Complaint / Use: Gastric acidity

Gastric acidity (ID: 3378)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Mens Health/ Sexuality Aphrodisiac

      Decoct leaves & flowers & drink 1 cup x3/day.

    • Mens Health/ Reproductive Health Fertility

      Decoct seeds & drink x1 cup/day for 2 weeks.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Decoct leaves & flowers & drink 1 cup x3/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic, Diuretic

      For diuretic/ stones /sand kidneys & urinary tract (Z) 1. Cook aerial parts in water & drink. (Z)
      2. Decoct aerial parts in water & drink x2 cups/day. (Z) For kidney stones: (B)
      3. Decoct leaves & flowers & drink 1 cup x 3/day. (B)

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Decoct plant in water & drink (instead of water) + sugar.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-spasmodic, Carminative

      Decoct plant in water & drink x2 cups/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-ulcer

      Decoct plant in water & drink for 2 weeks.

    • Gastrointestinal Antacid

      Decoct plant in water & drink for 2 weeks.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      Decoct plant in water & drink x3 cups/day.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      Decoct plant in water & drink (instead of water).

Gastric acidity (ID: 2197)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Vulnerary

      Crush leaves (Admin. not specified.)

    • Wound Healing Vulnerary

      Extract non-volatile oil from olive peels (see NOTES 1) & apply to burn + any of the following ingredients (see also individula plants) : 1. Verbascum sinuatum (mix ground, dried powdered leaves + olive oil & apply)
      2. Lawsonia inermis (mix powdered leaf + olive oil & apply to burn.
      3. Coffea arabica; add round roasted grains after first applying olive oil
      4. Quercus ithaburensis; apply olive oil to burn, then sprinkle with powdered gallnuts (see NOTE 2)
      5. Rhamnus palaestina
      6. Lens esculenta
      7. Salt.

    • Women`s Health Emmenagogue

      Decoct leaves in water: 1. Drink x2 cups/day. or
      2. Add to bath & sit for 15 min.

    • Women`s Health Oxytocic, Parturient

      Decoct resin & drink.

    • Venoms, Bites & Stings Anti-venom

      Kill several scorpions, immerse in olive oil & allow to stand. This mixture can be applied to scorpion sting. (See CAUTIONS
      2.)

    • Venoms, Bites & Stings Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Warm olive oil + ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) + cooking salt & apply to bite.

    • Surgical/ Trauma Haemostatic

      Apply oil externaly as poultice over wound.

    • Respiratory Pectoral

      Inhale incense made of olive pits (seeds).

    • Respiratory Anti-tussive

      1.Mix olive oil + jam + honey & drink before sleeping. (Z)
      2.Rub oil over chest. (B)

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective

      Crush leaves (Admin. not specified.)

    • Pain Relief Analgesic

      Prepare salve from oil. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Oral Health Analgesic, Anti-caries

      1. Decoct root in water & gargle x3/day or as necessary.
      2. Cook leaves in water, add alum (hydrated double sulphate salt of aluminium) & gargle.
      3. Grind dried leaves into powder & after rinsing with "'araq" of date (date liquor) apply powder to painful area.
      4. Chew tips of olive branches.
      5. Cook Origanum sp. + olive oil + cumin + vinegar & apply to tooth.

    • Oral Health Anti-caries, Anti-gum disease, Mouth wash

      1. Cook olive leaves in water + mulberry (Morus sp.) leaves & drink.
      2. Rinse mouth with olive oil or water in which fruits have been pickled (especially for strengthening teeth/gums).

    • Opthalmic Visual health

      Prepare salve from oil. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Opthalmic Non-specific

      Use crushed fresh fruit. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Nervous System Nervine

      1. Cook 1 cup olive oil + 200 mg Ruta bracteosa in x3 cups of water & drink mornings.
      2. Cook garlic (Allium sativum) in olive oil in closed vessel to obtain ointment & apply to affected area.

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Boil non-volatile oil (see NOTES 1) from fruit peels (can use vinegar instead of olive oil) + ground, roasted seeds of Nigella sativa & inhale through nose.

