UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE OF INFANTS
Syed Tajammul Hussain Shah

The infants / newborns can neither speak nor can communicate their idea to their mother. They cannot express verbally even if they are in pain. After research, the experienced physicians have noted the movement and behavior of infants during different ailments and pains. They have given such guidelines which are helpful for the physicians for the diagnosis of infant-diseases and help the mothers for being alert for knowing about various illnesses. The detail of such movements, behaviors and physical symptoms are as under:
Symptoms in baby

1. If baby is reducing weight day by day, acts cranky, and cries for no reason۔
2. If face looking sad, disturbed, upset.
3. If black circles around eyes, eyes sunk inside, skin softened, does not weep on pressing lobe of ears.
4. If color of face turned pale.
5. If facial skin has become very rough۔
6. If color of face turned blackish/brownish۔
7. If baby taking hands towards the ear; constantly۔
8. If wall of nose depressed inward.
9. If nostrils of nose flapper (when breath roughly) and  baby breathing through mouth instead of nose۔
10. If does cough continuously and weep, as well
11. If swelling in roof of the mouth (palate) and continuously suffering from fever.
12. If head oversized, shape turned round, forehead over broadened, figures of face emerged outward.
13. If could not hold up neck till 3^rd or 4^th month.
14. If weeping without tears.
15. If weeping very softly, gently & inaudibly.
16. If voice rupturing and depressing.
17. If rubbing face over the pillow or focusing at one place continuously۔
18. Awake suddenly or crying with sobbing, appearance of wrinkles on forehead۔
19. If again & again touching some part of the body and when someone other presses the same place, starts weeping۔
20. Weeping; acting stubborn; appearance of streaks, wrinkles below eyes۔
21. If contracting knees and rising eyebrows upward۔
22. If tongue’s color is muddy, black & stinky stools۔
23. Appearance of white sediment / residuals in urine.
24. If urine color turned reddish۔
25. If scratching anus.
26. If closing fist, moving arms & legs and seeing focally upward.
27. If suddenly becomes unconscious, move hands & foots and does cough.

Diagnosis (evaluate problem)

1. It is a symptom that baby is not well.
2. It is a symptom of Zaat-ul-Roya (pneumonia), Waj-ul-Qalb (pain in heart, inflammation in heart wall).
3. It is a symptom of Diq-ul-Itfal.
4. It is a symptom that baby is suffering from Jaundice۔
5. It is a symptom of mal-functioning of liver.
6. It is a symptom of mal-functioning of spleen.
7. t is a symptom of problem in ear / hearing.
8. It is a symptom of Jazam (Leprosy), Aatshak (Syphilis)
9. It is a symptom of disease of Zaat-ul-Rab in babies.
10. It is a symptom of pain in ribs
11. It is a symptom of inflammation in brain
12. It is a symptom of Damaghi Istasqa (dropsy of brain)
13. It is a symptom of problem / weakness in nerves.
14. It is a symptom that baby is suffering from some physical disease.
15. It is a symptom of weakness in body.
16. It is a symptom of gullet or some other problem in throat.
17. It is a symptom that baby is suffering from some severe brain problem.
18. It is a symptom that baby is suffering from pain in chest۔
19. It is a symptom that baby is suffering from pain in that part of body which was touched.
20. It is a symptom that baby is suffering from Headache.
21. It is a symptom that baby is suffering from abdominal pain۔
22. It is a symptom that baby is suffering from some problem in digestive system.
23. It is a symptom that baby is suffering from some problem in digestion / digestive system۔
24. It is a symptom of upcoming fever.
25. It is a symptom that there are long worms in the stomach of baby.
26. It is a symptom that there are tiny worms near the anus۔
27. It is a symptom that baby is suffering from disease of Epilepsy۔
28. Baby suffering from Epilepsy۔

SOME USEFUL PRESCRIPTIONS

*Sometime very tiny, minute balls bulge out on the surface tongue. To cure this problem, burn paddy and paste / sprinkle ash over the effected surface of tongue, few times. The tongue shall become free from this problem.*Sometime bleeding starts from roots of teeth of children. To treat this problem, prepare a mixture by grinding equal quantity of (i) Parched, broiled Alum i.e. called Phatkari (ii) Natural Salt (NaCl) i.e. called Lahori Namak. Paste / brush this mixture over teeth, the bleeding shall stop.
*If baby suffering from Infantile Pleurisy and Constipation, prepare tablets equal to size of Daal Moong by grinding following items. Musabbar Zard, Hub-us-sala-teen Mudabbar, Usara Rewand, Burg Sadaab, Kateera; 1 Tola each

*During teething, babies unusually suffer from dysentery (loose / liquid stool). To treat this problem, grind following items and prepare tablets equal to the size whole black pepper and use 4 times a day. Duj Turkey Sokhta & Ellaichi Musallam Sokhta; 1 Tola each

*If baby suffering from dysentery and vomiting, prepare tablets equal to size of Daal Moong by grinding following items and give few times a day. Kapoor Kach’ry & Ze’har Mohra Kha’tai; 01 Tola each

*If baby suffering from flatulence and stomach, digestive upset, prepare tablets equal to the size of Daal Moong by using following items. Dry Ginger; 2 masha. Sohaga Baryan (boric acid); 01 Masha

*If baby’s glands increase in size. To treat such problem, prepare & use mixture made of following items. Goond Chohara ,          Maqal,Tukham (Seeds) of Mooli (Reddish); 3 Masha each