الكُنْدُر
A resin discussed in Ibn al-Qayyim's medical writing for phlegm and chest complaints — part of his broader Greco-Arabic medical commentary rather than a Prophetic hadith itself.
No hadith text — commentary-only entry
Unlike most entries on this site, this topic doesn't have a direct Prophetic narration behind it. It's discussed here because Ibn al-Qayyim covers it in Zad al-Ma'ad as part of his broader medical commentary — but the source is his own writing, not a hadith attributed to the Prophet ﷺ.
Ibn al-Qayyim describes frankincense as warming and drying, useful in his framework for cold, damp conditions of the chest — drawing on the wider Greco-Arabic medical tradition he engages with throughout Zad al-Ma'ad, distinct from the hadith-sourced entries elsewhere on this site. He discusses it burned as a fumigant for respiratory complaints and occasionally taken internally in small amounts, treating it as a moderately potent substance requiring some care in dosing, similar in spirit to his caution around camphor.
Frankincense resin (Boswellia species) has been studied in modern research primarily for its boswellic acid compounds and potential anti-inflammatory properties, an active area of ongoing study rather than an established clinical treatment for chest conditions specifically.