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

      1. Decoct root in water & massage externally.
      2. Boil root of Dittrichia viscosa in olive oil + "qizha" (Nigella sp.) + "feijan" (Ruta sp.) leaves & massage painful areas.
      3. Cook ground fruits of Ammi visnaga in olive oil & use as massage.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Vulnerary

      Cook aerial parts of Thymbra?capitata + leaves/young branches of "kharub" (Ceratonia siliqua) + branches of "el-ghar" (Laurus nobilis) + branches of olive (Olea) + branches of "saris" (Pistacia lentiscus) + "maryameyeh" (Salvia fruticosa); hold broken limb over steam for few minutes. After removing bone can be re-broken with a light tap.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Anti-spasmodic, Muscle relaxant

      1.Massage oil externally over affected area as needed. (B)
      2. Apply hot olive oil after a hot shower. (Z)
      3. Boil mixture of olive oil + Ruta bracteosa + Nigella sativa & massage affected areas with hot oil after hot shower. (Z)
      4. Warm husks of Triticum durum (wheat) in olive oil, spread over cloth & apply locally. (Z)
      5.Boil root of Dittrichia viscosa in olive oil + "qizha" (Nigella sp.) + "feijan" (Ruta sp.) leaves & massage painful areas. (Z)

    • Mental health Anxiolytic

      Boil leaves in water & drink x3 cups/day.

    • Mens Health/ Sexuality Aphrodisiac

      Extract non-volatile oil (see NOTES 1) from fruit peels & drink x1 cup mornings.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Drink x1 cup of oil on empty stomach mornings.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      1. Extract non-volatile oil (see NOTES 1) from fruit peels & drink x1 cup mornings.
      2. For Kidney stones: drink 1 full cup x2/day morning & evenings for 40 days.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Drink x1 cup of oil mornings until cured.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-inflammatory

      Drink 1 full cup of oil x2 /day.

    • Infectious Diseases Anti-malarial

      Cook in water young olive branches + Cinchona sp. + Artemisia arborescens + magnesium sulphate + sour lemon; drink mornings.

    • Industrial Preservative / solvent

      Add to olive oil small pieces of plant to be used medicinally; steep for 4 weeks in sunlight & filter through cloth. (Preparation keeps for 1yr only, after which the oil becomes rancid). (See CAUTIONS
      3.)

    • Haematology Alterative

      Drink x1 cup of oil on empty stomach mornings.

    • General Panacea

      Drink x1 cup of oil on empty stomach mornings.

    • General Anti-pyretic

      Warm non-volatile oil extracted from olive peels (see NOTES 1) & rub over body.

    • Gastrointestinal Chologogue, Hepatic

      Drink x1 cup oil on empty stomach mornings.

    • Gastrointestinal Stomachic

      1.Eat fruits pickled in salt or vinegar.
      2. Drink x1 cup of oil on empty stomach mornings.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-emetic

      Eat fruits pickled in salt or vinegar.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Use crushed leaves. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      1.Decoct leaves in water & drink x3 cups/day.
      2. Decoct fruit in water & drink + sugar.

    • Gastrointestinal Stomachic

      Eat fruits pickled in salt or vinegar.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      Boil Nerium oleander flowers in olive oil & spread on anus.

    • Gastrointestinal Antacid

      Use crushed leaves. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective

      Drink x1 cup of oil.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Apply oil to abdomen as required.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      1. Drink mixture of olive oil + sugar before bedtime .
      2. Extract non-volatile oil from fruit peel (see NOTES 1) & drink x1 cup mornings.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      Cook Eminium spiculatum in water then fry in olive oil; add lemon juice & eat.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      1. Decoct leaves & inflorescence or leaves alone in water & drink x3 cups/day (Z).
      2. Eat pickled green fruits. (Z)
      3. Decoct fruit & leaves & take orally. (B)

    • Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Anti-tinnitus

      1. Extract non-volatile oil, (see NOTES 1) from olive peels & apply as ear drops.
      2. Cook ground radish seeds in olive oil & apply as ear drops.

