Mishkat al-Masabih 4325

He told that when Sa'id b. Mu'adh was shot in the median vein of his arm the Prophet with his own hand cauterized it with a broad arrow head. Afterwards it swelled up and he cauterized it a second time.

Muslim transmitted it.

“Nigella seed is a remedy for every disease but sam.”
Ibn Shihab said sant is death and the nigella seed is shuniz.*

(Bukhari and Muslim.)
* Taj al-’arus says this is a Persian word which came to be used by Arabs. It indicates a seed of a species of nigella.

Jabir told that at the battle of the Confederates* Ubayy was struck by an arrow in the median vein of the arm and God’s messenger cauterized it.

Muslim transmitted it.

* i.e. the battle of the Trench, 5 A. H.