Complaint / Use: Urinary retention

Urinary retention (ID: 5964)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Preparation/ Admin / Plant Part not specified.

    • General Rubefacient

      Add leaf & stems to hot bath taken for 15 min. (Preparation details not specified).

    • Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Haemostatic

      Decoct leaves & stems & drink x3 cups/day.(TOXIC See CAUTIONS.)

    • Cardiovascular Hypotensive

      1. Decoct leaves & stems & drink x3 small cups/day. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS) (Z)
      2. Preparation/ Admin / Plant Part not specified. (B)

    • Cardiovascular Anti-atherosclerotic

      Decoct leaves & stems in water & drink 1 large tablespoon x3/day. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS.)

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Decoct leaves & stems & use externally in hot compresses or bandages

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Mix seeds + carrot (Daucus carota) + Vitis vinifera) (part not mentioned) + garlic (Allium sativum) + honey & eat 1 teaspoon x2/day. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

Urinary retention (ID: 5861)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Add 40 drops of plant oil from seeds to 1L water & add to bath water; bathe x1/day until healed.

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-tussive

      1.Grind dried leaves & seeds & apply as poultice to chest.
      2. Add cut leaves to yougurt & eat with meals as needed.

    • Respiratory Anti-asthmatic

      Grind dried leaves + seeds + honey & eat x2/day until well.

    • Nervous System Nervine

      Cook aerial parts + onions + olive oil & eat x1/day for 1 week.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      1. Eat fresh aerial parts x1/day for 1 week.
      2. Cut leaves into small pieces, cook + onions + olive oil & eat x1/day until well.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Boil roots in water, soak until use, filter & drink 1 cup x2/day morning & evening until well.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      1.Boil roots in water, soak until use, filter & drink 1 cup x2/day morning & evening until well.
      2. Decoct seeds & drink x1cup/day for 1 week.
      3. Mix equal amounts of seeds + carrot + parsley + celery seeds & eat x1 teaspoon with water.
      4. Add cut leaves to yougurt & eat with meals.

    • Haematology Non-specific

      Eat 1-4 fresh leaves x 3/day.

    • Haematology Anti-anaemic

      Prepare aerial parts as salad + salt + yougurt + olive oil & eat daily until well.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-ulcer

      Boil leaves in water, refrigerate & drink x1 cup/day until well.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup as needed.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Eat raw seeds x3/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Stomachic

      Grind seeds & add to food as a spice.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      Prepare aerial parts with salad & eat.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Extract juice from aerial parts & apply to affected area x 2/day until healed.

    • Dermatological Anti-dandruff

      Extract oil from flowers & apply to scalp x2/day as needed.

    • Dermatological Rubefacient

      Decoct flowers & use as bath for hands & feet for 30 min x2 /day for 1 week.

    • Cardiovascular Vasoprotective

      Boil leaves in boiling water for 10 min, transfer decoction to another container & immerse affected area for 10-15 min x2/day.

    • Cardiovascular Hypotensive

      Decoct seeds & drink x1cup/day.

    • Cardiovascular Cardiac

      Grind seeds, add to food as spice & eat with meals x3/day.

    • Cardiovascular Vasoprotective

      Grind seeds & apply as poultice to affected area nightly for 1 week.

    • Cardiovascular Anti-atherosclerotic

      Soak seeds in water, boil for 30 min & drink 1 cup x3/day.

    • Ageing Nootropic

      Eat x2 raw seeds/day before breakfast for 2 mth.

Urinary retention (ID: 5812)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Decoct leaves & drink 1 cup x3/day for 1 mth.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Decoct leaves & drink 1 cup x3/day for 2 weeks.

    • Cardiovascular Hypotensive

      Cook leaves + rice + meat & eat x1/week for 2 mth.

    • Cardiovascular Anti-atherosclerotic

      Cook leaves + rice + meat & eat x1/week for 2 mth.

Urinary retention (ID: 5769)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Oral Health Analgesic, Anti-caries

      Decoct plant in water, cool, strain & gargle several x/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Preparation/ Admin. not specified.

Urinary retention (ID: 5763)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-septic

      Prepare infusion of fruit & wash affected area with it.

