All Complaints for this Species
- Wound Healing
Anti-Infective, Vulnerary
1. Apply leaves as compress on closed lesion to soften & open it.
2. Spread fig honey (or date honey) over suppurative wound (to open & dry it up). - Wound Healing
Vulnerary
Mix latex of unripe fruit + barley flour & apply to burned area.
- Women`s Health
Haemostatic
Heat powdered dried fruit in oven, wrap in gauze to make vaginal suppository & insert.
- Women`s Health
Abortifacient
Decoct dried fruit in water & drink x1 full glass of decoction while sitting in hot bath for 15 min.
- Women`s Health
Emmenagogue
Decoct dried fruit in water & drink 1 full glass x3/day.
- Venoms, Bites & Stings
Anti-venom
Obtain latex/ juice by squeezing fresh plant parts & unripe fruit & apply to sting.
- Respiratory
Anti-tussive, Demulcent
1. Decoct dried fruit in water & drink x3 cups/day.
2. Cook dried figs in water + inflorescence of "balasan" (Sambucus nigra) & drink the water. - Respiratory
Anti-asthmatic
Decoct leaves & drink 2 cups x2/day.
- Oral Health
Analgesic
1. Apply latex (milky fluid) from unripe fruit onto tooth.
2. Boil leaves in vinegar, cool & gargle after eating or as needed. - Opthalmic
Non-specific
Massage eyes with fig leaves (See CAUTIONS), then spread almond oil & a compress of chamomile flowers.
- Kidney & Urinary Tract
Anti-lithic
Decoct leaves & drink 1 cup x /2day.
- Kidney & Urinary Tract
Diuretic
Decoct dried fruit & drink all day instead of water.
- Gastrointestinal
Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal
Boil dried fruit in water & drink x3 cups /day.
- Gastrointestinal
Laxative
Eat fruit.
- Gastrointestinal
Carminative
Mix dried, powdered leaves + boiled honey + soft-boiled egg & eat mornings.
- Gastrointestinal
Laxative
1. Eat (dried) fruit alone
2. Eat dried fruit + juice of one of the following plants dripped onto it: (i)"mahmoudiya" (Convolvulus scammonia), or (ii) "halablub" (Euphorbia sp.), or (iii) "faqus himar" (Ecballium elaterium), or (iv) carob honey (Ceratonia siliqua) + cow`s milk. - Gastrointestinal
Stomachic
Eat (dried) fruit
- Endocrine/Metabolic
Hypocholesterolemic
Decoct leaves & drink 3 cups x 2/day.
- Dermatological, Ritual /Ceremonial
Anti-Infective
1. Spread latex from fresh plant & unripe fruit onto wart.(Z)
2. Squeeze milky sap secreted from stem & apply to affected area; repeat daily until improvement. (B)
3. Ritual /Ceremonial use: Make cuts on fresh twig equal to the number of a patient`s warts; leave twig to dry; when it dries the warts will disappear. (Z) - Dermatological
Scabicide
Obtain latex /juice by squeezing fresh plant parts & unripe fruit; use it to make a dough with barley flour & apply as compress.
- Dermatological
Anti-inflammatory
Obtain latex/ juice by squeezing fresh plant parts & unripe fruit; use it to make a dough with barley flour & apply as compress.
- Dermatological
Anti-fungal
Obtain latex/ juice by squeezing fresh plant parts & unripe fruit & apply to skin.
- Dermatological
Anti-inflammatory
Use latex.(Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)
- Dermatological
Hair restorer
Prepare compress of leaves; wet in "qutran" (Pix liquida liquid tar is a dry distillation of various pine woods). (Admin. not specified.)
- Cosmetic
Dye
Cook leaves of black figs + black mulberries + vine leaves & use to wash hair.