- Respiratory
Anti-asthmatic
Prepare incense of dried leaves & fruits. (Admin. not specified.)
- Oral health
Analgesic, Anti-caries
1. Cook cones + Cinchona bark + "shabba" (alum, usually hydrated double sulfate salt) + vinegar; gargle every morning. (Z)
2.Toothache only: decoct fruit & rinse mouth with decoction. (B)
- Musculoskeletal/ joints
Anti-arthritic, Anti-inflammatory
Cook branch tips in covered pot; patient stands in a loose gown over the pot for as long as possibe & then rests in bed away from cold.
- Musculoskeletal
Vulnerary
Boil in closed pot branch tips of "sarw" (Cupressus sp. ) + "tayun" (Dittrichia? viscosa) + "feijan" (Ruta chalepensis) + "maryameyeh" (Salvia fruticosa) + "el-jar" (Laurus nobilis) +" el-butum" (Pistacia atlantica) +" saris" (Pistacia lentiscus); place broken limb over steam for a few moments, then rebreak bone by tapping it lightly.
- Kidney & Urinary Tract
Renal
Prepare a "coffee" drink from dried, roasted fruit & drink.
- Infectious Diseases
Anti-Infective
Apply powder of dried, crushed leaves to lesion.
- Gastrointestinal
Anti-Infective, Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent
1.Grind 10 fresh green cones into small particles, boil in approx. 3 cups of water for 15 min; cool, filter through gauze or flannel cloth & drink hot 1 cup x2/day morning & evening + 2 teaspoons sugar (if too bitter).
2. Cook branch tips in water & drink.
3.Cook cones in water & drink.
- Endocrine/ Metabolic
Hypoglycemic
Prepare a "coffee" drink from dried, roasted fruit & drink.
- Dermatological
Anti-fungal, Anti-inflammatory
Prepare plaster /compress from mashed fresh fruit. (Admin. not specified.)
- Dermatological
Anti-herpetic
Apply powder of dried, crushed leaves to lesion.
- Dermatological
Haemostatic, Vulnerary
Apply powder of dried, crushed leaves to lesion.
- Dermatological
Anti-inflammatory
Apply powder of dried, crushed leaves to lesion.
