Sakanjabeen is a popular drink in
Indo-Pak subcontinent, it is made by squeezing lemons in water (with
sugar). It is mostly taken in Ramadan while breaking the Fast, furthermore,
people drink it in summer for quenching the thirst.
But the actual Sakanjabeen from the times
of Ibn-e-Seena & Ibn Al Qayyam was quite different, & we can't
understand how it changed the shape with ingredients mentioned
above.
Sakanjabeen is a Persian word, the
combination of Sirka (vinegar) & Angabeen,
Angabeen is honey in Persian.
Being so simple, Sakanjabeen is the drink
made with honey, vinegar & water, ohhhhhh what a beauty. It has miraculous
benefits. It is called Oxymel in English........... http://heml.mta.ca/wiki/index.php/Oxymel
While eating ripe dates (Rutab), Ibn Al
Qayaam said :"Ripe dates are the best types
of fruit for the people Madinah al Munawwarah specifically and for all others in
general where ripe dates grow. It is a very beneficial fruit for the body. But
ripe dates spoil quickly in the stomach (of those who are not used to eating
them) and thus produce putrid blood. Eating excessive amounts of ripe dates
causes headaches, produces the black bile and harms the teeth. Oxymel
(Sakanjabeen ~ a drink made with honey, vinegar and water) helps neutralize the
irritants that accompany eating ripe dates".
Ibn Al Qayyam also wrote that
honey does not have any side effects, except for those
suffering from bile, who should take it with vinegar to neutralize its
harm, it explains that Diabetic patients can have honey combined with
vinegar, the rich experience of Ibn Al Qayyam takes you in a new
world...............
Bile disorder is
the first cause of Diabetes, when liver is unable to process excessive
carbohydrates; causing the insulin to jump extra-ordinarily (which results
in a damaged Pancreas).