Complaint / Use: High cholesterol

High cholesterol (ID: 5365)

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.

High cholesterol (ID: 5267)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Pain Relief Analgesic

      Decoct flowers, filter & drink x2 cups/day until recovery.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      Decoct leaves & drink x2/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      Decoct leaves in water & drink hot + sugar.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink hot + sugar.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      1. Eat fruit.
      2. Prepare drink from fruits.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Anti-obesity

      Decoct leaves & drink x2/day.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypocholesterolemic

      Decoct leaves & drink x2/day.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      Decoct leaves & drink x2/day.

    • Cardiovascular Hypotensive

      Decoct leaves & drink x2/day.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Decoct aerial parts. (Admin not specified).

High cholesterol (ID: 5183)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Women`s Health Anti-inflammatory

      1.Cook leaves + olive oil + onions & eat.
      2. Decoct leaves for 15 min & drink x1 cup/day until well.

    • Veterinary Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      Add aerial parts to animal feed.

    • Venoms, Bites & Stings Anti-venom

      Apply dried, ground leaves to affected area.

    • Respiratory Anti-tussive

      Boil leaves, add 250 ml of filtrate to water & drink for 3 days.

    • Oral Health Mouth wash

      1. Cook leaves & eat especially in winter.
      2. Roast aerial parts, grind, mix + olive oil & apply to mouth x1-2 /day for 7 days.

    • Opthalmic Anti-Infective

      Extract juice from root & apply 1 drop to eye x1/day

    • Musculoskeletal/ joints Non-specific

      Cook plant in water & drink the water +"sukar fadi" (crystallized sugar) if necessary. Afterwards eat the remaining plant.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      Decoct flowers, filter & drink x3 cups /day until well.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Cook plant in water & drink the water +"sukar fadi" (crystallized sugar) if necessary. Afterwards eat the remaining plant.

    • Haematology Anti-anaemic

      1. Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup /day for 2 days. (B)
      2. Cook + olive oi l+ onions & eat.(B)
      3. Cook + olive oil+ onions + pepper + tahina & eat.(B)
      4. Eat fresh aerial parts (B)
      5. Cook aerial parts in water & drink the water +"sukar fadi" (crstallized sugar) if necessary. Afterwards eat the remaining plant. (Z)

    • General Depurative

      Extract juice from washed leaves & take x2 teaspoons for 1mth.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-emetic

      Decoct plant in water, cool, strain & drink x1 large tablespoon as needed.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-inflammatory

      Cook plant in water & drink the water +"sukar fadi" (crstallized sugar) if necessary. Afterwards eat the remaining plant.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      1.Cook leaves & eat; can add vineger.
      2.Decoct aerial parts & drink x1cup /day.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      1.Prepare juice from leaves + leaves of dandelion + quince fruit; sweeten + sugar & drink 1cup /day until recovery.
      2.Decoct roasted roots & drink x2cups /day.
      3. Prepare infusion from crushed leaves & drink x1 cup/ day.
      4. Extract juice from aerial parts & drink x2/day until well.
      5. Cut clean root into small pieces, boil in water for 2 min, stand 10 min; filter & drink x2/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      1. Boil roots in water until ? the water evaporates; filter & drink x1 cup/day for 1 week.
      2. Decoct dried flowers & drink 1cup x2 /day.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Cook plant in water & drink the water +"sukar fadi" (crystallized sugar) if necessary. Afterwards eat the remaining plant.

    • Gastrointestinal Antacid

      Decoct x12 teaspoons crushed leaves to 1 cup boiling water; leave 15 min, filter, add + dandelion leaves to filtrate & drink warm.

    • Gastrointestinal Non-specific

      Cook aerial parts +olive oil & eat ? kg /day for 1 month.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      1. Decoct washed flowers + aerial parts, filter & drink x1 cup /day before meals for 2 days.
      2. Cut leaves into small paices, cook + olive oil + onions & eat.

    • Endocrine/Metabolic Hypocholesterolemic

      1. Decoct aerial parts & drink x1cup /day for 2 days.
      2. Cook leaves + olive oil+ onions & eat daily.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Anti-obesity

      1. Soak ground roots in water for 5 min, boil for 15 min & drink x1 cup before meals.
      2. Decoct flowers, leave & then drink 1 cup x3 /day.
      3. Grind roots & boil x5 teaspoons in 1L of water for 15 min; drink x1 cup before meals.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      1.Boil leaves in water, change water twice & eat the leaves. (B)
      2. Decoct plant in water, cool, strain & drink 1 cup x 4/day. (Z)

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

      Extract juice from leaves & add x1-2 drops to affected ear

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x2 cups /day for 1 week.

    • Culinary Nutritive

      Cook in olive oil + salt + water + onion + lemon & eat hot.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Wash leaves, extract juice & take x 2 teaspoons for 1 mth,

High cholesterol (ID: 5033)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Venoms, Bites & Stings Ant-venom

      Squeeze cloves & apply to afffected area.

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Peel cloves, crush & apply as poultice x2/day as needed.

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

      1.Heat peeled cloves in vessel over water tub until they open; mix + olive oil for ointment & massage. (Z)
      2. Mix aerial parts + salt, crush & apply to affected area x1/day until healed.. (B)

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Mix aerial parts + salt, crush & apply to affected area x1/day until healed.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      Heat peeled cloves in vessel over water tub until they open; mix + olive oil for ointment & apply x 2/day.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypocholesterolemic

      Peel cloves, wash & eat fresh in morning until recovery.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Crush stem to extract juice & apply to affected area until recovery.

    • Cardiovascular Hypotensive

      Peel cloves, wash & eat fresh in morning until recovery.

    • Cardiovascular Anti-atherosclerotic

      Eat fresh cloves daily for 10 days.

    • Cardiovascular Rubefacient

      Peel cloves, crush & apply as poultice x2/day for 2 weeks.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Peel cloves, wash & eat fresh in morning until recovery.

High cholesterol (ID: 5011)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Veterinary Anti-Infective

      Prepare infusion of plant & add to animal fodder x2/day.

    • Veterinary Laxative

      1. Prepare infusion of aerial parts & add to animal fodder x2 /day.
      2. Crush fruits & add to animal fodder.

    • Veterinary Haemostatic

      Prepare infusion of leaves & stems & add to animal fodder x2/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Decoct plant & drink x3/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective

      Soak leaves in boiling water for 10-15 min & drink 1 cup x1/day before breakfast.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x3/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x3/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      1.Soak leaves & stems in hot water, filter & drink x1 cup as needed. (B)
      2. Decoct aerial parts & drink x3/day. (Z)

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Decoct leaves /stems + equal amount wormwood (Artemisia sieberi) in 2 cups boiling water & drink x1 cup as needed.

    • Endocrine/Metabolic Hypocholesterolemic

      Mix 1 teaspoon ground leaves + 1 teaspoon ground black cumin + honey & eat 1 teaspoon x1/day before breakfast.

    • Dermatological Non-specific

      Prepare infusion of aerial parts & apply to skin.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Grind aerial parts & apply to skin.

    • Dermatological Hair restorer

      Prepare infusion of aerial parts + rue (Ruta chalapensis) + aloe (Aloe vera) & apply to hair.