System: Cancer

Cancer (ID: 5375)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Women`s Health Galactagogue

      1. Decoct leaves & drink x3 cups/ day.
      2. Decoct ground seeds & drink x1-2 cups/day as needed.

    • Women`s Health Anti-abortive

      Extract fruit in water + fruits of "yansun" (Pimpinella anisum) + carrot + coriander & drink.

    • Respiratory Anti-tussive

      Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup/day as needed.

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Decoct seeds & rinse mouth.

    • Nervous sytem Hypnotic

      Cook 2 teaspoons of "tahlawa" (mixture of fennel fruit + sesame). (Admin. not specified.)

    • Nervous System Stimulant

      Use aerial plant parts & drink with tea. (Preparation not specified.)

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

      Decoct root. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic, Diuretic

      1. Decoct root. (Admin. not specified.)
      2. Prepare hot coffee with fennel fruit & drink.
      3. Extract fruit in water & drink as kidney flush.

    • General Anti-hydropic

      1. Decoct powdered fruit in water & drink all day instead of water.
      2. Decoct either root or fruit & drink.

    • General Anti-intoxicant

      1. Mix fruit with "za'tar" (Origanum sp.) + "qarfa" (Cinnamonum cassia) + "kammun" (cumin, Cuminum cyminum) + "nakhwa" (? Trachyspermum ammi) + "shedva" + "zeer" + "nu`ud" (unclear what these plants are). (Admin. not specified.)
      2. Prepare tea from fruit + sugar.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-ulcer

      Decoct seeds & drink x1-3 cups/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal, Anti-spasmodic

      1. Decoct fruit in water & drink
      2. Prepare fruit as tea & drink. (Admin. not specified.)
      3.Cook fruit in water + chamomile & drink x1 glass/morning & evening for 4 days.
      4. Eat fresh aerial parts.

    • Gastrointestinal Cholagogue, Hepatic

      Decoct fruit & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup /day as needed.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      Decoct powdered fruit in water & drink x3 glasses /day.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      1.Eat fresh aerial parts until improved
      2. Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup /day as needed. .

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      Eat dried ground fruit.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      1.Decoct powdered fruit in water & drink.
      2. Cook aerial parts + "na'na" (Mentha sp.) & drink extract.
      3. Eat fresh plant

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Decoct leaves & drink x2 cups /day as needed.

    • Culinary Nutritive, Seasoning

      Use aerial parts (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)

    • Culinary Nutritive

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

    • Cardiovascular Cardiac

      1. Cook fruit in water, mix + "za'tar" (Origanum sp.) + "nakhwa" (? species) + ginger + "heel" (Elettaria cardamomum) + "qarfa" (Cinnamomum cassia). (Admin. not specified.)
      2. Cook fruit in water + ginger + "mastika" (Pistacia lentiscus) & drink.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      1.Add 1 teaspoon seeds to 1 cup hot mint tea (Mentha spicata) & drink x1 cup/day until recovery.
      2.Mix 250 gm fennel seeds + 1 kg fenugreek (Trigonella berythea) + 0.5 kg anise (Anisum vulgare )+ 250 gm nigella (Nigella ciliaris) & eat daily.
      3. Add to 1 cup of water 1 teaspoon fennel seeds + ? teaspoons nigella seeds (Nigella ciliaris) + fenugreek seeds (Trigonella berythea) + common mallow seeds (Malva sylvestris); drink.

Cancer (ID: 5361)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Vulnerary

      Squeeze juice of flowers & stems onto lesion.

    • Opthalmic Anti-inflammatory

      Wrap fresh flowers in cloth, soak in water & drip into eye.

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

      Grind fruit, fry in olive oil & use to massage body.

    • Mens Health/ Sexuality Aphrodisiac

      Decoct roots & drink x1 cup as needed.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      1.Make incision in root, extract oleo gum-resin; swallow small piece (raw) + gum of myrrh tree (Commiphora myrrh) daily until recovery.
      2. Boil oleo gum-resin from root + gum of myrrh tree (Commiphora myrrh) in milk & drink x1 cup morning before breakfast until recovery.

Cancer (ID: 5345)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Venoms, Bites & Stings Anti-venom

      Scorpion sting: 1. Decoct root in water & apply decoction over sting.
      2.Decoct fruit & drink Snake bite:
      3. Decoct fruit & drink

    • Oral Health Mouth wash

      Chew fruits including seeds.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Renal

      Decoct fruit & drink.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Decoct roots & drink x1 cup mornings for 1 mth.

Cancer (ID: 5340)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Decoct stems in water & drink all day instead of water.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      Decoct stems in water & drink x3 glasses/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      Decoct stems in water & drink all day instead of water.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      1. Boil 350 gm of whole plant in 7L of water for 2 hr, filter & store filtrate in refrigerator; drink 0.5 L /day
      2. Decoct aerial parts + rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) in 5 cups water & drink x2 cups/day until recovery.

