System: Dermatological

Dandruff (ID: 5842)

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.

Psoriasis (ID: 6062)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Cook fruit & leaves in water + "sbideh baqal'a" (talc?) + "fulus" (? seeds of Cassia fistula) + "afsantin" (? Artemisia absinthium (See NOTES 2 + "riban dashini" (? Rheum sp.) (See NOTES 3) + almond oil & drink.

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-catarrhal

      Powder or decoct leaves & drink.

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x1 cup/day until well.

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x1 cup/day until well.

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

      1.Powder or decoct leaves & drink. (Z)
      2. Decoct leaves in water & drink x1 cup/day until well.(B)

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Anti-inflammatory, Uricolytic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x1cup/day until well.

    • Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      Heat fruit & leaves in water & drink extract on empty stomach.

    • Haematology Non-specific

      Powder or decoct leaves & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Decoct or powder leaves & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x 2-3 cups until well.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-diarrheal

      Decoct leaves in water, cool & drink 1 cup x3/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      1. Add 6-12 seeds to 1 cup almost boiled water, decoct 1-2 min & drink x1 cup. (B)
      2. Steep seeds overnight in cold water, boil, add leaves, cool & drink 1 glass x3/day. (B)
      3. Add ? teaspoon ground senna to 1 cup boiled water, cover & drink x1-2 cups/day after eating for 1 week. (B)
      4. Mix senna seeds + anise (Pimpinella anisum) + ground cumin (Cuminum cyminum) + licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) + fennel (Foeniculum vulgare); add a little of mixture to almost boiled water & drink multiple doses as needed. (B)
      5. Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup on alternate days. (B)
      6. Heat fruit & leaves in water & drink extract. (Z)
      7. Cook or infuse leaves in water & drink. (Z)
      8. Use leaves in powdered form. (Z)
      9. Decoct leaves with following plants generally added to decoction: "kamnon ha-anis" (Pimpinella anisum); dried figs; "kuzbara" (Coriander, seeds or root); "khiyar shanbar" (Cassia fistula). (Z)

    • Gastrointestinal Antacid

      Powder or decoct leaves & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Add few senna seeds + anise (seeds?) + fennel (seeds?) to boiling water & drink x1-2 cups/day until relief.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Anti-obesity

      1.Grind leaves + equal amounts fennel + anise (Pimpinella anisum) seeds + cumin (Cuminum cyminum) + ?fadi? (? meaning) + sugar; mix & eat x1 spoon/day after lunch.
      2. Decoct handful of leaves in water for 10 min & drink filtrate x3/day mornings on empty stomach.
      3. Add 1 teaspoon ground senna (? part) to 1 cup water & drink x1 cup before sleeping for 1 mth.
      4. Add few seeds to boiling water & drink x1-2 cups/day.
      5. Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup on alternate days.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Grind leaves + henna (Lawsonia inermis) leaves, + ?madda al-lionel? (a wax-like material ? identity); place in a bottle & apply morning & evenings.

    • Dermatological Freckle remover

      Prepare poultice of powdered leaves + egg white & apply externally.

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective

      Prepare poultice of powdered leaves + egg white & apply externally.

Freckles (ID: 803)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Cook fruit & leaves in water + "sbideh baqal'a" (talc?) + "fulus" (? seeds of Cassia fistula) + "afsantin" (? Artemisia absinthium (See NOTES 2 + "riban dashini" (? Rheum sp.) (See NOTES 3) + almond oil & drink.

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-catarrhal

      Powder or decoct leaves & drink.

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x1 cup/day until well.

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x1 cup/day until well.

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

      1.Powder or decoct leaves & drink. (Z)
      2. Decoct leaves in water & drink x1 cup/day until well.(B)

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Anti-inflammatory, Uricolytic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x1cup/day until well.

    • Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      Heat fruit & leaves in water & drink extract on empty stomach.

