Complaint / Use: Abdominal pain

All Complaints for this Species

• Wound Healing Vulnerary

  Grind seeds (1 year after harvesting). (Admin. not specified.)

• Wound Healing Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

  Grind leaf & seed + onion, mix + honey & spread over lesion.

• Women`s Health Alterative

  Mix equal amounts of leaves + lady`s mantle (Alchemilla xanthochlora) leaves + flaxseed (Linum maritimum); sieve mixture & prepare infusion by adding 1 teaspoon mixture to 1 cup hot water + 1 teaspoon honey; steep 10 min & drink x1 cup at night before menstruation & 12 days after menstruation.

• Ritual /Ceremonial Ritual

  1. Roast seeds in fire & listen to the sound of seeds exploding.
  2. Inhale smoke of roasted seeds.

• Respiratory Anti-tussive, Expectorant

  1. Use seeds 1 year after harvesting, mix + honey or honey + saffron & eat.
  2. Asthma with cough: crush dried seeds into fine powder, mix + egg yolk, heat over fire & eat.

• Opthalmic Visual health

  Grate seeds, mix + olive oil & apply to eyes.

• Opthalmic Anti-inflammatory

  Use seeds 1 yr after harvesting. (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)

• Nervous System Analgesic

  1. Roast seeds (in some preparations 1 year after harvesting) & leaves in fire & inhale smoke.
  2. Prepare infusion of leaves & seeds in water & drink.
  3. For severe headache (migraine): boil dried seeds in water + olive oil & spread on head.

• Musculoskeletal/ Joints Analgesic, Anti-arthritic, Anti-inflammatory

  Mix 10 gm seeds + 250 gm black cumin (Nigella sativa) seeds + 50 gm chrysanthemum & 10 gm of each of following; senna (Senna alexandrina) + cloves (Syzygium aromaticum) + rosmary leaves (Rosmarinus officinalis)+ mahaleb cherry (Prunus mahaleb ) + almonds (Prunis dulcus) + 800 gm honey. Eat 1 teaspoon x 2/day after breakfast & dinner for 10 days. (See CAUTIONS)

• Musculoskeletal/ Joints Analgesic, Anti-arthritic, Anti-inflammatory

  1. Cook seeds (in some preparations 1 yr after harvesting) in water in sealed vessel; patient, wearing wide gown stands over steam as long as possible, then goes to bed away from cold. (Z)
  2. Crush aerial parts into fine powder, mix + olive oil + "samna" (clarified butter similar to "ghee") & heat over low fire to make homogenous paste; spread over painful, inflammed area for 4 days. (Z)
  3. Burn dried aerial parts or mix (before burning) + Dittrichia viscosa or Rosmarinus officinalis (gives better results); allow smoke to flow over painful area. Inhaling the smoke improves & quickens healing. (Z)
  4. Prepare infusion of leaves & seeds & drink. (Z)
  5. Mix 10 gm seeds + 250 gm black cumin (Nigella sativa) seeds + 50 gm chrysanthemum + 10 gm of each of following; senna (Senna alexandrina) + cloves (Syzygium aromaticum)+ rosmary leaves (Rosmarinus officinalis )+ mahaleb cherry (Prunus mahaleb )+ almonds (Prunis dulcus) + 800 gm honey. Eat 1 teaspoon of mixture x 2/day after breakfast & dinner for 10 days. (B) (See CAUTIONS)

• Musculoskeletal/ Joints Anti-arthritic

  Grind seeds & eat ? tablespoon x 2/day.

• Mental Health Anti-depressant

  1. Roast seeds & leaves in fire & inhale smoke.
  2. Prepare infusion of seeds & leaves in water & drink.

• Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

  Grind roasted seeds & eat ? teaspoon x2/day until recovery.

• Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent, Diuretic

  Use seeds 1yr after harvesting. (Preparation/ Admin. not specified).

• Infectious Diseases Anti-tubercular

  Drink Cinnamomum cassia cooked in water or make a burn with red hot wire over painful lung. Then grind Paganum seeds & eat x1 teaspoon + soft boiled egg.

• Haematology Blood purifier

  Use seeds 1yr after harvesting. (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)

• General Tonic

  1. Decoct whole plant & drink.
  2. Decoct in water seeds + Nigella sativa seeds & drink 1 small cup x3/day (morning, noon, evening).

• Gastrointestinal Hepatic

  1. Grind seeds into powder, mix + oil, warm mixture & spread over face in evening. Next morning wash face with soap.
  2. Steep seeds in water overnight, filter & drink. Avoid eating eggs, meat and fat.

• Gastrointestinal Stomachic

  Use seeds 1 yr after harvesting. (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)

• Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

  Cook seeds in water + Ononis pubescens & drink.

• Gastrointestinal Laxative

  Cook leaves & seeds in water & drink.

• Gastrointestinal Carminative

  1. Cook x2 small teaspoons of leaves in water & drink.
  2. Roast seeds in fire & inhale smoke.

• Gastrointestinal Carminative

  Grind seeds, mix + powders of Asparagus seeds + ginger root + Pimpinella fruits + honey & eat x1 teaspoon mornings.

• Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

  1. Decoct whole plant & drink.
  2. Decoct seeds in water + Nigella sativa seeds & drink.

• Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

  Burn dried plant & steep ashes in grape vinegar overnight, stir & apply to swollen skin.

• Cardiovascular Analgesic, Cardiac

  1. Decoct whole plant & drink.
  2. Mix seeds + Nigella sativa seeds, boil in water & drink 1 small cup x3/day (morning, noon, evening).