Complaint / Use: Rheumatic pain in muscles/ joints

All Complaints for this Species

• Oral Health Analgesic, Anti-caries

  Squeeze juice from crushed leaves & fruit & gargle several times without swallowing.

• Nervous System Hypnotic

  Decoct fruit & drink x1 tablespoon before sleeping.

• Nervous system Analgesic

  Decoct flowers & drink x2 cups /day as needed until recovery.

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

  Use fruit juice and/or leaf juice to: 1. Massage painful area directly
  2. Massage area after daily hot bath;
  3. Use in steam bath.

• Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

  Decoct leaves in water & drink x3 cups /day.

• Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

  Decoct leaves in water & drink x3 cups /day.

• General Anti-hydropic

  Decoct fruit in water & drink x3 large tablespoons/day.

• Gastrointestinal Hepatic

  Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply x1-2 drops into nose (helps remove yellow colour from body).

• Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Hepatic

  Use fruit juice as nose drops x1 drop to each nostril, after which large amount of yellow liquid escapes from nose & faeces become yellow.

• Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

  1. Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply for pain as needed using syringe. (B)
  2. Peel fruits, cover with vaseline & use as suppositories daily until healed. (B)
  3. Add few drops of fruit juice to glass of milk & drink. (May cause initial discomfort ("a hard condition") but which heals later.) (Z)

• Gastrointestinal Laxative

  Add few drops of fruit juice to dried fig & eat.

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

  Extract juice from squeezed fruit, apply x1 drop to each nostril & inhale.

• Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Analgesic

  1.Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply x1-2 drops into ear daily until healed. (B)
  2. Apply fruit juice locally as eardrops. (Z)

• Dermatological Anti-Infective

  Prepare compress of crushed leaves + "leben" (See NOTES). & apply topically

• Cosmetic Freckle remover

  Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply to face x 2/day for whitening effect. .

• Child Health Weaning

  Apply juice of leaves to nipples; the bitter taste causes baby to stop breastfeeding.