    • Haematology Non-specific

      Powder or decoct leaves & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Decoct or powder leaves & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x 2-3 cups until well.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-diarrheal

      Decoct leaves in water, cool & drink 1 cup x3/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      1. Add 6-12 seeds to 1 cup almost boiled water, decoct 1-2 min & drink x1 cup. (B)
      2. Steep seeds overnight in cold water, boil, add leaves, cool & drink 1 glass x3/day. (B)
      3. Add ? teaspoon ground senna to 1 cup boiled water, cover & drink x1-2 cups/day after eating for 1 week. (B)
      4. Mix senna seeds + anise (Pimpinella anisum) + ground cumin (Cuminum cyminum) + licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) + fennel (Foeniculum vulgare); add a little of mixture to almost boiled water & drink multiple doses as needed. (B)
      5. Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup on alternate days. (B)
      6. Heat fruit & leaves in water & drink extract. (Z)
      7. Cook or infuse leaves in water & drink. (Z)
      8. Use leaves in powdered form. (Z)
      9. Decoct leaves with following plants generally added to decoction: "kamnon ha-anis" (Pimpinella anisum); dried figs; "kuzbara" (Coriander, seeds or root); "khiyar shanbar" (Cassia fistula). (Z)

    • Gastrointestinal Antacid

      Powder or decoct leaves & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Add few senna seeds + anise (seeds?) + fennel (seeds?) to boiling water & drink x1-2 cups/day until relief.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Anti-obesity

      1.Grind leaves + equal amounts fennel + anise (Pimpinella anisum) seeds + cumin (Cuminum cyminum) + ?fadi? (? meaning) + sugar; mix & eat x1 spoon/day after lunch.
      2. Decoct handful of leaves in water for 10 min & drink filtrate x3/day mornings on empty stomach.
      3. Add 1 teaspoon ground senna (? part) to 1 cup water & drink x1 cup before sleeping for 1 mth.
      4. Add few seeds to boiling water & drink x1-2 cups/day.
      5. Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup on alternate days.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Grind leaves + henna (Lawsonia inermis) leaves, + ?madda al-lionel? (a wax-like material ? identity); place in a bottle & apply morning & evenings.

    • Dermatological Freckle remover

      Prepare poultice of powdered leaves + egg white & apply externally.

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective

      Prepare poultice of powdered leaves + egg white & apply externally.

Open boil (ID: 2637)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-septic Haemostatic

      Apply to wound any of the following: 1. Drops of latex (juice) from fresh plant.
      2. Ashes of dried, burnt plant crushed into fine powder and/or + olive oil.
      3. Cooled & strained decoction of plant in water.

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Decoct plant in water, cool, filter & apply decoction topically as hot compress.

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Burn dried plant, crush into fine powder, mix + olive oil to paste & apply to boil x1/day.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Preparation/ Admin/ Plant Part not specified.

Acne (ID: 804)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Cook fruit & leaves in water + "sbideh baqal'a" (talc?) + "fulus" (? seeds of Cassia fistula) + "afsantin" (? Artemisia absinthium (See NOTES 2 + "riban dashini" (? Rheum sp.) (See NOTES 3) + almond oil & drink.

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-catarrhal

      Powder or decoct leaves & drink.

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x1 cup/day until well.

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x1 cup/day until well.

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

      1.Powder or decoct leaves & drink. (Z)
      2. Decoct leaves in water & drink x1 cup/day until well.(B)

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Anti-inflammatory, Uricolytic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x1cup/day until well.

    • Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      Heat fruit & leaves in water & drink extract on empty stomach.

