- Womens health/ Reproductive Health
Fertility
Boil flowers + "mahniza" (Ferula asa-foetida) (See NOTES 4 ) in tub & sit over steam.
- Womens Health
Anti-inflammatory
Mix flowers +"fuwwa" (Rubia tinctorium) + "tya" (Ferula asa-foetida) (See NOTES 4) & apply as uterine rinse.
- Womens Health
Tonic
Prepare infusion of flowers & drink.
- Womens Health
Analgesic, Emmenagogue
Decoct flowers + "kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.
- Respiratory
Anti-asthmatic, Anti-tussive
Decoct flowers in water, cool, filter & drink 1 cup x3/day.
- Respiratory
Anti-Infective, Anti-catarrhal, Anti-tussive
1. Decoct fowers in water, cool, filter & drink 1 cup x3 -4/day.
2. Decoct ground dried flowers & drink after fasting for 12 hr.
3. Cook plant in water alone or + "khatmiyeh" (Alcea acaulis) or + "ward el-hasad" (Alcea setosa), + "bizr kittan" (Linum sp.) + sugar & drink.
- Pain Relief
Analgesic
Decoct flowers & drink x1 cup + sugar as necessary.
- Oral Health
Analgesic
Cook plant in water & gargle.
- Oral Health
Mouth wash
Prepare flowers as tea & use as mouth rinse.
- Opthalmic
Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory
Massage eyes with fig leaves, apply almond oil & then a compress of Matricaria chamomilla flowers.
- Opthalmic
Anti-Infective
Decoct flowers + tea leaves & apply as compress.
- Nervous system
Nervine
Prepare flowers as tea & drink.
- Nervous System
Analgesic
Prepare flowers as tea & drink.
- Mental Health
Anxiolytic
Prepare flowers as tea & drink.
- Mental Health
Anti-depressant, Anti-psychotic
Mix flowers + "kanjabeen" (unknown, but possibly means "sakanjubeen" , a mixture of honey & vinegar). (Admin. not specified.)
- Kidney & Urinary Tract
Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent
Decoct flowers + "kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.
- Kidney & Urinary Tract
Deobstruent
Cook plant in water + "farfahina" (Portulaca oleracea) & drink.
- Kidney & Urinary Tract
Anti-lithic
Prepare flowers as tea & drink.
- Kidney & Urinary Tract
Anti-inflammatory
Prepare flowers as tea & drink.
- Kidney & Urinary Tract
Diuretic
Decoct flowers in water, cool, filter & drink all day instead of water.
- Infectious Diseases
Anti-Infective, Anti-pyretic
Decoct flowers, sweeten with "kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.
- General
Refrigerant
Prepare flowers as tea & drink.
- General
Anti-pyretic, Diaphoretic
Decoct flowers & drink hot x1 cup as necessary.
- General
Anti-inflammatory
Decoct flowers in water, cool, filter & drink 1 cup x3/day.
- General
Anti-hydropic, Anti-inflammatory
1. Decoct flowers & apply externally as compress.
2. Prepare tea from flowers & drink.
- General
Panacea
Prepare flowers as tea & drink.
- Gastrointestinal
Carminative, Digestive, Stomachic
1. Decoct flowers + "kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.
2. Decoct flowers & drink after meals.
3. Prepare infusion of flowers & drink.
4. Cook flowers in water + fennel & drink x1 cup morning & evening for 4 days.
- Gastrointestinal
Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent
Decoct flowers + "kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.
- Gastrointestinal
Laxative
Decoct flowers in water, cool, filter & drink x2 cups evenings.
- Gastrointestinal
Carminative
Cook plant in water + "bu'ithran" (Teucrium polium) (See NOTES 3) + "na'na" (Mentha sp.) & drink.
- Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT)
Analgesic
Cook flowers in water + "marzanajush" (Stachys lavandulifolia) (See NOTES 2) & drink.
- Child Health
Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal, Laxative
Decoct flowers + "kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.
- Child Health
Carminative
Decoct flowers +" kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.
- Cancer (unclear if tumors maligant or benign)
Anti-tumor
Mix flowers + "maryameyeh" (Salvia fruticosa) + "ezuv" (Majorana sp., synonym Origanum syriacum) + "besamim" (Rosmarinus sp.). See NOTES 1) (Admin. not specified.)