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

      1.Apply oil externally to affected area.(B)
      2. Extract non-volatile oil, (see NOTES 1) from olive peels & apply as ear drops.(Z)
      3. Cook ground radish seeds in olive oil & apply as ear drops. (Z)

    • Dermatological Non-specific

      Steep ground fruits in solution of cooking salt in water for 5 mths; filter & apply filtrate externally as lotion.

    • Dermatological Anti-fungal

      Mix oil + sheep dung or cook olive oil + scorpions after removing sting. Make shallow scratches on head with razor blade & apply to head. (See CAUTIONS
      2.)

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Extract non-volatile oil (see NOTES 1) from fruit peel & add to any of the following: 1. Warm gum resin of Ferula asa-foetida + Cera flava (beeswax spread on a cloth) & apply to boil.
      2. Camel manure (see CAUTIONS 2)
      3. Colophony (resin from Pinus sp. & other conifers).
      4. Ca(OH)2

    • Dermatological Anti-pruritic

      1. Mix olive oil + "'araq" (anise liquor) + kerosene + lemon juice + little salt & apply to whole body.
      2. Mix olive oil + sulphur + sour lemon juice + salt + honey + "qutran" (Pix liquida or coal tar; see NOTES 3) & apply to itching area.
      3. Mix olive oil + sulphur & apply to itching area.

    • Dermatological Hair restorer

      Massage oil externally on affected area as required.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Squeeze fruit, remove oil & use remaining liquid ( "A'kar") to rub on hands.

    • Dermatological Anti-dandruff, Hair restorer

      Apply oil to hair roots.

    • Cosmetic Emollient

      1. Use oil as basis for oily decoctions, salves & ointments.
      2. Apply oil alone or mixed + other skin softening substances.

    • Child Health Nutritive

      Apply oil daily to skin all over child`s body.

    • Cardiovascular Hypotensive

      1. Decoct leaves in water & drink x3 cups/day.(Z)
      2. Decoct inflorescence & leaves & drink. (Z)
      3. Decoct fruit & leaves & take orally. (B)

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      1. Apply oil locally to wound (caused by cancer surgery) until recovery.
      2. Add 250 mg of ground black cumin seeds (Nigella sativa) + 250 mg olive oil to 500 mg of honey; take x2 teaspoons/day until well.
      3. Extract oil from olive fruits & take ? cup/day + salt before breakfast until well.

Gastric acidity (ID: 3310)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Vulnerary

      Make compress of crushed seeds & apply to affected area. (See NOTES 1.)

    • Womens Health Emmenagogue

      Add powdered seed to full bath or sitzbath. (Admin. further details not specified).

    • Womens Health Abortifacient

      Immerse in hot mustard bath (using seeds) mornings for x3 days while drinking mixture of 5-6 onions cooked in brown outer peel + "henna" (Lawsonia inermis) +? teaspoon cinnamon.

    • Venoms, Bites & Stings Emetic

      Add 1 tablespoonful powdered seeds to 1 cup of warm water & drink.

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective

      1. Add powdered seeds mixed in water to bath & immerse.
      2. Prepare poultice/hot compress of powdered seeds & apply to back & chest.

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective

      Prepare poultice/ hot compress of powdered seeds & apply to chest. (See NOTES 1.)

    • Respiratory Anti-tussive

      Cook seeds slowly for several hours + Myrtus seeds + dry almond peels + dried figs + nabat sugar (see NOTES 2) + brown sugar + carob fruit to obtain jam-like substance; eat mornings x1 teaspoon/day.

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-catarrhal, Anti-pyretic

      Prepare poultice/hot compress of powdered seeds & apply to back & back of neck. (See NOTES 1.)

    • Respiratory Anti-asthmatic

      1. Add powdered seeds mixed in water to bath & immerse.
      2. Add powdered seeds to foot bath.
      3. Grind seeds & eat x1 teaspoon/day.

    • Poisoning Emetic

      Add 1 tablespoon of powdered seeds to 1 cup of warm water & drink.

    • Pain relief Analgesic

      Grind seeds, mix + vinegar, prepare plaster/poultice & apply to aching parts of body & forehead. (See NOTES 1.)