Cancer (ID: 5338)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Women`s Health Haemostatic

      Decoct plant in water, cool, filter & drink x3 tablespoons /day. Immediately after childbirth drink x1 full cup.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      Cook plant in water, then fry in olive oil, add + lemon juice & eat.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      Cook leaves in olive oil & eat.

    • Dermatological Scabicide

      Grind dried plant + "henna" (Lawsonia inermis), mix + egg yolk, spread over cloth & bandage affected area.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Cook leaves in olive oil & eat x1 bowl /day.

Cancer (ID: 5332)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Preparation/ Admin/ Plant Part not specified.

Cancer (ID: 5292)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective, Vulnery

      Grate root & apply as poultice

    • Women`s Health Emmenagogue

      1. Eat root.
      2. Decoct fruit & drink.
      3. Prepare vaginal suppository from fruit.

    • Sexuality Aphrodisiac

      Eat raw roots x3/day.

    • Respiratory Anti-tussive

      Cook root & eat over prolonged period.

    • Opthalmic Visual health

      Eat raw roots x3/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Extract root juice & drink x1 cup/day before breakfast for 2 weeks.

    • Haematology Anti-anaemic

      Eat raw or cooked roots.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      1.Extract root juice & drink x1 cup/day before breakfast for 2 weeks. (B)
      2. Squeeze juice from root & drink. (Z)

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      Eat raw roots x3/day.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      1. Extract juice from root & drink 1 cup x3/day.
      2. Eat fresh root x3/day.
      3. Prepare root juice + lemon & drink 1 glass x3/day for 1 mth.
      4. Eat fresh or boiled roots x2-3/day until recovery.

Cancer (ID: 5271)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Vulnerary

      Extract juice from corm & apply to affected area x2/day for 3 days.

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Extract juice from ground corms & apply to affected area x3/day for 3 days.

    • Venoms, Bites & Stings Anti-venom

      Rub stung area with fresh tuber.

    • Respiratory Anti-asthmatic

      Clean, peel & squeeze tubers to extract juice & inhale x2 drops into nose for 3 days.

    • Respiratory Decongestant

      Decoct corm & drink x1 cup/day until well

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Mix dried, ground tuber + dry ground tobacco & use as snuff.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Vulnery

      Crush fresh tuber, apply to painful area & bandage.

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

      Boil corms in water for 5 min, cool & apply to affected area x2/day for 1 week.

    • Industrial Cleaning product

      Tuber used for laundry. (Preparation not specified.)

    • General Refrigerant

      Use juice of stems bearing flowers (Admin. not specified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      1. Decoct corm in water & apply locally x3/day until healed. (B)
      2. Crush corms, squeeze, knead + flour, shape into chickpea form & use as suppositary. (B)
      3. Mix crushed tuber + cumin + "kamnon ha-anis" (or "yansun"), (Pimpinella anisum) & make into pills. (Admin. not described but probably used as suppository.) (Z)

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Apply corm juice to affected skin x 2/day for 1 week.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Extract juice of corms & apply to affected area x2/day, morning & evenings until healed.

    • Dermatological Emollient

      Decoct 200 gm of leaves in 0.5 L water for 10 min & apply to affected area x3/day.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Extract juice from corm & apply to affected area x2/day until healed.

    • Dermatological Hair restorer

      Rub skin of scalp with wollen cloth until irritated, then rub with plant tuber.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      1. Cut washed corm (see NOTES 1) into small pieces, boil in water, filter & drink x1 cup/day until recovery.
      2. Add leaves (when in season) to boiling water for 3 min; fill leaves with rice & meat, cook & eat.

Cancer (ID: 5264)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Pain Relief Analgesic

      Decoct flowers, filter & drink x2 cups/day until recovery.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      Decoct leaves & drink x2/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      Decoct leaves in water & drink hot + sugar.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink hot + sugar.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      1. Eat fruit.
      2. Prepare drink from fruits.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Anti-obesity

      Decoct leaves & drink x2/day.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypocholesterolemic

      Decoct leaves & drink x2/day.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      Decoct leaves & drink x2/day.

    • Cardiovascular Hypotensive

      Decoct leaves & drink x2/day.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Decoct aerial parts. (Admin not specified).

Cancer (ID: 5249)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory Anti-spasmodic? (see effect of this plant on Nervous system).

      Preparation/ Admin. not specified.(See NOTES) (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

    • Respiratory

      Preparation/ Admin.not specified. (See NOTES) (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

    • Nervous system Anti-convulsant, Anti-spasmodic

      Preparation /Admin. not specified. (See NOTES) (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      Use aerial parts externally for haemorrhoids. (Further details of Preparation /Admin not specified).

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup/day until healed.