    • Women`s Health Galactagogue

      Eat fruits + honey.

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Decoct ground fruits & gargle x1-2/day as needed.

    • Oral Health Anti-caries

      Soak fruits in water to extract juice & gargle before meals.

    • Opthalmic Anti-tearing

      Steep fruit in cold water & apply as eye drops; also drink steeped water frequently.

    • Nervous system Analgesic

      Soak fruits in boiling water for ? hour, filter & drink x1 cup as needed.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Soak fruit in hot water & drink. I cup x2/day according to response.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-inflammatory

      Decoct flowers & drink.

    • Infectious Diseases Anti-Infective

      Decoct flowers & drink.

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Grind fruits to powder, cook + honey, spread on cloth & apply to swollen area.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      1. Mix 1 teaspoon ground epicarp (see NOTES 2) + 1 teaspoon starch + 2 teaspoons water & drink ? teaspoon mornings before breakfast. (B)
      2. Mix epicarp + rose water & drink x1-2 cups as needed.(B)
      3. Mix ground epicarp + 1 cup yougurt & drink x1 cup/day for 2 weeks. (B)
      5. Steep fruit in warm water & drink on empty stomach. (Z)
      6. Cook fruits in water + Majorana syriaca or gallnuts from oak (Quercus sp.) & eat. (Z)
      8. Cook red meat from goat's neck in water in which fruits have been steeped & eat. (Z)
      9. Decoct fresh or dried fruits in water for 15 min, cool, filter through gauze, mix + egg yolk & drink 1 cup x3/day for 3 days (can also be drunk without egg & sugar). (Z)
      10. Steep small amount of karshina seeds (Vicia ervilia) overnight. Next day, boil for 15 min, cool & filter. Crush 3 pealed garlic cloves + 1 small teaspoon of Rhus fruits & mix all ingredients together; drink mixture every morning for 3-7 days. (Z)
      11. For diarrhea following a cold: decoct leaves & drink. (Z)

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Prepare infusion of fruits by soaking in boiling water for 30 min & drink x1 cup as needed.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      1. Decoct ground epicarp (See NOTES 2) & drink daily. (B)
      2. Mix fruit + few coffee beans + "hilbeh" (Trigonella foenum-graecum) + Cinchona bark. Roast mixture, grind into fine powder & add small amount of "luban" (resin of Boswellia sp. see NOTES 3). Prepare a drink without sugar & take x1 full cup/day for 40 days. (Z)

    • Culinary Seasoning

      Mix fruits + "za'tar" (Origanum sp.) & add to food.

    • Cosmetic Dye

      Decoct leaves & apply to hair.

Urinary retention (ID: 5713)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Venoms, Bites & Stings Ant-venom

      1. Apply cut, fleshy leaves over sting.
      2. Wash twigs well, grind & apply as poultice.

    • Respiratory Anti-tussive

      Decoct seeds, filter, sweeten + sugar & drink x1 cup/day until well.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Boil 1 large handful leaves for 5 min in 1L of water, steep for 15 min, filter & drink x4/day.

    • Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      1. Mix ground seeds + vinegar (suger can be added) & drink x1 teaspoon before breakfast for 3 days.
      2. Prepare dough from ground seeds, knead + vinegar, sweeten + sugar & eat on empty stomach x1 teaspoon of dough (young people) or x1 large spoon (adults with large bodies); repeat single dose for 3 days.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      Prepare poultice from leaves + grilled garlic (Allium sativum) + onion (Allium cepa) + roasted apples (Malus pumila) & apply to haemorrhoids.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      1.Decoct 25 gm powdered leaves in 1L water & drink 1 cup x2-3/day until well. (An infusion can also be used.)
      2. Boil leaves in water for 1 min & drink x1 spoon (small spoon for a child, large spoon for adult) x3 /day.

    • Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Analgesic

      Extract juice from fresh leaves & add as drops into ear.

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

      1. Extract juice from fresh leaves & add few drops into ear.
      2. Boil flowers in olive oil, filter & add several drops to ear x2/day.
      3. Boil seeds in water, filter & use filtrate as ear drops x1/day.

