Urinary retention (ID: 5290)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Vulnerary

      Prepare compress of rhizome & apply.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Boil 15 gm roots in 0.5 L water for 10 min, filter & drink x4 cups/day until well.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Non-specific

      Prepare tea from rhizome. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Renal

      Decoct rhizome in water + barley grains (Admin. not specified.)

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      1.Prepare tea from rhizome & drink alone or + barley grains, instead of water. (Z)
      2. Kidney stones only: Boil 15 gm of roots in 0.5 L water for 10 min, filter & drink x4 cups/day until well. (B)

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      1. Decoct rhizome in water & drink instead of water.
      2. Two preparations are used A & B: A. Cook rhizome + barley grains (Hordeum sp.) in water & drink x1 cup mornings. B. Prepare infusion of Boswellia sp.+ fennel (Foeniculum) + tailed pepper (Piper cubeba) & drink at noon after A.

    • Genitourinary system Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      Decoct rhizome in water & drink instead of water.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-emetic

      Prepare tea from rhizome. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-spasmodic, Carminative

      Decoct rhizome in water; for baby drink x2 small teaspoons/day as needed.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-inflammatory, Carminative, Demulcent

      Decoct rhizome in water & drink x3 cups/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-lithic

      Prepare tea from rhizome & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-inflammatory

      Cook rhizomes + barley grains in water & drink.

    • Dermatological Anti-dandruff, Hair restorer

      Decoct whole plant & rhizome in water, cool, filter & wash head x1/day.

Urinary retention (ID: 5156)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective

      Boil fruit syrup, cool & spread on infected area.

    • Veterinary Scabicide

      1.Crush leaves or fruits, soak in water, boil for 4 hr & apply to affected skin of animal.
      2.Add fruit to animal feed.

    • Veterinary Parturient

      Add fruit to animal fodder.

    • Veterinary Depurative

      Add fruit to animal fodder of cows, sheep, goats.

    • Veterinary Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      Boil fruit in water & and add to animal`s drinking water

    • Respiratory system Anti-Infective

      Mix fruit syrup + "tahina" (sesame seed paste). (Admin. not specified.)

    • Respiratory Anti-tussive

      1. Macerate fruit in cold water + "sus" (Glycyrrhiza sp.) root & drink. (Z)
      2. Mix fruit syrup + "tahina" (sesame seed paste). (Admin. not specified.) (Z)
      3. Cook fruits for a long time to obtain jam, add + "reihan" (Myrtus) seeds + almond shells + dried figs + "nabat" sugar + brown sugar + mustard; eat 1 teaspoon x1/day mornings. (Z)
      4. Boil dried fruits in water for 1hr. & drink x 2-3 cups/day until well.(B)

    • Pain Relief Analgesic

      Grind dried fruits, boil in water, filter & drink filtrate 2 teaspoons x2/day in morning & evening until well.

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Decoct leaves in water, cool, filter, add vinegar & gargle.

    • Oral Health Anti-gum disease

      Grind dried fruits, soak in water overnight, filter & rinse mouth x3 /day.

    • Oral Health Mouth wash

      Boil fruit syrup until a paste is formed. This can be spread inside the mouth using any of following: 1. "shabba" (alum, see NOTES 1).
      2. Sour pomegranate juice (Punica sp.)
      3. NaHCO3 (sodium bicarbonate) + "nasha" (Amylum Tritici) (See NOTES 2 + butter.

    • Opthalmic Anti-inflammatory

      Crush leaves or fruits, soak in water, boil for 4 hr & apply to eye.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Vulnerary

      Cook young branches & leaves + "za'tar" (Thymbra capitata) + branches of "ghar" (Laurus nobilis) + branches of olive (Olea sp.) + "saris" (Pistacia lentiscus) + "maryameyeh" (Salvia fruticosa). After holding broken limb over steam for few minutes, the bone can be re-broken with a light tap.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      1. Grind dried fruits, soak in water for 12 hr, boil (time not-specified) & drink x1 cup mornings for 1 week.
      2. Add 1 kg of dried fruits to 3L of water, boil for 15 min, soak overnight, filter & drink 1 cup x3/day until healed.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      1. Decoct fruits & drink x1 cup/day until healed.
      2. Dry fruits & eat daily until healed.
      3. Prepare juice of fruits, boil + sugar till thickens & drink daily until healed.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Add 1 spoon of fruit paste to 1 cup of water & drink 1 cup x1/day for 1 week.

