Origanum syriacum

Forgetfulness

1.Eat leaves + olive oil.
2. Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup /day.
3. Grind dry leaves, mix + sesame + oilve oil & add mixture to flour; prepare dough as pastry & eat.

Cancer

1.Decoct aerial parts & drink x 2 /day until recovery.
2. Decoct aerial parts + mint (Mentha spicata) & drink x1 cup/day until recovery.
3. Add ground leaves to flour, prepare dough as pastry & eat when available.

Heart disease

Decoct leaves & drink x1-2 cups/day as needed.

Heart pain & swelling of legs/ body (? Heart failure)

Prepare tea from leaves/ non-woody parts of stems + rosemary + sage. (Admin. not specified.)

Scabies

Crush fresh aerial parts & rub over affected area.

Earache

Mix leaves / non-woody parts of stems + Ruta sp. + olive oil & apply as drops to ear.

Throat inflammation

Soak leaves in boiling water & drink 1 cup x2/day for 3 days.

Obesity

1. Mix aerial parts + equal amounts rosmary (Rosmarinus officinalis) + silver nail root (Paronychia argentia) + lady`s mantle (Alchemilla xanthochlora); boil in water for 2 min & drink x1-2 cups/day.
2. Decoct aerial parts & drink 1 cup x2/day.

Abdominal pain/ stomach ache

1. Decoct leaves & drink x1-2 cups /day as needed.
2. Decoct aerial parts + mint (Mentha sp.) & drink x1 cup when needed.
3. Mix leaves + leaves of; chamomile (Matricaria recutita) + aniseed (Anisum vulgare) + cumin (Cuminum cyminum) + sorghum (Sorghum bicolor )+ roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) + sage (Salvia fruticosa)+ dill (Anethum graveolens); add small amount of this mixture to boiled water & drink x1-2 cups/day.
4.Prepare infusion of aerial parts & drink x 2-3 cups/day (+honey as required).

Constipation

Decoct leaves & drink x1-2 cups/day as needed.

Dysentery

1. This recipe is in 2 parts A & B: A. Grind aerial parts of plant & eat. B. After eat a hardboiled egg.
2. Cook overground parts of plant + Rhus fruits & eat.

Pain, spasms of digestive tract

1. Decoct leaves & drink x3 cups/day.
2. Mix leaves & non-woody parts of stems + Salvia sp. + Matricaria sp. + Rosmarinus sp. (Preperation not specified); drink the mixture.
3. Cook leaves & non-wody parts of stems in water & drink.

Stomach ulcer

Decoct aerial parts + oak bark (Quercus calliprinos) + fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) + anise (Anisum vulgare ) + black cumin (Nigella ciliaris); drink 1 cup x3/day.

Fever

Decoct leaves & drink 1 cup x3/day until well.

Oedema

Decoct leaves in water & drink instead of water for 40 days.

Intestinal worms

1. Mix 2 teaspoons flowers + 3 teaspoons thyme oil & take small amount (equall to a Chickpea seed) x3/day for 1 week.
2. Prepare infusion of aerial parts & drink x1-2 cups/day.

Herpes infection

Crush fresh aerial parts & rub over affected area.

Diuretic

Cook leaves & non-woody parts of stems in water & drink.

Urinary tract infection

Boil aerial parts in water for 10 min, filter & drink 1 cup x3 /day for 3 days.

Depression

1. Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup before bed.
2. Decoct aerial parts + mint & drink x1 cup when needed.

Insanity & as a tranquilizer

Mix leaves & non-woody parts of stems + almonds (Prunus amygdalus) + passulae (type of raisin i.e.Vitis vinifera) + walnut (Juglans sp.) + garlic (Allium sativum) + Nigella sp. + Cinnamon + Piper nigrum + sesamum + olive oil. (Further details Preparation/Admin. not specified.)

Increase virility

Decoct leaves in water & drink x3 cups /day.

Arthritis

Decoct aerial parts in water for 10 min, filter & drink 1 cup x3 /day as needed.

