System: Child Health

All Complaints for this Species

• Wound Healing Vulnerary

  Crush leaves (Admin. not specified.)

• Wound Healing Vulnerary

  Extract non-volatile oil from olive peels (see NOTES 1) & apply to burn + any of the following ingredients (see also individula plants) : 1. Verbascum sinuatum (mix ground, dried powdered leaves + olive oil & apply)
  2. Lawsonia inermis (mix powdered leaf + olive oil & apply to burn.
  3. Coffea arabica; add round roasted grains after first applying olive oil
  4. Quercus ithaburensis; apply olive oil to burn, then sprinkle with powdered gallnuts (see NOTE 2)
  5. Rhamnus palaestina
  6. Lens esculenta
  7. Salt.

• Women`s Health Emmenagogue

  Decoct leaves in water: 1. Drink x2 cups/day. or
  2. Add to bath & sit for 15 min.

• Women`s Health Oxytocic, Parturient

  Decoct resin & drink.

• Venoms, Bites & Stings Anti-venom

  Kill several scorpions, immerse in olive oil & allow to stand. This mixture can be applied to scorpion sting. (See CAUTIONS
  2.)

• Venoms, Bites & Stings Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

  Warm olive oil + ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) + cooking salt & apply to bite.

• Surgical/ Trauma Haemostatic

  Apply oil externaly as poultice over wound.

• Respiratory Pectoral

  Inhale incense made of olive pits (seeds).

• Respiratory Anti-tussive

  1.Mix olive oil + jam + honey & drink before sleeping. (Z)
  2.Rub oil over chest. (B)

• Respiratory Anti-Infective

  Crush leaves (Admin. not specified.)

• Pain Relief Analgesic

  Prepare salve from oil. (Admin. not specified.)

• Oral Health Analgesic, Anti-caries

  1. Decoct root in water & gargle x3/day or as necessary.
  2. Cook leaves in water, add alum (hydrated double sulphate salt of aluminium) & gargle.
  3. Grind dried leaves into powder & after rinsing with "'araq" of date (date liquor) apply powder to painful area.
  4. Chew tips of olive branches.
  5. Cook Origanum sp. + olive oil + cumin + vinegar & apply to tooth.

• Oral Health Anti-caries, Anti-gum disease, Mouth wash

  1. Cook olive leaves in water + mulberry (Morus sp.) leaves & drink.
  2. Rinse mouth with olive oil or water in which fruits have been pickled (especially for strengthening teeth/gums).

• Opthalmic Visual health

  Prepare salve from oil. (Admin. not specified.)

• Opthalmic Non-specific

  Use crushed fresh fruit. (Admin. not specified.)

• Nervous System Nervine

  1. Cook 1 cup olive oil + 200 mg Ruta bracteosa in x3 cups of water & drink mornings.
  2. Cook garlic (Allium sativum) in olive oil in closed vessel to obtain ointment & apply to affected area.

• Nervous System Analgesic

  Boil non-volatile oil (see NOTES 1) from fruit peels (can use vinegar instead of olive oil) + ground, roasted seeds of Nigella sativa & inhale through nose.

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

  1. Decoct root in water & massage externally.
  2. Boil root of Dittrichia viscosa in olive oil + "qizha" (Nigella sp.) + "feijan" (Ruta sp.) leaves & massage painful areas.
  3. Cook ground fruits of Ammi visnaga in olive oil & use as massage.

• Musculoskeletal/ Joints Vulnerary

  Cook aerial parts of Thymbra?capitata + leaves/young branches of "kharub" (Ceratonia siliqua) + branches of "el-ghar" (Laurus nobilis) + branches of olive (Olea) + branches of "saris" (Pistacia lentiscus) + "maryameyeh" (Salvia fruticosa); hold broken limb over steam for few minutes. After removing bone can be re-broken with a light tap.

• Musculoskeletal/ Joints Anti-spasmodic, Muscle relaxant

  1.Massage oil externally over affected area as needed. (B)
  2. Apply hot olive oil after a hot shower. (Z)
  3. Boil mixture of olive oil + Ruta bracteosa + Nigella sativa & massage affected areas with hot oil after hot shower. (Z)
  4. Warm husks of Triticum durum (wheat) in olive oil, spread over cloth & apply locally. (Z)
  5.Boil root of Dittrichia viscosa in olive oil + "qizha" (Nigella sp.) + "feijan" (Ruta sp.) leaves & massage painful areas. (Z)

• Mental health Anxiolytic

  Boil leaves in water & drink x3 cups/day.

• Mens Health/ Sexuality Aphrodisiac

  Extract non-volatile oil (see NOTES 1) from fruit peels & drink x1 cup mornings.

• Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

  Drink x1 cup of oil on empty stomach mornings.

• Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

  1. Extract non-volatile oil (see NOTES 1) from fruit peels & drink x1 cup mornings.
  2. For Kidney stones: drink 1 full cup x2/day morning & evenings for 40 days.

• Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

  Drink x1 cup of oil mornings until cured.

• Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-inflammatory

  Drink 1 full cup of oil x2 /day.

• Infectious Diseases Anti-malarial

  Cook in water young olive branches + Cinchona sp. + Artemisia arborescens + magnesium sulphate + sour lemon; drink mornings.

• Industrial Preservative / solvent

  Add to olive oil small pieces of plant to be used medicinally; steep for 4 weeks in sunlight & filter through cloth. (Preparation keeps for 1yr only, after which the oil becomes rancid). (See CAUTIONS
  3.)

• Haematology Alterative

  Drink x1 cup of oil on empty stomach mornings.

• General Panacea

  Drink x1 cup of oil on empty stomach mornings.

• General Anti-pyretic

  Warm non-volatile oil extracted from olive peels (see NOTES 1) & rub over body.

• Gastrointestinal Chologogue, Hepatic

  Drink x1 cup oil on empty stomach mornings.

• Gastrointestinal Stomachic

  1.Eat fruits pickled in salt or vinegar.
  2. Drink x1 cup of oil on empty stomach mornings.

• Gastrointestinal Anti-emetic

  Eat fruits pickled in salt or vinegar.

• Gastrointestinal Hepatic

  Use crushed leaves. (Admin. not specified.)

• Gastrointestinal Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

  1.Decoct leaves in water & drink x3 cups/day.
  2. Decoct fruit in water & drink + sugar.

• Gastrointestinal Stomachic

  Eat fruits pickled in salt or vinegar.

• Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

  Boil Nerium oleander flowers in olive oil & spread on anus.

• Gastrointestinal Antacid

  Use crushed leaves. (Admin. not specified.)

• Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective

  Drink x1 cup of oil.

• Gastrointestinal Carminative

  Apply oil to abdomen as required.

• Gastrointestinal Laxative

  1. Drink mixture of olive oil + sugar before bedtime .
  2. Extract non-volatile oil from fruit peel (see NOTES 1) & drink x1 cup mornings.

• Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

  Cook Eminium spiculatum in water then fry in olive oil; add lemon juice & eat.

• Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

  1. Decoct leaves & inflorescence or leaves alone in water & drink x3 cups/day (Z).
  2. Eat pickled green fruits. (Z)
  3. Decoct fruit & leaves & take orally. (B)

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

  1. Extract non-volatile oil, (see NOTES 1) from olive peels & apply as ear drops.
  2. Cook ground radish seeds in olive oil & apply as ear drops.

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

  1.Apply oil externally to affected area.(B)
  2. Extract non-volatile oil, (see NOTES 1) from olive peels & apply as ear drops.(Z)
  3. Cook ground radish seeds in olive oil & apply as ear drops. (Z)

• Dermatological Non-specific

  Steep ground fruits in solution of cooking salt in water for 5 mths; filter & apply filtrate externally as lotion.

• Dermatological Anti-fungal

  Mix oil + sheep dung or cook olive oil + scorpions after removing sting. Make shallow scratches on head with razor blade & apply to head. (See CAUTIONS
  2.)

• Dermatological Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

  Extract non-volatile oil (see NOTES 1) from fruit peel & add to any of the following: 1. Warm gum resin of Ferula asa-foetida + Cera flava (beeswax spread on a cloth) & apply to boil.
  2. Camel manure (see CAUTIONS 2)
  3. Colophony (resin from Pinus sp. & other conifers).
  4. Ca(OH)2

• Dermatological Anti-pruritic

  1. Mix olive oil + "'araq" (anise liquor) + kerosene + lemon juice + little salt & apply to whole body.
  2. Mix olive oil + sulphur + sour lemon juice + salt + honey + "qutran" (Pix liquida or coal tar; see NOTES 3) & apply to itching area.
  3. Mix olive oil + sulphur & apply to itching area.

• Dermatological Hair restorer

  Massage oil externally on affected area as required.

• Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

  Squeeze fruit, remove oil & use remaining liquid ( "A'kar") to rub on hands.

• Dermatological Anti-dandruff, Hair restorer

  Apply oil to hair roots.

• Cosmetic Emollient

  1. Use oil as basis for oily decoctions, salves & ointments.
  2. Apply oil alone or mixed + other skin softening substances.

• Child Health Nutritive

  Apply oil daily to skin all over child`s body.

• Cardiovascular Hypotensive

  1. Decoct leaves in water & drink x3 cups/day.(Z)
  2. Decoct inflorescence & leaves & drink. (Z)
  3. Decoct fruit & leaves & take orally. (B)

• Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

  1. Apply oil locally to wound (caused by cancer surgery) until recovery.
  2. Add 250 mg of ground black cumin seeds (Nigella sativa) + 250 mg olive oil to 500 mg of honey; take x2 teaspoons/day until well.
  3. Extract oil from olive fruits & take ? cup/day + salt before breakfast until well.