    • Infectious Diseases Anti-Infective

      Use fruit syrup. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Infectious Diseases Anti-Infective

      Mix fruit syrup + "tahina" (sesame seed paste) (Admin.not specified.)

    • Haematology Anti-anaemic

      Dry fruits, grind, soak in water overnight, filter syrup & drink 1 cup x2-3/day.

    • General Tonic

      Eat fruit.

    • General Anti-pyretic

      Prepare fruit syrup + salt, moisten gauze pad with mixture & use as a suppository.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Grind dried fruits, soak in water overnight, filter & drink 1 cup of the syrup/ filtrate x2-3/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x3 tablespoons /day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      1.Diarrhea: Dry fruits, grind & soak in water overnight, filter syrup & drink 1 cup x2-3/day. (B)
      2. Diarrhea & dysentery: Grind roasted seeds to powder & drink as medicinal coffee. (Z)

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      1. Mix fruit syrup + cow's milk & drink. After eat as many dried figs as possible.
      2. Crush ripe fruit (seeds removed), cook in water + sugar for hours until syrup & eat 1 tablespoon x3/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-hydropic

      Cook fruit in water + leaves of "ghar" (Laurus nobilis) & drink.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      1.Grind dried fruits, boil in water, filter & drink filtrate x2 teaspoons/day mornings until well. (B)
      2.Grind roasted seeds to powder & drink as medicinal coffee. (Z)

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

      1. Crush ripe fruit (seeds removed), cook in water + sugar for hours until syrup; eat 1 tablespoon x4/day after meals.
      2. Mix fruit syrup with "tahina" (sesame seed paste). ( Admin. not specified.)

    • Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Demulcent

      Macerate fruit in cold water + "sus" (Glycyrrhiza sp.) root & drink.

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

      Decoct leaves in water, cool, filter, add vinegar & gargle after meals & before sleep.

    • Dermatological Anti-tumor

      Decoct leaves in water & apply decoction topically x3 /day.

    • Dermatological Hair restorer

      Cut 400 gm of fruit into small pieces, soak in 1L water for 12 hr & boil for 10 min; squeeze or pound boiled fruit, filter & apply filtrate to scalp x1/day.

    • Culinary Nutritive

      Prepare an extract of crushed fruit in hot water; boil until most fluid evaporates leaving a concentrated viscous, sweet, brown syrup ("rubb" or "dibs-el-kharub" = carob honey) which is eaten.

    • Cosmetic Cleansing product

      Dry leaves & use to lather water as soap substitute in laundry. (See NOTES.)

    • Child Health Anti-asthmatic

      Decoct crushed/ grated seeds in water, cool, filter & drink x3/day.

    • Cardiovascular Vasoprotective

      Decoct fruit & drink 1 cup/day.

Urinary retention (ID: 5099)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory Anti-tussive

      Decoct plant in water & drink 1 tablespoon x3/day.

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-catarrhal

      Decoct plant in water & drink 1 cup x3/day.

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

      Cook plant in water & stand over steam while protected from the cold.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      Cook aerial parts + olive oil + onions & eat x2/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Decoct aerial parts & drink 1 cup x3/day for 3 days.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      Decoct root. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      1. Decoct or cook root in water & drink.
      2. Cook root in water, strain, add + ground coffee + lemon juice & drink daily before breakfast.

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Decoct root.(Admin. not specified).

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Mix ground seeds + powdered ginger (Zingiber) + "yansun" (Pimpinella anisum) + "harmal" (Peganum harmala) + honey & eat x1 teaspoon mornings.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Cook root in water, dissolve 1 spoon sodium sulphate in 1 cup & drink.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      Decoct root. (Admin. not specified.)

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

      Decoct plant in water & drink 1 small teaspoon x3/day.

    • Cardiovascular Analgesic, Cardiac

      Decoct plant in water & drink x1 tablespoon as needed.

Urinary retention (ID: 5075)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Sexuality Aphrodisiac

      Eat fruit, leaf & root for 6 mths. (Preparation details not specified).

    • Poisoning Antidote

      Decoct fruit. (Admin.not specified).

