, resinous heartwood t

Aloes wood is aromatic, resinous heartwood that is found in trees from the aquilaria genus, an evergreen tree, it is thought that aloes wood is created by a reaction from an injury to the tree, starting an infection & thus triggering the oleoresin to grow within the heartwood of the tree. In Urdu it is called as Agar & in Sanskrit it is called as Aguru, In Arabic it is called as Oud (عود ), In English it is called as Agarwood & Aloes wood.

 

Content of it & its oil: -

Campher, Phellanderene, Jerpene, Alcohol, A-cosrtene., B-costene, Aplotaxene, A-costene, Aplotarene, Costol, Dy-hydrocostus, lactone, Costus Lactone, ustic acid.

Science & Hadees regarding Qust: -

Scientific benefits: - 1. It is beneficial in all types of phlegmatic diseases, diarrhea & cholera can be used for genital wash (after menstrual cycle).

2. It is helpful in alopecia, Tinea versicolor, ringworms.

3. It increases complex.

4. It is a blood purifier, anti septic, anti spasmodic.

5. Best in bronchial asthma, paralysis, facial palsy, chloasma, cough & cold, throat infections.

 

Costus (Qust) & Zait (olive oil) use together: -

Costus (Qust) is an anti-bacterial herb with a very good effect & olive oil increases its medicinal actions & both enhance action of each other.

A research on Qust for pleurisy (zatul Janb) & other lungs disease: -

Anti-bacterial effect of Indian costus (Qust ul Hind) & sea-Qust & their water extracts on some pathogenic bacteria of the human respiratory system. AL-Kattan, Manal Othman Faculty of Science (Girls), Department of Microbiology, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Accepted on 4 May, 2012).

The pathogenic bacteria of the human respiratory system are characterized by resistance to most antibiotics. Staphylococcus aureus & Klebsiella pneumonia are some of the pathogenic bacteria of the human respiratory system which often cause pneumonia, pleurisy & meningitis. Moreover, they are the most prominent strains of bacteria in most hospitals.

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics occurs as a result of excessive usage of antibiotics in the treatment of diseases. For that reason, it is necessary to seek for medical alternatives that are safer for the treatment of these bacteria. Alternative medicine, especially, has revealed many plants & herbs that are used in the treatment for some diseases including respiratory diseases.

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of the Indian Costus & sea-Qust on the pathogenic bacteria; Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, S. aureus & K. pneumonia. In addition, the effect of the water extracts of the Indian costus & sea-Qust on S. aureus & K. pneumonia was also determined.

Result of the research: -

The results showed antibacterial effect of two types of dried Costus roots on all tested bacteria, especially in high concentrations. Also, the cold or hot water extract of Indian Costus was highly effective against tested bacteria at 20 to 25% concentration, while the hot extract of sea-Qust was more effective against tested bacteria than its cold extract in all the concentrations used

 

Conclusion of Hadees: -

Qust is the best medicine for pleurisy, throat infection mainly in children, take is at one side of mouth, for children prepare paste out of it & make them lick to the paste, can be used with olive oil, Memecylon (Warss) or etc, can be used to get cleaned during & after mens.