    • Child Health Anti-enuresis

      1. Boil large handful of leaves for 5 min in 1L water, emulsify for 15 min, drain & drink 1 cup x4/day.
      2. Prepare infusion by adding 2 teaspoons cut leaves to 1 cup boiling water, sweeten + honey & drink x2-3 cups /day.

    • Cardiovascular Anti-atherosclerotic

      1. Decoct 1 handful of dry leaves in 1L water, boil 15 min, filter & drink x1 cup before breakfast daily.
      2. Prepare infusion of ground leaves & drink x2-3 cups/day (+ honey as needed).
      3. Prepare infusion by adding 2 teaspoons of cut leaves to 1 cup boiled water & drink x2-3 cups/day as needed.

Urinary retention (ID: 5667)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-septic

      Crush dried plant into fine powder & dust over skin.

    • Wound Healing Vulnerary

      Grind roasted seeds & apply powder to burn every 1-2 hrs throughout the day.

    • Smoking Cigarette

      Make cigarettes of dried leaves & smoke.

    • Musculoskeletal / Joints Induce burn

      1. Burn dried stems & apply while hot to skin causing a burn.
      2. Make cigarette from dried plant, light one end & apply it to skin to cause a burn. (See NOTES.)

    • Mental Health Anti-depressant

      Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Soak leaves & stems in boiling water & drink x1 cup/day until recovery.

    • Gastrointestinal Digestive

      Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup/day.

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective

      Burn leaves & apply directly to wart.

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective

      Burn ground dried leaves & stems & add small amount to cauterize affected area x1 only.

Urinary retention (ID: 5653)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-septic

      Spread juice of fresh plant on affected area.

    • Wound healing Haemostatic

      Apply leaves as poultice to stop bleeding.

    • Respiratory Anti-tussive

      Decoct leaves & drink x1cup/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Decoct leaves & drink as needed.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Cook plant in water & drink.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Decoct plant in water & drink + sugar.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      Decoct plant in water & drink + sugar.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Decoct leaves & drink x1cup/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      Apply aerial parts externally.

    • Gastrointestinal Analgesic, Anti-spasmodic

      Cook plant in water & drink.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Decoct aerial parts & apply to affected area.

Urinary retention (ID: 5574)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound healing Haemostatic

      Decoct leaves & wash affected area externally with filtrate.

    • Wound Healing Anti-septic

      Boil flowers in water for 5 hr + little cooking salt, mix, cool & apply as salve to skin.

    • Women`s Health Emmenagogue

      Mix dried, ground leaves + honey & insert as tampon vaginally. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS.)

    • Women`s Health Abortifacient

      Decoct leaves & flowers. (Admin. not specified.) (TOXIC See CAUTIONS.)

    • Women`s Health Oxytocic

      Burn leaves + Ferula asa-foetida & allow smoke to enter vagina.

    • Reproductive Health Fertility

      Mix powdered leaves + cloves + "hilbeh" (Trigonella foenum-graecum); prepare as tampon & insert vaginally. (TOXIC see CAUTIONS.)

    • Oral Health Anti-gum disease

      Decoct leaves in water & drink. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS.)

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Burn dried leaves & inhale as incense. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS.)

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Anti-inflammatory, Uricolytic

      Soak leaves in hot wate & use filtrate to massage affected area.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Vulnerary

      Boil leaves in water & expose limb to steam in order to reset fracture.

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

      1.Cook leaves in water & apply locally to affected area. (Z)
      2. Infuse white flowers in oil & apply locally. (Z)
      3. Prepare infusion of plant leaves & apply filtrate externally to affected area for pain as needed. (B)

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup/day. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS.)

    • General Anti-scorbutic

      Prepare infusion of aerial parts & apply filtrate to affected areas as needed.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Burn branch in fire & apply externally to neck to cause a burn.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      Boil flowers in olive oil & spread on anus.

    • Dermatological Anti-fungal

      Apply latex to affected area.

    • Dermatological Anti-pruritic

      Decoct leaves & apply filtrate as ointment x3/day until healed.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Boil leaves, filter, cool & apply externally as ointment to affected area x3/day.

