Complaint / Use: Cancer

Cancer (ID: 5340)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Decoct stems in water & drink all day instead of water.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      Decoct stems in water & drink x3 glasses/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      Decoct stems in water & drink all day instead of water.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      1. Boil 350 gm of whole plant in 7L of water for 2 hr, filter & store filtrate in refrigerator; drink 0.5 L /day
      2. Decoct aerial parts + rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) in 5 cups water & drink x2 cups/day until recovery.

Cancer (ID: 5338)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Women`s Health Haemostatic

      Decoct plant in water, cool, filter & drink x3 tablespoons /day. Immediately after childbirth drink x1 full cup.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      Cook plant in water, then fry in olive oil, add + lemon juice & eat.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      Cook leaves in olive oil & eat.

    • Dermatological Scabicide

      Grind dried plant + "henna" (Lawsonia inermis), mix + egg yolk, spread over cloth & bandage affected area.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Cook leaves in olive oil & eat x1 bowl /day.

Cancer (ID: 5332)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Preparation/ Admin/ Plant Part not specified.

Cancer (ID: 5292)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective, Vulnery

      Grate root & apply as poultice

    • Women`s Health Emmenagogue

      1. Eat root.
      2. Decoct fruit & drink.
      3. Prepare vaginal suppository from fruit.

    • Sexuality Aphrodisiac

      Eat raw roots x3/day.

    • Respiratory Anti-tussive

      Cook root & eat over prolonged period.

    • Opthalmic Visual health

      Eat raw roots x3/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Extract root juice & drink x1 cup/day before breakfast for 2 weeks.

    • Haematology Anti-anaemic

      Eat raw or cooked roots.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      1.Extract root juice & drink x1 cup/day before breakfast for 2 weeks. (B)
      2. Squeeze juice from root & drink. (Z)

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      Eat raw roots x3/day.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      1. Extract juice from root & drink 1 cup x3/day.
      2. Eat fresh root x3/day.
      3. Prepare root juice + lemon & drink 1 glass x3/day for 1 mth.
      4. Eat fresh or boiled roots x2-3/day until recovery.

Cancer (ID: 5271)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Vulnerary

      Extract juice from corm & apply to affected area x2/day for 3 days.

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Extract juice from ground corms & apply to affected area x3/day for 3 days.

    • Venoms, Bites & Stings Anti-venom

      Rub stung area with fresh tuber.

    • Respiratory Anti-asthmatic

      Clean, peel & squeeze tubers to extract juice & inhale x2 drops into nose for 3 days.

    • Respiratory Decongestant

      Decoct corm & drink x1 cup/day until well

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Mix dried, ground tuber + dry ground tobacco & use as snuff.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Vulnery

      Crush fresh tuber, apply to painful area & bandage.

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

      Boil corms in water for 5 min, cool & apply to affected area x2/day for 1 week.

    • Industrial Cleaning product

      Tuber used for laundry. (Preparation not specified.)

    • General Refrigerant

      Use juice of stems bearing flowers (Admin. not specified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      1. Decoct corm in water & apply locally x3/day until healed. (B)
      2. Crush corms, squeeze, knead + flour, shape into chickpea form & use as suppositary. (B)
      3. Mix crushed tuber + cumin + "kamnon ha-anis" (or "yansun"), (Pimpinella anisum) & make into pills. (Admin. not described but probably used as suppository.) (Z)

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Apply corm juice to affected skin x 2/day for 1 week.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Extract juice of corms & apply to affected area x2/day, morning & evenings until healed.

    • Dermatological Emollient

      Decoct 200 gm of leaves in 0.5 L water for 10 min & apply to affected area x3/day.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Extract juice from corm & apply to affected area x2/day until healed.

    • Dermatological Hair restorer

      Rub skin of scalp with wollen cloth until irritated, then rub with plant tuber.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      1. Cut washed corm (see NOTES 1) into small pieces, boil in water, filter & drink x1 cup/day until recovery.
      2. Add leaves (when in season) to boiling water for 3 min; fill leaves with rice & meat, cook & eat.