    • Oral Health Analgesic

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

    • Oral Health Anti-gum disease

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

    • Nervous System Nervine

      Eat fruit, leaf & root for 6 months.(Details of preparation not specified).

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

      1. Add fresh aerial parts to salad & eat daily until recovery. (B)
      2. Eat fruit, leaf & root for 6 months. (Details of preparation not specified) (Z)

    • Mental Health Anti-depressant

      Eat fruit, leaf & root for 6 months. (Details of preparation not specified).

    • Mens Health/ Sexuality Aphrodisiac

      Decoct leaves & drink 1 cup x1/day for 1 mth.

    • Mens Health Anti-inflammatory, Prostate health

      Decoct aerial parts + parsley, mix + small amount carrot juice + whale liver oil + pollen & drink 1 cup x3/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-septic

      Prepare infusion of fruit, leaf & root, strain & drink.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Prepare infusion by adding 1 teaspoon of ground seeds to 1 cup boiled water; drink 1 cup x2/day after meals for 10 days.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      (Recipes 1& 2 are "to expel" kidney stones) 1. Prepare mixture of root or leaves + parsley + radish. (Admin. not specified.) (Z)
      2. Decoct fruit + Carum fruit + parsley. (Admin. not specified.)(Z)
      3. Mix seeds + equal amounts of parsley +mustard + watercress seeds; grind & eat x1 teaspoon x3/day. (B)

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      1. Prepare mixture of root or leaves + parsley + radish. (Admin. not specified.)
      2. Decoct fruit + Carum fruit + parsley. (Admin. not specified.)
      3. Prepare infusion of root & fresh leaf & drink. Can also rub on abdomen Curcuma sp. in araq.
      4. Decoct fruit, leaf & root + parsley & drink. Can also rub on abdomen Curcuma sp. in araq. ( Z notes that in preparations 3 & 4 the plant part is unclear but seems to refer to root and/or leaves)

    • Infectious Diseases Anti-Infective

      Grind leaves, mix +1 teaspoon ammonia + honey & apply to affected area x 2/day for 1 week.

    • Haematology Non-specific

      Grind root & leaf + fresh onion, mix + honey & eat for 6 days mornings.

    • General Tonic

      Leaf & root used. (Preparation/ Admin. not specified).

    • General Anti-pyretic

      Decoct fruit & root + Eucalyptus bark & drink.

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Prepare mixture of root or leaves + parsley + radish. (Admin. not specified.)

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Decoct fruit + caraway (Carum carvi) fruit + parsley. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      Prepare mixture of root or leaves + parsley + radish. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-hemorrhoidal

      Prepare mixture of root or leaves + parsley + radish (Admin. not specified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Demulcent

      Prepare infusion adding 1 teaspoon of ground seeds to 1 cup of boiled water; drink 1 cup x1/day after meals for 15 days.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective

      Decoct leaves in water, then cook decoction + pomegranate juice + sugar; eat x1/day for 3 days.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-spasmodic, Carminative, Digestive

      Decoct fruit. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Dermatological Anti-pruritic, Scabicide

      Mix juice from aerial parts + vinegar + rose oil & apply to affected area x 2/day for 4 days.

    • Culinary Seasoning

      Eat leaf & root

Urinary retention (ID: 5060)

All Complaints for this Species

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

      Mash root peel & use as bandage on painful area.

    • Men`s Health/ Sexuality Aphrodisiac

      Cook root in chicken soup or cow's milk & drink.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Add 50 gm of flowers +leaves to 1L hot water, boil for 5 min & drink 2-3 cups/day until recovery.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Add 50 gm of flowers to 1L hot water, boil for 5 min, stand 15 min, filter & drink x 2-3 cups /day until recovery.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      1. Add 50 gm of flowers to 1L hot water, boil for 5 min, stand 15 min, filter & drink x1 cup before breakfast.
      2. Extract juice from leaves + sugar (optional) & drink x 2-3 cups/day until recovery.

    • General Anti-pyretic, Refigerant

      Add 2 teaspoons of flower to 1L boiled water, leave 15 min, filter, sweeten + sugar & drink x1 cup/day as needed.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-ulcer

      Decoct root in water for 1 hr & drink x1 cup/day mornings for 20 days.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Macerate aerial parts & apply to skin several times.

    • Dermatological Emollient

      Cook root in water & spread on affected area. After 12 hr wash with clean water.