Decoct aerial parts in water, filter & add to bath 3 days after childbirth and/or use as a vaginal wash.
Decoct flowers & leaves in water, cool, filter & drink x4 cups/day.
Cook aerial parts & eat.
Use leaves. (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)
Cook leaves in water + olive oil + salt & eat hot.
Decoct plant in water & drink x3 cups/day.
Decoct plant & drink 1 cup x4/day.
Decoct plant in water & gargle.
Cook plant in water + olive oil + salt+ onion + lemon & eat hot.
1.Grind leaves, soak in boiling water, squeeze to extract oil & apply to wound. (B)
2. Decoct leaves & use to wash wound x2/day. (B)
3. Extract oil from fruit & apply to wounds until healed. (Z)
Decoct leaves & use in a sitz bath. (See NOTES 2)
Boil fruits in 1 cup of water (tea can be added) & drink x1 cup/day a week before menstrual cycle.
Decoct leaves & drink 1 cup x1/day for 1 week.
Soak leaves in water + aerial parts of rue (Ruta sp.) & drink 1 cup x2-3 /day.
Boil 4 leaves in water for 5 min & inhale steam at night until well.
Prepare infusion of aerial parts & drink x1 cup /day.
Boil 20 gm leaves + 60 gm orange peel in 1L water for 10 min; filter & drink x3/day until well.
Decoct leaves & rinse mouth.
1.Grind 200 gm of fruits, spread over cloth & apply as poultice to affected area every 5 min until improved.
2. Decoct leaves & branches & drink 1 cup x2/day.
3. Mix oil extracted from fruit + vaseline & apply to affected area until relieved.
Cook Laurus branches + aerial parts Thymbra capitata + young branches/ leaves "kharub" (Ceratonia siliqua) + olive (Olea) + "saris" (Pistacia lentiscus) + "maryameyeh" (Salvia fruticosa); hold broken limb over steam for few min. After removing bone can be re-broken with a light tap.
1.Decoct leaves & apply locally to affected area x 2/day. .
2. Decoct leaves, sweeten + honey & drink x1 cup/day until recovery.
Arthritis: 1.Decoct leaves & drink 1 cup x3 /day. (B)
2. Extract oil from fruit & apply to affected area. (B)
3. Rheumatism: Extract oil from fruit & massage back & affected areas. (Z)
Extract oil from fruit & drink small amounts.
Decoct leaves + honey & drink x3 cups /day until well.
Extract oil from fruit & drink in small amounts.
Cook aerial parts of Dittrichia?viscosa in water in a closed pot + "rand" (Laurus sp.) (See NOTES 1) + "maryameyeh" (Salvia fruticosa.) + "feijan" (Ruta sp.). Patient dressed in loose gown stands over the rising steam as long as possible then goes to bed & keeps warm.
Decoct leaves & use in bath.
Mix 1 handful of leaves +2 handfuls dried orange peel, soak in 1L hot water, boil, cover & leave 10-15 min; filter, sweeten & drink x2-3/ day.
1. Mix 20 gm leaves + 40 gm dried orange peel & soak in 1L boiling water; cover container & leave for 10-15 min, filter, sweeten & drink 2-3 cups/day.(B)
2. Eat fresh or powdered dry leaves. (Z)
Extract oil from fruit & drink in small amounts.
1.Decoct leaves & drink x2 cups/day for 40 days. (B)
2. Prepare infusion of leaves & drink for 40 days. ("increases blood flow to the face") (Z)
Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup after meals until improvement.
1. Boil leaves in water for 30 min, filter & drink x2 cups of filtrate /day.
2.Grind the boiled leaves (described in recipe 1)& apply as poultice to affected area x2 times /day.
Boil leaves & fruit in water & drink x1 cup as needed.
Decoct leaves, sweeten + sugar & drink 1 cup x3/day until health restored.
1.Abdominal pain & gas: decoct leaves in water & drink. (Z)
2. Flatulence: decoct leaves & drink x1 cup as needed. (B)
Cook leaves + carob (Ceratonia siliqua) fruits in water & drink.
Decoct leaves in water, cool, filter & drink.
Decoct leaves + honey & drink x3 cups/day until well.
Extract juice from fruits & apply to affected area until healed.
Apply oil extracted from fruit to affected area.
Extract juice from fruits & apply to affected area daily until healed.
1. Extract oil from fruits & apply to hair.
2. Decocot leaves + vinegar & apply to hair.
3. Decoct leaves & drink as tea
4. Apply decoction to hair x1/day for several days.
Use leaves. Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)
Extract oil from Laurus fruit (in place of olive oil) to make soap.
Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup x3/day.
Prepare watery extract/ infusion of leaves + little sugar & drink.
Boil roots in water, filter & drink. 1 cup x2/day.
1. Macerate leaves in vinegar & rinse teeth.
2. Chew leaves.
Grind fruits, add "'uruq-el-mudar" (Calotropis sp.) leaves + "khar-el-hadid" (iron debris) & eat a little each day.
Extract juice from leaves & use as eyedrops x2/day until healed.
Extract juice from fresh leaves & apply as eye drops.
Grind fruits, add "'uruq-el-mudar" (Calotropis sp.) leaves + "khar-el-hadid" (iron debris) & drink.
Grate fresh root, add to cloth bandage & apply to affected area.
Grate fresh root, add to cloth bandage & apply to affected area.
Decoct fresh root in water & use decoction to massage area a few times/day especially before sleeping.
Crush dried root into fine powder & scatter over a plaster/poultice prepared beforehand (using a cloth spread with dough); apply to afflected area for 5 min.
Cook leaves in water tub, cool a little & immerse legs/ feet; massage vigorously.
1. Grind roots, place on gauze & apply as bandage to back for 10 min.
2. Grind 200 gm roots +100 gm of wheat bran & apply as bandage to back for 5 min.
Decoct leaves & drink 1 cup x2/day until recovery.
Decoct root. (Admin. not specified.)
Decoct root. (Admin. not specified.)
Drink liquid of pickled fruits stored over a prolonged period.
Apply compress of powdered root to abdomen.
Cook leaves in tub of water, cool a little, immerse legs/ feet & massage vigorously.
Grind fruits, add + " 'uruq-el-mudar" (Calotropis sp.) leaves (See NOTES) + "khar-el-hadid" (iron debris) & eat a little daily.
Cook fresh root in water + root of "el-'ulleiq" (Rubus sanguineus) & drink.
Crush roots, heat in oil & use as ear drops several x/day until healed.
1. Decoct root (+ ? whole plant: Z unclear) in water, cool, strain & apply to skin x2/day.
2. Hold affected area over cooking steam of recipe 1 for 1/2 hr.
Crush dried root into fine powder & scatter over a plaster /poultice prepared beforehand (using a cloth spread with dough); apply to affected area for 5 min.
Collect flower buds, keep in dark for 3-4 hr, then place in vinegar, or vinegar + salt for 8 days. After pouring out vinegar & squeezing excess from buds, transfer to fresh vinegar. Replace vinegar again after 8 more days. Quantities used: 1L vinegar for 1 kg of buds (+ salt). or (for salt ) use a salt-saturated solution in water + slice of bread.
