"TAANIK" THE MEDICINAL RITUAL FOR BABY

"TAANIK" THE PROPHETIC WISDOM

                                                                                                               
  In Islam, the early religious rite being performed on a new born baby is called "Taanik". This has been a practice of the holy prophet Muhammad (S.A.W). He would place the baby on his lap, chews date fruit and rub the date's paste to the gum, inner cheek and palate of the baby. He would then supplicate for the baby.
  Little had the companions of the prophet (S.A.W) realized that this nobble ritual would latter be supported by the scientists in future, over 1,400 years later. The nobble companions however have the conviction that the holy prophet (S.A.W) was nothing but a perfect man.
  It is not necessary to use date fruits in the process of "taanik". Situation whereby "" tamr" i.e date fruit is not available, any sweet and not toxic natural substance could be used.


. The non-Muslim scientists could not help but to corroborate this nobble practice called "Taanik"performed by this unlettered prophet. The report goes thus.

A dose of sugar given as a gel rubbed into the inside of the cheek is a cheap and effective way to protect premature babies against brain damage, say experts.

Dangerously low blood sugar affects about one in 10 babies born too early. Untreated, it can cause permanent harm.
Researchers from New Zealand tested the gel therapy in 242 babies under their care and, based on the results, say it should now be a first-line treatment.
Their work is published in The Lancet.
Sugar dose Dextrose gel treatment costs just over £1 per baby and is simpler to administer than glucose via a drip, say Prof Jane Harding and her team at the University of Auckland.

This is a cost effective treatment and could reduce admissions to intensive care services which are already working at high capacity levels”

Andy Cole Bliss

Current treatment typically involves extra feeding and repeated blood tests to measure blood sugar levels.

But many babies are admitted to intensive care and given intravenous glucose because their blood sugar remains low - a condition doctors call hypoglycaemia.
The study assessed whether treatment with dextrose gel was more effective than feeding alone at reversing hypoglycaemia.
Neil Marlow, from the Institute for Women's Health at University College London, said that although dextrose gel had fallen into disuse, these findings suggested it should be resurrected as a treatment.
We now had high-quality evidence that it was of value, he said.
Andy Cole, chief executive of premature baby charity Bliss, said: "This is a very interesting piece of new research and we always welcome anything that has the potential to improve outcomes for babies born premature or sick.
"This is a cost-effective treatment and could reduce admissions to intensive care services, which are already working at high capacity levels.
"While the early results of this research show benefits to babies born with low blood sugars, it is clear there is more research to be done to implement this treatment."