    • Haematology Non-specific

      Powder or decoct leaves & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Decoct or powder leaves & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x 2-3 cups until well.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-diarrheal

      Decoct leaves in water, cool & drink 1 cup x3/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      1. Add 6-12 seeds to 1 cup almost boiled water, decoct 1-2 min & drink x1 cup. (B)
      2. Steep seeds overnight in cold water, boil, add leaves, cool & drink 1 glass x3/day. (B)
      3. Add ? teaspoon ground senna to 1 cup boiled water, cover & drink x1-2 cups/day after eating for 1 week. (B)
      4. Mix senna seeds + anise (Pimpinella anisum) + ground cumin (Cuminum cyminum) + licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) + fennel (Foeniculum vulgare); add a little of mixture to almost boiled water & drink multiple doses as needed. (B)
      5. Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup on alternate days. (B)
      6. Heat fruit & leaves in water & drink extract. (Z)
      7. Cook or infuse leaves in water & drink. (Z)
      8. Use leaves in powdered form. (Z)
      9. Decoct leaves with following plants generally added to decoction: "kamnon ha-anis" (Pimpinella anisum); dried figs; "kuzbara" (Coriander, seeds or root); "khiyar shanbar" (Cassia fistula). (Z)

    • Gastrointestinal Antacid

      Powder or decoct leaves & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Add few senna seeds + anise (seeds?) + fennel (seeds?) to boiling water & drink x1-2 cups/day until relief.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Anti-obesity

      1.Grind leaves + equal amounts fennel + anise (Pimpinella anisum) seeds + cumin (Cuminum cyminum) + ?fadi? (? meaning) + sugar; mix & eat x1 spoon/day after lunch.
      2. Decoct handful of leaves in water for 10 min & drink filtrate x3/day mornings on empty stomach.
      3. Add 1 teaspoon ground senna (? part) to 1 cup water & drink x1 cup before sleeping for 1 mth.
      4. Add few seeds to boiling water & drink x1-2 cups/day.
      5. Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup on alternate days.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Grind leaves + henna (Lawsonia inermis) leaves, + ?madda al-lionel? (a wax-like material ? identity); place in a bottle & apply morning & evenings.

    • Dermatological Freckle remover

      Prepare poultice of powdered leaves + egg white & apply externally.

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective

      Prepare poultice of powdered leaves + egg white & apply externally.

Skin inflammation (ID: 5827)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Preparation/ Admin /Plant Part not specified.

Acne (ID: 5789)

All Complaints for this Species

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

      Decoct bark & drink x1 cup/day as needed.

    • Infectious Diseases Anti-malarial

      Decoct bark & drink x1 cup/day as needed.

    • General Deoderant

      Decoct bark & use as foot wash.

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

      Decoct bark & use as mouth wash.

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective

      Decoct bark & drink x1 cup/day as needed.

Hair loss & dandruff (ID: 2534)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Cook root in water & gargle.

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

      Grind dried leaves to powder & apply to affected area as needed before sleep.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      1.Boil 50 gm leaves in water for 5 min & drink x1 cup several x/day.
      2. Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Decoct stems & drink 1 cup x4/day until well.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup/day or apply decoction to affected area

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      Cook root in water + Capparis zoharyi Inocencio (Capparis spinosa) & drink.

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Grate fresh leaves, apply to boil & tie on.

    • Dermatological Anti-dandruff, Hair restorer

      Grind burnt, dried leaves into fine powder, mix + sesame oil & spread on shaved head.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Boil 1 large spoon of flowers in 1L water for 15 min & apply as poultice to affected area x 1/day.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Decoct root in water, cool, filter & drink x3 cups/day.

Open boil & drain pus (ID: 2530)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Cook root in water & gargle.

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

      Grind dried leaves to powder & apply to affected area as needed before sleep.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      1.Boil 50 gm leaves in water for 5 min & drink x1 cup several x/day.
      2. Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Decoct stems & drink 1 cup x4/day until well.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup/day or apply decoction to affected area

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      Cook root in water + Capparis zoharyi Inocencio (Capparis spinosa) & drink.

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Grate fresh leaves, apply to boil & tie on.

    • Dermatological Anti-dandruff, Hair restorer

      Grind burnt, dried leaves into fine powder, mix + sesame oil & spread on shaved head.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Boil 1 large spoon of flowers in 1L water for 15 min & apply as poultice to affected area x 1/day.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Decoct root in water, cool, filter & drink x3 cups/day.

Open boil (ID: 2528)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Cook plant in water + Malva sp., spread on wet cloth & apply to boil.