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Pistacia terebinthus L.
Anacardiaceae
- Pistacia palaestina Boiss.
- Eastern Turpentine Tree
- Palestinian Pistachio
- Terebinth Tree
- Turpentine Tree
- butum falastini بطم فلسطيني
- butum بطم
- ela eretz-isre'elit
- אֵלָה אֶרֶץ-יִשְׂרְאֵלִית
Tree
- Mediterranean maquis and forest
and other botanical details.
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Medicinal Complaints / Uses
Pistacia terebinthus L.
| System/State | Traditional Complaint/Use |
Activity / Interpretation | Traditional Preparation/ Administration |
Parts Used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endocrine/ Metabolic | Diabetes |
Hypoglycemic | Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup on empty stomach before breakfast. |
Leaf | B |
| Gastrointestinal | Dysentery |
Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal | Cook galls (see NOTES) in water + Mentha sp. & drink 1 teaspoon x3/day. |
Gall | Z |
| Haematology | Clean blood |
Blood purifier | Boil gall resin in butter + honey, cool & eat x1 teaspoon mornings. Add 2 soft boiled eggs. |
Gall resin | Z |
| Infectious Diseases | Tuberculosis |
Anti-tubercular | Boil gall resin in butter + honey, cool & eat x1 teaspoon mornings. Add 2 soft boiled eggs. . |
Gall resin | Z |
| Kidney & Urinary Tract | Kidney stones |
Anti-lithic | Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup on empty stomach before breakfast. |
Leaf | B |
| Kidney & Urinary Tract | Urinary obstruction |
Deobstruent | Eat gall resin. |
Gall resin | Z |
| Kidney & Urinary Tract | Urinary tract inflammation |
Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent | Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup on empty stomach before breakfast. |
Leaf | B |
| Mens Health/ Sexuality | Aphrodisiac for men |
Aphrodisiac | Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup on empty stomach before breakfast. |
Leaf | B |
| Respiratory | Asthma |
Anti-asthmatic | Boil gall resin + butter + honey, cool & eat x1 teaspoon mornings. |
Gall resin | Z |
| Wound Healing | Burn |
Vulnerary | Apply powdered wood from rotten tree trunk to burn over which butter has been spread. |
Wood | Z |
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Notes
Galls used in several preparations for Pistachia terebinthus are abnormal plant growths on the leaves, twigs, roots or flowers caused by various organisms including insects (e.g wasps), mites, fungi, bacteria etc.