THE SACRED FRUIT DATES: A DIVINE GIFT FOR HEALTH AND HEALING. A TIBB-E-NABVI PERSPECTIVE

Background:The medical knowledge gained from the teachings, habits hadiths, deeds and agreements of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) is known as prophetic medicine. These inspirations are religious, spiritual and scientific. There are therapeutic and preventive aspects to prophetic medicine. All medicines from prophetic medicine are antioxidants found in nature. Dates (Phoenix dactylifera) and their components such as dry dates and Ajwa dates of Aliah (from Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia) are remedies used in prophetic medicine. Dates are both a fruit and a food. Prophetic medicine remedies have been reported recently as adjuvant or holistic treatments for many human diseases, including thalassemia, trauma, drug poisoning and viral hepatitis. However, drinking water after consuming date fruit during labor has been shown to accelerate labour and reduce the duration of the second and third stages of labor. In addition, date palms have a 4-hour antioxidant boost that raises pain tolerance and as a result, it shortens the first and third stages of labor. Datesshow a role in disease prevention through anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial activity.