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📌He (also) said: The Noble Prophet (S) would introduce sesame-seed oil nasally (putting it in his nose) when he had a headache.[^2] Note: al-Kulayni has also mentioned a similar narration.[^3] It has also been mentioned in the section on cleanliness, he (S) would (also) put oil on his eyebrows (to get relief) from headaches.

📌In al-Kafi: Narrated from Bakr ibn Salih, al-Nawfali and others, attributing it to Abi ‘Abdillah (as) who said: The Holy Prophet (S) did not use any medicine for the common cold, saying: “There is nobody who is not susceptible to leprosy, so when he catches the cold, it subdues the leprosy.”[^4] Also: Narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Fayd’ who said: I told Abi ‘Abdillah (as): “A person from among us became sick so he was ordered by the healers to (stick to a certain) diet.” He said: “But we, the , do not diet except from dates, and we use apple and cold water as remedies.” I said: “And why do you diet from dates?” He replied: “Because the Holy Prophet (S) prescribed this diet for ‘Ali (as) when he was ill.”[^5] Note: al-Saduq has narrated this in al-’Ilal[^6] and similar narrations have also been narrated by others.[^7] Addendum to this Chapter In Ma’ani al-Akhbar: From Abi ‘Abdillah (as) who said: The Noble Prophet (S) would perform cupping on this head and would call it ‘ al-mughithah’ (the reliever) or ‘ al-munqidhah’ (the rescuer).[^8] In al-Makarim: From al-Sadiq (as) who said: The Holy Prophet (S) would perform cupping on Mondays after the ‘Asr prayer.[^9] Note: This is also narrated by al-Saduq in al-Khisal.[^10] In al-Bihar: Zayd al-Nursi said: I heard Aba al-Hasan (as) saying: Washing the head with marsh mallow on Fridays is from the sunnah .