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective, Anti-pruritic

      1. Decoct dried leaves (can add "qutran" = Pix liquida/coal tar) & apply mixture as dressing to skin.
      2. For itching (pruritus): cook leaves in water & apply directly to skin.

    • Cardiovascular Analgesic, Cardiac

      1. Prepare infusion of leaves & drink.
      2. Heart pain: prepare tea by cooking leaves in water & drink.
      3. Strengthening Heart: decoct leaves in water, strain & drink 1 cup x3/day. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS).

Urinary retention (ID: 5402)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Smoking Cigarette

      Add powdered root to tobacco.

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-tussive, Demulcent

      1. Soak root in water for few days, filter & drink x3 glasses/day. (Z)
      2. Soak root in water + carob fruit (Ceratonia siliqua) & drink the water. (Z)
      3. Prepare from root a thick juice or jam (+ other fruits) & drink or suck. (Z)
      4. Cough only: Boil 1 teaspoon ground roots in water for 10 min, drink x2/day for 3 days. (B) Do not exceed suggested dose (See CAUTIONS.).

    • Respiratory Anti-asthmatic

      Boil x3 tablespoons dried roots in 3 cups water for 5 mins & drink 1 cup x2/day. Do not exceed suggested dose. (See CAUTIONS.)

    • Oral Health Anti-gum disease

      1. Simmer 200 gm roots in 1 L of water for 20 min, leave 15 min, filter & drink as needed.
      2. Use above as mouth rinse x2/day. Do Not exceed suggested dose (See CAUTIONS.)

    • Oral Health Lubricant

      Simmer 200 gm leaves in 1L water for 20 min, stand 15 min, filter & apply to cracked lips x2/day. Do not exceed suggested dose (See CAUTIONS.)

    • Oral Health Mouth wash

      Chew root after eating.

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Soak root in water for few days & drink as needed.

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

      Grind ? teaspoon of roots, boil in water & drink 1 cup x2/day. Do not exceed suggested dose. (See CAUTIONS.)

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      Boil ground roots in water & drink 1 cup x 2-3/day. Can add equal quantity of fennel. Do Not exceed suggested dose (See CAUTIONS).

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Decoct ground roots & drink x1-2 cups/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Decoct ground roots & drink x1 cup/day as needed. Do not exceed suggested dose. (See CAUTIONS.)

    • General Anti-inflammatory

      Soak root in water for few days & drink x4 glasses /day.

    • Gastrointestinal Antacid

      1. Chew root.
      2. Suck candy made from root.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Cook root in water & eat.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      Use root. Can also add aloe & "sanamakki" (Senna alexandrina). (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Boil 1 teaspoon ground roots in 1 cup water for 10 min, drink x2/day for 3 days. Do NOT exceed suggested dose (See CAUTIONS)

    • Gastrointestinal Emetic

      Prepare concentrated extract from root & rhizome & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      1. Boil 40 gm roots in water + 40 gm sulfur + 40 gm senna (Senna alexandrina), sweeten + sugar & drink x1 tablespoon evenings as needed.
      2. Boil 40gm roots in water + 40 gm senna (Senna alexandrina), filter, sweeten + sugar & drink 1 teaspoon/day as needed.
      3. Soak stems in hot water, filter, sweeten + sugar & drink x1 cup/day as needed.
      4. Mix equal amounts of licorice seeds + seeds of senna (Senna alexandrina), anise (Anisum vulgare ), cumin (Cuminum cyminum), fennel (Foeniculum vulgare); add x1 teaspoon of mixture to 1 cup boiling water & drink multiple doses as needed. Do not exceed suggested dose (See CAUTIONS).

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

      Boil ? teaspoon ground roots in 1 cup water for 5 min & drink x2/day. Do not exceed suggested dose (See CAUTIONS.)

    • Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Expectorant

      Soak root in cold water & drink water.

    • Cardiovascular Hypotensive

      1. Decoct ground roots & drink x1-2 cups /day.
      2. Grind roots & eat x1 teaspoon /day. Do not exceed suggested dose (See CAUTIONS.)