Muscle spasm

Mix aerial parts + oils of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) + clove (Syzygium aromaticum); place on cloth & apply to affected area x1-2 /day.

Headache

1. Mix leaves & non-woody parts of stems + Ruta sp. + olive oil & apply to ear.(Z)
2. Prepare extract/infusion of leaves & non-woody parts of stems & apply to ear. (Z)
3. Decoct aerial parts + mint (Mentha spicata) & drink x1 cup and/or inhale the steam. (B)

Eye inflammation

1. Add 1 teaspoon ground, dried leaves to 1 cup water; add piece of radish to solution & rub mixture over affected eye hourly until relief.
2. Boil flowers in water & expose affected eye to vapour x1/day until healed. .

Gingivitis

1. Decoct aerial parts & drink x 1 cup as needed.
2. Decoct leaves & use as mouth wash x1-2/day.

Tooth pain

1. Decoct flowers & drink x3/day.(B)
2. Decoct plant leaves & use as mouth wash x1-2 /day. (B)
3. Decoct aerial parts & drink x 1 cup as needed. (B)
4. Chew fresh aerial parts. (Z)
5. Cook aerial parts + vinegar + cumin + olive oil & apply to tooth.

Allergic cough

Decoct leaves in water & drink x3 cups/day or x1 large cup as needed.

Asthma

Decoct leaves in water & drink x3 cups/day or x1 large cup as needed.

Breathing difficulties

Soak leaves in boiling water & use steam as inhalation x3 /day.

Chest pain (with cough)

Soak aerial parts in boiling water & drink x1 cup/day until recovery.

Common cold

1. Prepare infusion of aerial parts & drink x2-3 cups/day (+ honey as required). (B)
2. Decoct leaves in water & drink x2 cups/day. (Z)

Cough

1. Decoct leaves in water, leave 10 min & drink x2-3 cups/day for 5 days.
2. Decoct in water mixture of leaves +black cumin (Nigella ciliaris)+ chamomile (Matricaria recutita)+ aniseed (Anisum vulgare) +cumin (Cuminum cyminum) + sage (Salvia fruticosa) + dill (Anethum graveolens); drink 1-2 cups x3/day.
3. Decoct leaves & drink x1-2 cups/day as needed.
4. Boil leaves + dried fig fruits for 5 min, filter & drink 1 cup x2/day for 3 days.
5. Prepare infusion of leaves & drink x2-3 cups/day (+honey as required).

Influenza

1. Decoct leaves &/or aerial parts, leave 10 min & drink x1 cup/day for 2 days or 2-3 cups day for 5 days or (with aerial parts) 1 cup x 3/day.
2. Boil leaves + dried fig fruits (Ficus carica) for 5 min, filter & drink 1 cup x2/day for 3 days.
3. Boil aerial parts in water + chamomile (Matricaria recutita) + anise (Anisum vulgare) + cumin (Cuminum cyminum) +black cumin (Nigella ciliaris) + sage (Salvia fruticosa) + dill (Anethum graveolens); drink 1-2 cups x3/day.
4. Decoct aerial parts + chamomile (Maticaria aurea) & drink 1 cup x2/day for a week.
5. Prepare infusion of aerial parts & drink x2-3 cups/day (+honey as required).
6. Decoct aerial parts + lion's Foot (Alchemilla xanthochlora) + rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) & drink x1-2 cups/day.

Dog bite

Mix plant + salt + mashed onion & apply to bite.

Antiseptic for female genitalia

Mix leaves & non-woody parts of stems + Ruta sp. + Pelargonium sp. + Rosmarinus sp. + Curcuma + salt. (Admin. not specified.)

Cracked nipples

Boil ? kg leaves in 1L water & use topically in bathing x1/day.

Ease labour pains

1. Prepare tea from leaves & non-woody parts of stems & drink.
2. Cook leaves & non-woody parts of stems in water & drink.

Wound antiseptic

Grind leaves to fine powder & apply to wound.