(13) باب فِي الْعِلاَقِ
Umm Qasis, daughter of Mihsan said :
I brought my son to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) while I had compressed his uvula for its swelling. He said : Why do you afflict your children by squeezing for a swelling in the Uvula ? Apply this Indian aloes wood, for it contain seven types of remedies, among them being a remedy for pleurisy. It is applied through the nose for a swelling of the uvula poured into the side of the mouth for pleurisy.Abu Dawud said : By aloes wood he meant costus.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3877
In-book reference: Book 29, Hadith 23
English translation: Book 28, Hadith 3868