- 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.