All Complaints for this Species
- Venoms, Bites & Stings
Ant-venom
1. Apply cut, fleshy leaves over sting.
2. Wash twigs well, grind & apply as poultice. - Respiratory
Anti-tussive
Decoct seeds, filter, sweeten + sugar & drink x1 cup/day until well.
- Kidney & Urinary Tract
Deobstruent
Boil 1 large handful leaves for 5 min in 1L of water, steep for 15 min, filter & drink x4/day.
- Helminth infections
Anthelmintic, Vermifuge
1. Mix ground seeds + vinegar (suger can be added) & drink x1 teaspoon before breakfast for 3 days.
2. Prepare dough from ground seeds, knead + vinegar, sweeten + sugar & eat on empty stomach x1 teaspoon of dough (young people) or x1 large spoon (adults with large bodies); repeat single dose for 3 days. - Gastrointestinal
Anti-haemorrhoidal
Prepare poultice from leaves + grilled garlic (Allium sativum) + onion (Allium cepa) + roasted apples (Malus pumila) & apply to haemorrhoids.
- Gastrointestinal
Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal
1.Decoct 25 gm powdered leaves in 1L water & drink 1 cup x2-3/day until well. (An infusion can also be used.)
2. Boil leaves in water for 1 min & drink x1 spoon (small spoon for a child, large spoon for adult) x3 /day. - Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT)
Analgesic
Extract juice from fresh leaves & add as drops into ear.
- Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT)
Non-specific
1. Extract juice from fresh leaves & add few drops into ear.
2. Boil flowers in olive oil, filter & add several drops to ear x2/day.
3. Boil seeds in water, filter & use filtrate as ear drops x1/day. - Child Health
Anti-enuresis
1. Boil large handful of leaves for 5 min in 1L water, emulsify for 15 min, drain & drink 1 cup x4/day.
2. Prepare infusion by adding 2 teaspoons cut leaves to 1 cup boiling water, sweeten + honey & drink x2-3 cups /day. - Cardiovascular
Anti-atherosclerotic
1. Decoct 1 handful of dry leaves in 1L water, boil 15 min, filter & drink x1 cup before breakfast daily.
2. Prepare infusion of ground leaves & drink x2-3 cups/day (+ honey as needed).
3. Prepare infusion by adding 2 teaspoons of cut leaves to 1 cup boiled water & drink x2-3 cups/day as needed.