Cancer (ID: 5264)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Pain Relief Analgesic

      Decoct flowers, filter & drink x2 cups/day until recovery.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      Decoct leaves & drink x2/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      Decoct leaves in water & drink hot + sugar.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink hot + sugar.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      1. Eat fruit.
      2. Prepare drink from fruits.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Anti-obesity

      Decoct leaves & drink x2/day.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypocholesterolemic

      Decoct leaves & drink x2/day.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      Decoct leaves & drink x2/day.

    • Cardiovascular Hypotensive

      Decoct leaves & drink x2/day.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Decoct aerial parts. (Admin not specified).

Cancer (ID: 5249)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory Anti-spasmodic? (see effect of this plant on Nervous system).

      Preparation/ Admin. not specified.(See NOTES) (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

    • Respiratory

      Preparation/ Admin.not specified. (See NOTES) (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

    • Nervous system Anti-convulsant, Anti-spasmodic

      Preparation /Admin. not specified. (See NOTES) (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      Use aerial parts externally for haemorrhoids. (Further details of Preparation /Admin not specified).

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup/day until healed.

Cancer (ID: 5224)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Veterinary Hepatic

      Decoct fruit & leaves in water & give x1 full cup for horses, cattle, goats, sheep to drink mornings.

    • Respiratory Anti-asthmatic

      Use rind. (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)

    • Nervous System Anti-convulsant

      Cook fruit? & leaves? in olive oil & eat. (Plant part unclear.) (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

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

      1. Squeeze fruits & apply juice to affected area daily for 2 weeks.
      2. Cut fruits into 2 halves & place cut parts on affected area overnight.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Anti-spasmodic, Muscle relaxant

      1. Decoct fruits & immerse feet in hot decoction.
      2. Crush fruits, mix + olive oil & apply to affected area.

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

      Make compress / bandage with rind & apply to affected area.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory

      1.Back pain: cook fruit in oil until turns red; cool & apply to painful area x1-2/day. (B)
      2. Back & joint pain: peel green fruit & boil rind in olive oil to obtain jelly. Spread on back/ joints (Z)

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      Decoct root & use internally. (Admin. not specified.) (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

    • Infectious Diseases Anti-Infective

      Use rind as a compress & apply to affected leg.

    • Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      1. Fill hollowed rind with milk, stand overnight & drink mornings.
      2. Prepare juice from fruit & drink a few drops. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

    • Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      Decoct root. (Admin. not specified.)

    • General Anti-hydropic

      1. Decoct root & use internally (Admin. not specified.)
      2. Use rind. (Peparation/Admin. not specified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Purgative

      Rub foot with fruit (? rind). (Plant part unclear.)

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      1. Fill hollowed rind with milk, stand overnight & drink mornings.(Z)
      2. Prepare juice from fruit & drink a few drops. (Z)
      3. For liver disease: Use rind (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.) (Z)
      4. (Jaundice): Apply x1 drop of fruit juice into nostril. (B) (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      1. Apply fresh fruit pulp as poultice to haemorrhoids.
      2. Roast fruit & use as paste x2/day until healed.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Crush fruits, mix + sugar & eat x1 teaspoon/day; optionally add water to help swallow. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      Prepare infusion of fruits & drink x1 cup/day mornings.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      1. Cook fruit & drink extract (strong laxative).
      2. Decoct fruit & leaves in water & drink x1 cup before sleeping.
      3. Grind dried leaves & eat mornings.
      4. Use rind.(Admin. not specified.) (See also NOTES)

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      1. Decoct ground seeds & drink x2 cups/day for 1 week.
      2. Use seeds as a suppository.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      1. Grind dried fruit & eat x1/2 teaspoon/day.
      2. Eat seeds. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

    • Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Non-specific

      Extract juice from leaves & apply as eardrops.

    • Dermatological Hair restorer

      Rub fruit rind on bald areas.

    • Child Health Non-specific

      Peel green fruit, boil the rind in olive oil to obtain jelly; spread on baby's feet & knees to help walk first steps.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      1. Decoct leaves & drink 1 cup x1/day for 1 mth. (B)
      2. Decoct fruit & leaves in water & drink x3 cups/day. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

Cancer (ID: 5187)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Women`s Health Anti-inflammatory

      1.Cook leaves + olive oil + onions & eat.
      2. Decoct leaves for 15 min & drink x1 cup/day until well.

