Complaint / Use: Pruritis & scabies

Pruritis & scabies (ID: 1361)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Vulnerary

      1.Grind leaves, soak in boiling water, squeeze to extract oil & apply to wound. (B)
      2. Decoct leaves & use to wash wound x2/day. (B)
      3. Extract oil from fruit & apply to wounds until healed. (Z)

    • Women`s Health Deobstruent

      Decoct leaves & use in a sitz bath. (See NOTES 2)

    • Women`s Health Analgesic

      Boil fruits in 1 cup of water (tea can be added) & drink x1 cup/day a week before menstrual cycle.

    • Women`s Health Contraceptive

      Decoct leaves & drink 1 cup x1/day for 1 week.

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective

      Soak leaves in water + aerial parts of rue (Ruta sp.) & drink 1 cup x2-3 /day.

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective

      Boil 4 leaves in water for 5 min & inhale steam at night until well.

    • Respiratory Analgesic

      Prepare infusion of aerial parts & drink x1 cup /day.

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective

      Boil 20 gm leaves + 60 gm orange peel in 1L water for 10 min; filter & drink x3/day until well.

    • Oral Health Analgesic, Anti-gum disease

      Decoct leaves & rinse mouth.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Anti-inflammatory

      1.Grind 200 gm of fruits, spread over cloth & apply as poultice to affected area every 5 min until improved.
      2. Decoct leaves & branches & drink 1 cup x2/day.
      3. Mix oil extracted from fruit + vaseline & apply to affected area until relieved.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Vulnerary

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

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory

      1.Decoct leaves & apply locally to affected area x 2/day. .
      2. Decoct leaves, sweeten + honey & drink x1 cup/day until recovery.

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

      Arthritis: 1.Decoct leaves & drink 1 cup x3 /day. (B)
      2. Extract oil from fruit & apply to affected area. (B)
      3. Rheumatism: Extract oil from fruit & massage back & affected areas. (Z)

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Extract oil from fruit & drink small amounts.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      Decoct leaves + honey & drink x3 cups /day until well.

    • Haematology Non-specific

      Extract oil from fruit & drink in small amounts.

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Cook aerial parts of Dittrichia?viscosa in water in a closed pot + "rand" (Laurus sp.) (See NOTES 1) + "maryameyeh" (Salvia fruticosa.) + "feijan" (Ruta sp.). Patient dressed in loose gown stands over the rising steam as long as possible then goes to bed & keeps warm.

    • General Anti-hydrotic

      Decoct leaves & use in bath.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-ulcer

      Mix 1 handful of leaves +2 handfuls dried orange peel, soak in 1L hot water, boil, cover & leave 10-15 min; filter, sweeten & drink x2-3/ day.

    • Gastrointestinal Antacid

      1. Mix 20 gm leaves + 40 gm dried orange peel & soak in 1L boiling water; cover container & leave for 10-15 min, filter, sweeten & drink 2-3 cups/day.(B)
      2. Eat fresh or powdered dry leaves. (Z)

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Extract oil from fruit & drink in small amounts.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      1.Decoct leaves & drink x2 cups/day for 40 days. (B)
      2. Prepare infusion of leaves & drink for 40 days. ("increases blood flow to the face") (Z)

    • Gastrointestinal Digestive

      Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup after meals until improvement.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      1. Boil leaves in water for 30 min, filter & drink x2 cups of filtrate /day.
      2.Grind the boiled leaves (described in recipe 1)& apply as poultice to affected area x2 times /day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      Boil leaves & fruit in water & drink x1 cup as needed.

    • Gastrointestinal Stomachic

      Decoct leaves, sweeten + sugar & drink 1 cup x3/day until health restored.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      1.Abdominal pain & gas: decoct leaves in water & drink. (Z)
      2. Flatulence: decoct leaves & drink x1 cup as needed. (B)

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Cook leaves + carob (Ceratonia siliqua) fruits in water & drink.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolism Hypoglycaemic

      Decoct leaves in water, cool, filter & drink.

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

      Decoct leaves + honey & drink x3 cups/day until well.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Extract juice from fruits & apply to affected area until healed.

    • Dermatological Anti-pruritic, Scabicide

      Apply oil extracted from fruit to affected area.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Extract juice from fruits & apply to affected area daily until healed.

    • Dermatological Hair restorer

      1. Extract oil from fruits & apply to hair.
      2. Decocot leaves + vinegar & apply to hair.
      3. Decoct leaves & drink as tea
      4. Apply decoction to hair x1/day for several days.

    • Culinary Nutritive, Seasoning

      Use leaves. Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)

    • Cosmetic Cleansing product

      Extract oil from Laurus fruit (in place of olive oil) to make soap.