Complaint / Use: Regulate menstruation

All Complaints for this Species

• Women`s Health Emmenagogue

  Infuse/ extract seeds & drink extract on empty stomach.

• Women`s Health Emmenagogue, Haemastatic

  Eat powdered seeds every morning for 1 week.

• Opthalmic Anti-inflammatory, Visual health

  Squeeze juice from fresh bulb (See NOTES 3) & apply as eye drops.

• Musculoskeletal/ joints Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory

  Grind seeds, wet with water, spread over cloth & apply to back.

• Men`s Health/ Sexuality Aphrodisiac

  1. Crush dried seeds into fine powder, boil in pure bees honey for 30 min over low fire; eat x1 large tablespoon morning & evening.
  2. Mix powdered "bazr fajl" (radish seed, Raphanus) + powdered rhizome Alpinia officinarum + "halilaj" (Terminalia chebula) + "jozat el-tib" (nutmeg, Myristica fragrens) + black pepper (Piper nigrum)+ "sangagur" (Scincus scincus: a desert lizard or sand fish) + honey. Prepare a suppository for men or vaginal plug for women.
  3. For males only: mix powdered "bazr fajl" (radish/ Raphanus seed) + powdered rhizome Alpinia officinarum + "halilaj" (Terminalia chebula) + "jozat el-tib" (nutmeg, Myristica fragrans) + "bazr el-rashad" (Lepidium sativum ) + honey (after boiling it & removing froth). Eat x1 spoon every day for 4-6 days without making contact with a woman. (See CAUTIONS: This recipe is only good if the man does not have a stomach ulcer).
  4. Grind rhizome of Zingiber officinalis + Raphanus sp. mix + honey & eat x1 teaspoon mornings.

• Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-inflammatory, Anti-lithic, Demulcent, Diuretic

  Use Root. (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)

• Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

  Cook leaves or leaf veins in water & drink.

• Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

  Decoct whole plant in water & drink instead of water.

• Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

  1. Eat bulb. (See NOTES 3)
  2. Steep bulb & leaves in water + parsley for 12 hr; heat liquid & drink instead of water.

• Haematology Anti-inflammatory

  Crush seeds to powder + wine vinegar & drink.

• Haematology

  1. Extract juice from bulb (See NOTES 3) & leaves & drink x3/day until pallor disappears. Also add radishes to patient's food. (Z)
  2. Eat fresh radish root with meals. (B)

• General Anti-hydropic

  Cook leaves or leaf veins in water & drink.

• General Analgesic, Tonic

  Boil bulb in water for 15 min + ginger root + mint, cool & reheat; mix liquid + equal amount bees' honey (previously boiled with froth skimmed off) & eat morning & evening.

• Gastrointestinal Carminative

  Eat fresh radish root with meals.

• Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

  Cook leaves or leaf veins in water & drink.

• Gastrointestinal Analgesic, Anti-emetic, Carminative

  Eat powdered seeds every morning for 1 week.

• Gastrointestinal Anti-lithic

  Decoct whole plant in water & drink instead of water.

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

  Crush seeds, mix with water & apply as nose drops.

• Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Non-specific

  Grind seeds & tie into cloth to form small bundle; wet + juice of goat's adrenal gland & apply drops into ear. (See NOTES 1)

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

  Grill radish roots & squeeze into affected ear.