Complaint / Use: Psoriasis

Psoriasis (ID: 5953)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Vulnerary

      Apply ground aerial parts to affected area several times.

    • Wound Healing Anti-septic

      Grind dried whole plant (aerial parts + root ) into fine powder & apply to affected area.

    • Wound Healing Vulnerary

      Grind dried leaves to powder, mix + olive oil & apply to burn.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x2/day.

    • General Anti-hydropic

      1. Decoct dried whole plant (aerial parts +root) in water for 30 min, cool, strain & apply externally to swollen area. or
      2. Boil water, add whole plant (aerial parts + root) & hold swollen limb over steam.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Decoct whole plant (aerial parts + root) & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      Decoct whole plant (aerial parts + root ) alone or + Salvia fruticosa & drink.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Apply ground aerial parts to affected area several times.

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective

      Grind aerial parts & apply to affected area several times.

Psoriasis (ID: 6062)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Cook fruit & leaves in water + "sbideh baqal'a" (talc?) + "fulus" (? seeds of Cassia fistula) + "afsantin" (? Artemisia absinthium (See NOTES 2 + "riban dashini" (? Rheum sp.) (See NOTES 3) + almond oil & drink.

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-catarrhal

      Powder or decoct leaves & drink.

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x1 cup/day until well.

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x1 cup/day until well.

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

      1.Powder or decoct leaves & drink. (Z)
      2. Decoct leaves in water & drink x1 cup/day until well.(B)

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Anti-inflammatory, Uricolytic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x1cup/day until well.

    • Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      Heat fruit & leaves in water & drink extract on empty stomach.

    • Haematology Non-specific

      Powder or decoct leaves & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Decoct or powder leaves & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x 2-3 cups until well.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-diarrheal

      Decoct leaves in water, cool & drink 1 cup x3/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      1. Add 6-12 seeds to 1 cup almost boiled water, decoct 1-2 min & drink x1 cup. (B)
      2. Steep seeds overnight in cold water, boil, add leaves, cool & drink 1 glass x3/day. (B)
      3. Add ? teaspoon ground senna to 1 cup boiled water, cover & drink x1-2 cups/day after eating for 1 week. (B)
      4. Mix senna seeds + anise (Pimpinella anisum) + ground cumin (Cuminum cyminum) + licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) + fennel (Foeniculum vulgare); add a little of mixture to almost boiled water & drink multiple doses as needed. (B)
      5. Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup on alternate days. (B)
      6. Heat fruit & leaves in water & drink extract. (Z)
      7. Cook or infuse leaves in water & drink. (Z)
      8. Use leaves in powdered form. (Z)
      9. Decoct leaves with following plants generally added to decoction: "kamnon ha-anis" (Pimpinella anisum); dried figs; "kuzbara" (Coriander, seeds or root); "khiyar shanbar" (Cassia fistula). (Z)

    • Gastrointestinal Antacid

      Powder or decoct leaves & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Add few senna seeds + anise (seeds?) + fennel (seeds?) to boiling water & drink x1-2 cups/day until relief.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Anti-obesity

      1.Grind leaves + equal amounts fennel + anise (Pimpinella anisum) seeds + cumin (Cuminum cyminum) + ?fadi? (? meaning) + sugar; mix & eat x1 spoon/day after lunch.
      2. Decoct handful of leaves in water for 10 min & drink filtrate x3/day mornings on empty stomach.
      3. Add 1 teaspoon ground senna (? part) to 1 cup water & drink x1 cup before sleeping for 1 mth.
      4. Add few seeds to boiling water & drink x1-2 cups/day.
      5. Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup on alternate days.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Grind leaves + henna (Lawsonia inermis) leaves, + ?madda al-lionel? (a wax-like material ? identity); place in a bottle & apply morning & evenings.

    • Dermatological Freckle remover

      Prepare poultice of powdered leaves + egg white & apply externally.

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective

      Prepare poultice of powdered leaves + egg white & apply externally.

Psoriasis (ID: 1467)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Women`s Health Abortifacient

      Decoct seeds & drink x I cup/day in 1st stage of pregnancy; causes bleeding. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS.)

    • Women`s Health Contraceptive

      Eat x4 seeds directly after birth.(TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

    • Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      Preparation /Admin not specified.

    • Gastrointestinal Bitter, Stomachic

      Burn seeds over fire, grind into fine powder & drink x1 small cup of this coffee-like preparation after meals. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS.)

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative, Stomachic

      Preparation/ Admin not specified.

    • Gastrointestinal Antacid

      Preparation/ Admin not specified.

    • Gastrointestinal Demulcent, Vulnerary

      Preparation /Admin not specified.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Anti-obesity

      Eat x5 raw seeds every morning daily. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS.)

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      1. Macerate seeds in water for few days & eat. (Z)
      2.Powder dried seeds & eat x1 tablespoon/ day. (Z)
      3.Roast seeds & prepare a coffee-like drink. (Z)
      4. Eat x5 raw seeds every morning daily. (B) (TOXIC See CAUTIONS.)

    • Dermatological Vulnerary

      Use water from cooked seeds to make dough + barley flour; apply as bandage to swollen area.

    • Dermatological Freckle remover

      Prepare salve from powdered seeds + vinegar + honey & apply to skin.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Apply powdered dried seeds to skin.

    • Dermatological Hair inhibitor

      Prepare salve from powdered seeds + vinegar + honey & apply to skin.

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective

      Apply powdered dried seeds to skin.

    • Culinary Nutritive

      Macerate seeds in water for few days, rinse & eat + salt. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

    • Cardiovascular Hypotensive

      Eat x5 raw seeds every morning daily. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS.)

    • Ageing Nootropic

      Eat x5 raw seeds every morning daily. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

Psoriasis (ID: 5475)

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.

Psoriasis (ID: 1181)

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.

Psoriasis (ID: 5050)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Veterinary Anti-Infective

      Boil leaves + fruit in water & add to animals`s drinking water x2/day.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Prepare infusion of seeds & apply to affected skin.