Madurer Chai
Madurer Chai (Mats/Matting Ash / মাদুরের ছাই) in Tibb an-Nabawi & Traditional Medicine
Nature & Purpose
Definition: The ash produced by burning traditional woven mats or woven matting (such as bamboo or reed mats, referred to as Madur or Chatai in Bengali).
Traditional Application: It is a time-tested, empirical remedy historically used as a styptic agent to staunch and stop active bleeding from wounds.
📖 Hadith Reference
During the Battle of Uhud, when the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) was injured and bleeding profusely, Fatimah (RA) washed the wound with water, and when the bleeding would not stop, she burned a woven mat, took the ash (Madurer Chai), and applied it to the wound to successfully stop the bleeding.