    • Veterinary Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      Add aerial parts to animal feed.

    • Venoms, Bites & Stings Anti-venom

      Apply dried, ground leaves to affected area.

    • Respiratory Anti-tussive

      Boil leaves, add 250 ml of filtrate to water & drink for 3 days.

    • Oral Health Mouth wash

      1. Cook leaves & eat especially in winter.
      2. Roast aerial parts, grind, mix + olive oil & apply to mouth x1-2 /day for 7 days.

    • Opthalmic Anti-Infective

      Extract juice from root & apply 1 drop to eye x1/day

    • Musculoskeletal/ joints Non-specific

      Cook plant in water & drink the water +"sukar fadi" (crystallized sugar) if necessary. Afterwards eat the remaining plant.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      Decoct flowers, filter & drink x3 cups /day until well.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Cook plant in water & drink the water +"sukar fadi" (crystallized sugar) if necessary. Afterwards eat the remaining plant.

    • Haematology Anti-anaemic

      1. Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup /day for 2 days. (B)
      2. Cook + olive oi l+ onions & eat.(B)
      3. Cook + olive oil+ onions + pepper + tahina & eat.(B)
      4. Eat fresh aerial parts (B)
      5. Cook aerial parts in water & drink the water +"sukar fadi" (crstallized sugar) if necessary. Afterwards eat the remaining plant. (Z)

    • General Depurative

      Extract juice from washed leaves & take x2 teaspoons for 1mth.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-emetic

      Decoct plant in water, cool, strain & drink x1 large tablespoon as needed.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-inflammatory

      Cook plant in water & drink the water +"sukar fadi" (crstallized sugar) if necessary. Afterwards eat the remaining plant.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      1.Cook leaves & eat; can add vineger.
      2.Decoct aerial parts & drink x1cup /day.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      1.Prepare juice from leaves + leaves of dandelion + quince fruit; sweeten + sugar & drink 1cup /day until recovery.
      2.Decoct roasted roots & drink x2cups /day.
      3. Prepare infusion from crushed leaves & drink x1 cup/ day.
      4. Extract juice from aerial parts & drink x2/day until well.
      5. Cut clean root into small pieces, boil in water for 2 min, stand 10 min; filter & drink x2/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      1. Boil roots in water until ? the water evaporates; filter & drink x1 cup/day for 1 week.
      2. Decoct dried flowers & drink 1cup x2 /day.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Cook plant in water & drink the water +"sukar fadi" (crystallized sugar) if necessary. Afterwards eat the remaining plant.

    • Gastrointestinal Antacid

      Decoct x12 teaspoons crushed leaves to 1 cup boiling water; leave 15 min, filter, add + dandelion leaves to filtrate & drink warm.

    • Gastrointestinal Non-specific

      Cook aerial parts +olive oil & eat ? kg /day for 1 month.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      1. Decoct washed flowers + aerial parts, filter & drink x1 cup /day before meals for 2 days.
      2. Cut leaves into small paices, cook + olive oil + onions & eat.

    • Endocrine/Metabolic Hypocholesterolemic

      1. Decoct aerial parts & drink x1cup /day for 2 days.
      2. Cook leaves + olive oil+ onions & eat daily.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Anti-obesity

      1. Soak ground roots in water for 5 min, boil for 15 min & drink x1 cup before meals.
      2. Decoct flowers, leave & then drink 1 cup x3 /day.
      3. Grind roots & boil x5 teaspoons in 1L of water for 15 min; drink x1 cup before meals.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      1.Boil leaves in water, change water twice & eat the leaves. (B)
      2. Decoct plant in water, cool, strain & drink 1 cup x 4/day. (Z)

    • Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Anti-Infective, Anti-inflammatory

      Extract juice from leaves & add x1-2 drops to affected ear

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x2 cups /day for 1 week.

    • Culinary Nutritive

      Cook in olive oil + salt + water + onion + lemon & eat hot.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Wash leaves, extract juice & take x 2 teaspoons for 1 mth,

Cancer (ID: 5117)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Prepare paste of aerial parts & apply to affected skin, changing daily until recovery.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Use aerial parts. (Preperation/ Admin. not specified).