Cough & cold (ID: 5387)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-tussive

      Prepare infusion of 1 handful of flowers in boiling water, steep for 15 min, filter & drink 1 cup x2/day.

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Decoct flowers & gargle x3 /day as needed.

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

      1. Add yellow flowers to olive oil in air tight bottle & leave in sunlight for 2 weeks, shaking periodically; filter through cloth & apply to affected area x2/day.
      2. Mix 50gm flowers + 250 gm black cumin (Nigella sativa) seeds + 10 gm senna (Senna alexandrina)+ 10 gm cloves (Syzygium aromaticum)+10 gm rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) leaves +10gm "mahaleb" (Prunus mahaleb) + 10 gm almond (Prunus dulcus) + 10 gm "harmala" (Peganum harmala) + 800 gm honey; eat 1 teaspoon x2/day.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Anti-spasmodic, Muscle relaxant

      Decoct flowers, leaves, fruit & use for external massage as needed.

    • Mental Health Anxiolytic

      Prepare infusion 2 gm flowers to 1 cup boiling water, steep 5 min, filter & drink 1 cup x3/day for 1 mth.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      1. Prepare infusion 2 gm of flowers to 1 cup boiling water, steep 5 min, filter & drink x1 cup /day until well. (B)
      2. Decoct plant in water, cool, filter & drink instead of water all day.(Z)

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      Decoct plant in water, cool, strain & drink x4 cups/day.

    • Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      Add yellow flowers to olive oil in air-tight bottle & leave in sunlight for 2 weeks shaking periodically; filter with cloth & take the oil orally.

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Decoct plant in water, cool, filter & drink x3 cups/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-lithic

      Decoct plant in water, cool, filter & drink all day instead of water.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative, Stomachic

      1.Stomachic & carminative: decoct plant in water, cool, filter & drink x1 cup + sugar after every meal. (Z)
      2. Flatulence: decoct x3 teaspoons of flowers in lL water, filter & drink x1-2 cups /day until recovery. (B)

    • Dermatological Scabicide

      Add yellow flowers to olive oil in air tight bottle & leave in sunlight for 2 weeks, shaking periodically; filter with cloth & apply filtrate to affected area x2/day.

Cough/ cold (ID: 41)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

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

    • Women`s Health Emmenagogue

      Prepare tea. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Sexuality Aphrodisiac

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

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-tussive

      Use leaves & inflorescence (Preparation /Admin. not specified.)

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Decoct leaves & gargle x1-2 / day.

    • Oral Health Mouth wash

      Decoct leaves & use to rinse mouth x 12/day.

    • Nervous system Analgesic

      Decoct aerial parts & drink.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      Decoct aerial parts & drink 1 cup x2/day for 4 days.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Prepare extract of leaves & drink.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-septic

      Prepare extract of leaves & drink.

    • Infectious Diseases Anti-malarial

      Cook young branches in water + "qishr qina" (bark of Cinchona sp.) + young olive branches + English salt + sour lemon & drink mornings.

    • Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      Prepare tea + "babunej" (Matricaria chamomilla) & drink on empty stomach. After drinking use enema of garlic & soap solution to help expel worms.

    • Genitourinary tract Anti-septic

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

    • Gastrointestinal Antacid, Anti-emetic

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

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-emetic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-inflammatory, Anti-spasmodic, Carminative, Demulcent

      Decoct aerial parts & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      1. Diarrhea & dysentery: adults & children: decoct aerial parts & drink (Z).
      2. Diarrhea only: adults: decoct leaves & stems & drink 1 cup x2/day until well. (B)

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Cook in water & drink.

    • Dermatological /Cosmetic Hair restorer

      Wash hair using only the leaves.

    • Child health Anti-emetic

      Clean leaves, mix + bread crumbs (without crust) & cook in wine + cinnamon. Spread mixture on cloth to make poultice & wrap over infant's abdomen.

    • Cardiovascular Analgesic, Cardiac

      Prepare tea + "roza" (Aloysia citriodora Palau).(Admin.not specified.)