“The horse had several ulcers on his legs, which having been healed by internal and external remedies, caused convulsions, and in that state he perished. I afterwards had other opportunities of curing similar ulcers with a simple remedy, according to my medium system, namely, by lamanaria saccharia (probably because it contains iodine), such ulcers being a kind of scrofula. This disease occurs very often in the Punjab, and the natives call it Zeherbadi (venomous swelling), as it ulcerates, and secretes a serous and corroding matter.”
~ ‘Thirty-five Years in the East: Adventures, Discoveries, Experiments, and Historical Sketches, Relating to the Punjab and Cashmere; in Connection with Medicine, Botany, Pharmacy, Etc.’ (1852) by John Martin Honigberger
The frequency with which this word is used by Kashmiris, one could easily mistake it for a Kashmiri linguistic thing. And zaharbaad layuk thing is that Panjabis don’t even use the word in situations in which Kashmiris deploy it.
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Another popular Kashmiri word 'Tapali' again is there in Punjabi. It means fever.