TABLET OF MEDICINE

0 God! The Supreme Knower! The Ancient Tongue speaks that which will satisfy the wise in the absence of doctors.

0 People, do not eat except when you are hungry. Do not drink after you have retired to sleep. Exercise is good when the stomach is empty; it strengthens the muscles. When the stomach is full it is very harmful.

Do not neglect medical treatment when it is necessary, but leave it off when health has been restored. Treat disease through diet,by preference, refraining from the use of drugs; and if you find what is required in a single herb, do not resort to a compounded medicament. Abstain from drugs when the health is good, but administer them when necessary. Do not take nourishment except when digestion is completed. Do not swallow until you have thoroughly masticated your food. When you have eaten walk a little that the food may settle. That which is difficult to masticate is forbidden by the wise. Thus the Supreme Pen commands you. A light meal in the morning is as a light to the body.

If two diametrically opposite foods are put on the table, do not mix them. Be content with one of them. Take first the liquid food before partaking of solid food. The taking of food before that which you have already eaten is digested is dangerous.

Verily the most necessary thing is contentment under all circumstances; by this one is preserved from morbid conditions and from lassitude.

Yield not to grief and sorrow: they cause the greatest misery. .Jealousy consumeth the body and anger doth burn the liver: avoid these two as you would a lion. Avoid all harmful habits: they cause unhappiness in the world. Search for the causes of disease.

0 physician! In treating the sick, first mention the name of Thy God, the Possessor of the Day of Judgment, and then use what God hath destined for the healing of His creatures. By My Life! The physician who has drunk from the Wine of Ny Love, his visit is healing, and his breath is mercy and hope. Cling to him for the welfare of the constitution. He is confirmed by God in his treatment. This knowledge of the healing art is the most important of all the sciences, for it is the greatest means from God, the Life-giver to the dust, for preserving the bodies of all people, and He has put it in the forefront of all the sciences and wisdoms. For this is the day when you must arise for my Victory.

“Say: Thy name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance of Thee is my remedy. Nearness to Thee is my hope, and love for Thee is my companion. Thy mercy to me is my healing and my succour in both this world and the world to come. Thou verily, art the All-Bountiful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.” _BAHA’U’LLAH.