System: Gastrointestinal

Safe laxative in pregnancy (ID: 3221)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Smoking Cigarette

      Add powdered root to tobacco.

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-tussive, Demulcent

      1. Soak root in water for few days, filter & drink x3 glasses/day. (Z)
      2. Soak root in water + carob fruit (Ceratonia siliqua) & drink the water. (Z)
      3. Prepare from root a thick juice or jam (+ other fruits) & drink or suck. (Z)
      4. Cough only: Boil 1 teaspoon ground roots in water for 10 min, drink x2/day for 3 days. (B) Do not exceed suggested dose (See CAUTIONS.).

    • Respiratory Anti-asthmatic

      Boil x3 tablespoons dried roots in 3 cups water for 5 mins & drink 1 cup x2/day. Do not exceed suggested dose. (See CAUTIONS.)

    • Oral Health Anti-gum disease

      1. Simmer 200 gm roots in 1 L of water for 20 min, leave 15 min, filter & drink as needed.
      2. Use above as mouth rinse x2/day. Do Not exceed suggested dose (See CAUTIONS.)

    • Oral Health Lubricant

      Simmer 200 gm leaves in 1L water for 20 min, stand 15 min, filter & apply to cracked lips x2/day. Do not exceed suggested dose (See CAUTIONS.)

    • Oral Health Mouth wash

      Chew root after eating.

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Soak root in water for few days & drink as needed.

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

      Grind ? teaspoon of roots, boil in water & drink 1 cup x2/day. Do not exceed suggested dose. (See CAUTIONS.)

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      Boil ground roots in water & drink 1 cup x 2-3/day. Can add equal quantity of fennel. Do Not exceed suggested dose (See CAUTIONS).

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Decoct ground roots & drink x1-2 cups/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Decoct ground roots & drink x1 cup/day as needed. Do not exceed suggested dose. (See CAUTIONS.)

    • General Anti-inflammatory

      Soak root in water for few days & drink x4 glasses /day.

    • Gastrointestinal Antacid

      1. Chew root.
      2. Suck candy made from root.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Cook root in water & eat.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      Use root. Can also add aloe & "sanamakki" (Senna alexandrina). (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Boil 1 teaspoon ground roots in 1 cup water for 10 min, drink x2/day for 3 days. Do NOT exceed suggested dose (See CAUTIONS)

    • Gastrointestinal Emetic

      Prepare concentrated extract from root & rhizome & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      1. Boil 40 gm roots in water + 40 gm sulfur + 40 gm senna (Senna alexandrina), sweeten + sugar & drink x1 tablespoon evenings as needed.
      2. Boil 40gm roots in water + 40 gm senna (Senna alexandrina), filter, sweeten + sugar & drink 1 teaspoon/day as needed.
      3. Soak stems in hot water, filter, sweeten + sugar & drink x1 cup/day as needed.
      4. Mix equal amounts of licorice seeds + seeds of senna (Senna alexandrina), anise (Anisum vulgare ), cumin (Cuminum cyminum), fennel (Foeniculum vulgare); add x1 teaspoon of mixture to 1 cup boiling water & drink multiple doses as needed. Do not exceed suggested dose (See CAUTIONS).

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

      Boil ? teaspoon ground roots in 1 cup water for 5 min & drink x2/day. Do not exceed suggested dose (See CAUTIONS.)

    • Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Expectorant

      Soak root in cold water & drink water.

    • Cardiovascular Hypotensive

      1. Decoct ground roots & drink x1-2 cups /day.
      2. Grind roots & eat x1 teaspoon /day. Do not exceed suggested dose (See CAUTIONS.)

Bile sand & stones (ID: 861)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-tussive

      Prepare infusion of 1 handful of flowers in boiling water, steep for 15 min, filter & drink 1 cup x2/day.

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Decoct flowers & gargle x3 /day as needed.

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

      1. Add yellow flowers to olive oil in air tight bottle & leave in sunlight for 2 weeks, shaking periodically; filter through cloth & apply to affected area x2/day.
      2. Mix 50gm flowers + 250 gm black cumin (Nigella sativa) seeds + 10 gm senna (Senna alexandrina)+ 10 gm cloves (Syzygium aromaticum)+10 gm rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) leaves +10gm "mahaleb" (Prunus mahaleb) + 10 gm almond (Prunus dulcus) + 10 gm "harmala" (Peganum harmala) + 800 gm honey; eat 1 teaspoon x2/day.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Anti-spasmodic, Muscle relaxant

      Decoct flowers, leaves, fruit & use for external massage as needed.

    • Mental Health Anxiolytic

      Prepare infusion 2 gm flowers to 1 cup boiling water, steep 5 min, filter & drink 1 cup x3/day for 1 mth.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      1. Prepare infusion 2 gm of flowers to 1 cup boiling water, steep 5 min, filter & drink x1 cup /day until well. (B)
      2. Decoct plant in water, cool, filter & drink instead of water all day.(Z)

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      Decoct plant in water, cool, strain & drink x4 cups/day.

    • Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      Add yellow flowers to olive oil in air-tight bottle & leave in sunlight for 2 weeks shaking periodically; filter with cloth & take the oil orally.

    • General Anti-hydropic

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

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-lithic

      Decoct plant in water, cool, filter & drink all day instead of water.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative, Stomachic

      1.Stomachic & carminative: decoct plant in water, cool, filter & drink x1 cup + sugar after every meal. (Z)
      2. Flatulence: decoct x3 teaspoons of flowers in lL water, filter & drink x1-2 cups /day until recovery. (B)

    • Dermatological Scabicide

      Add yellow flowers to olive oil in air tight bottle & leave in sunlight for 2 weeks, shaking periodically; filter with cloth & apply filtrate to affected area x2/day.

Gallbladder stones (ID: 3216)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Cook plant in water, filter & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-lithic

      Cook plant in water, filter & drink.

Carminative for stomach gas & ache (ID: 1205)

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.

As a stomachic & carminative (Z) ; Flatulence (B) (ID: 859)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-tussive

      Prepare infusion of 1 handful of flowers in boiling water, steep for 15 min, filter & drink 1 cup x2/day.

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Decoct flowers & gargle x3 /day as needed.

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

      1. Add yellow flowers to olive oil in air tight bottle & leave in sunlight for 2 weeks, shaking periodically; filter through cloth & apply to affected area x2/day.
      2. Mix 50gm flowers + 250 gm black cumin (Nigella sativa) seeds + 10 gm senna (Senna alexandrina)+ 10 gm cloves (Syzygium aromaticum)+10 gm rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) leaves +10gm "mahaleb" (Prunus mahaleb) + 10 gm almond (Prunus dulcus) + 10 gm "harmala" (Peganum harmala) + 800 gm honey; eat 1 teaspoon x2/day.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Anti-spasmodic, Muscle relaxant

      Decoct flowers, leaves, fruit & use for external massage as needed.

    • Mental Health Anxiolytic

      Prepare infusion 2 gm flowers to 1 cup boiling water, steep 5 min, filter & drink 1 cup x3/day for 1 mth.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      1. Prepare infusion 2 gm of flowers to 1 cup boiling water, steep 5 min, filter & drink x1 cup /day until well. (B)
      2. Decoct plant in water, cool, filter & drink instead of water all day.(Z)

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      Decoct plant in water, cool, strain & drink x4 cups/day.

    • Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      Add yellow flowers to olive oil in air-tight bottle & leave in sunlight for 2 weeks shaking periodically; filter with cloth & take the oil orally.

    • General Anti-hydropic

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

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-lithic

      Decoct plant in water, cool, filter & drink all day instead of water.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative, Stomachic

      1.Stomachic & carminative: decoct plant in water, cool, filter & drink x1 cup + sugar after every meal. (Z)
      2. Flatulence: decoct x3 teaspoons of flowers in lL water, filter & drink x1-2 cups /day until recovery. (B)

    • Dermatological Scabicide

      Add yellow flowers to olive oil in air tight bottle & leave in sunlight for 2 weeks, shaking periodically; filter with cloth & apply filtrate to affected area x2/day.

Stomach ache, severe (ID: 1225)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective

      Decoct in water, filter & drink. (Plant Part unspecified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-spasmodic, Carminative

      Decoct in water, filter & drink. (Plant Part unspecified.)

Abdominal pain (ID: 5382)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Veterinary Anthelmintic, Anti-Infective, Stomachic, Vermifuge

      Boil 50 gm aerial parts in 1L water & add to drinking water of animals (cows, sheep, goats).

    • Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      Decoct aerial parts & drink 1 cup x2/day for 3-4 days until recovery.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Decoct aerial parts & drink 1 cup x2/day until recovery.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Grind aerial parts & apply to affected skin.

Constipation (ID: 5379)

All Complaints for this Species

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

      Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup/day as needed.

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup/day until recovery.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup/day until recovery.

Liver blockage & jaundice (ID: 1206)

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.

Vomiting (ID: 1203)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      Preparation/ Admin. not specified.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-emetic

      Preparation/ Admin not specified.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective

      Preparation/ Admin. not specified.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      Diarrhea: Crush dried leaves to powder & drink + water. Bloody diarrhea: Preparation/ Admin not specified..

    • Dermatological Anti-fungal

      Wet cotton with milky juice (latex) oozing from broken twigs & rub over affected area; repeat several times.

    • Dermatological Non-specific

      Apply milky sap externally until condition improves.

    • Dermatological Anti-herpetic

      Spread fresh latex on affected area.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Spread fresh latex on affected area.