    • Nervous System Nervine

      Apply seed oil to hands.

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Apply compress to painful area for 15 min until area is stimulated (irritated).

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      1. Mix powdered seed into footbath.
      2. Apply powdered seeds as bandage to back of head or forehead.

    • Nervous System Hypotensive

      Eat x2 seeds every morning for few days.

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

      1. Add powdered seeds to foot bath & immerse x1/day over a prolonged period.
      2. Prepare compress of crushed seeds & apply to painful area for 15 min until area is stimulated (irritated).
      3. Extract oil from seeds ("zeit el- tartar" or tartar oil) (See NOTES 2) & apply as ointment to painful area. Can also mix + olive oil.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory

      1. Grind seeds, moisten + water, spread on cloth & apply as a compress to back for about 15 min. (See NOTES 1.)
      2. Apply seed oil to painful area.

    • Medical Preparations Hand/foot bath

      Make suspension of x2 teaspoons of powdered seeds in warm water, add to hot water & immerse hands or feet for 10 min. CARE: If severe irritation & reddening of skin with blisters develops, stop bath immediately & rinse skin with hot water. (See also CAUTIONS)

    • Medical Preparations Poultice

      1. Mix powdered seeds in warm water & apply to wet cloth spread with flour dough/ paste (so that the powdered mixture sticks to cloth). Warm cloth & apply it to skin. Remove after 5-30 min according to patient`s tolerance.
      2. Can also add powdered linum (flax) seeds to above & apply poultice to the affected area.

    • Infectious Diseases Anti-Infective

      Soak towel in hot water containining x 2-3 teaspoons of powdered seeds & wrap around body.

    • Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      Add 1 tablespoon of powdered seeds to 1 cup warm water & drink.

    • General Anti-Infective

      1. Mix x1 teaspoon of powdered seeds + little honey (can also add lard) to make ointment & apply to affected area for few hours.
      2. Add warm water to 200 gm of powdered seeds to form a suspension. After 30 min add to hot bath & stay in bath for 10 min.

    • General Anti-pyretic

      Soak towel in hot water containing x2-3 teaspoons of powdered seeds & wrap towel around body.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      For internal use add 1 tablespoon of powdered seeds to 1 cup warm water. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative, Digestive, Stomachic

      Eat powdered seeds.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-ulcer

      Apply compress of powdered seeds to abdomen especially stomach area. (See NOTES 1.)

    • Gastrointestinal Antacid

      Apply compress of powdered seeds to abdomen especially stomach area. (See NOTES 1.)

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Make compress with powdered seeds, add + na'na (mint) & apply to umbilical area. (See NOTES 1.)

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

      1. Mixed powdered seeds into a footbath.
      2. Apply powdered seeds as plaster/poultice over neck & throat.
      3. Gargle using x3 teaspoons of powdered seeds mixed with hot water.

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

      Extract oil from seeds ("zeit el-tartar" or tartar oil) (See NOTES 2) & cook + scorpions & apply externally as ear drops. (See NOTES 3)

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      1. Mix 1 teaspoon of powdered seeds + little honey (can also add lard) to make ointment & apply to pimple for few hours.
      2. Add warm water to 200 gm of powdered seeds to form a suspension. After 30 min add to hot bath & stay in the bath for 10 min.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Extract oil (also known as "zeit el-tartar" or tartar oil) from Brassica seeds, (See NOTES 2) mix + olive oil & apply ointment externally.

    • Dermatological Rubefacient

      Mix powdered seeds into foot bath.

    • Dermatological Emollient

      Mix powdered seeds + soap suds & massage.

    • Culinary Seasoning

      Eat powdered seeds.

    • Child Health Rubefacient

      Add powdered seeds to hot bath & immerse infant in water for 2 min. (See NOTES 1)

    • Cardiovascular Cardiac

      Mix powdered seeds into bath water & take a whole body bath.

    • Cardiovascular Analgesic

      1. Grind seeds, mix + vinegar, prepare plaster/ poultice & apply to chest.
      2. Mix powdered seeds into foot bath.