System: Gastrointestinal

Digestive problems (colic) (ID: 5355)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Vulnerary

      Dry leaves, grind & apply as poultice to affected area.

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

      Soak bark in water for 12 hr, grind & apply as poultice to affected area.

    • Mens Health Prostate health

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup/day as needed.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup/day as needed.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative, Digestive

      Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup/day as needed.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup/day as needed.

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective

      Dry leaves, grind & apply as poultice to affected area.

Chronic dysentery (ID: 1237)

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.

Abdominal pain (ID: 5333)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory system Decongestant

      Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup x1-2/day.

    • Nervous system Anti-convulsant

      Decoct leaves & drink x3 cups/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      Decoct flowers & drink x1 cup mornings before breakfast as needed.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Decoct flowers & drink x1 cup mornings before breakfast as needed.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup as needed.

Hepatitis (ID: 1070)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Oral Health Analgesic, Anti-caries

      Squeeze juice from crushed leaves & fruit & gargle several times without swallowing.

    • Nervous System Hypnotic

      Decoct fruit & drink x1 tablespoon before sleeping.

    • Nervous system Analgesic

      Decoct flowers & drink x2 cups /day as needed until recovery.

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

      Use fruit juice and/or leaf juice to: 1. Massage painful area directly
      2. Massage area after daily hot bath;
      3. Use in steam bath.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x3 cups /day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x3 cups /day.

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Decoct fruit in water & drink x3 large tablespoons/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply x1-2 drops into nose (helps remove yellow colour from body).

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Hepatic

      Use fruit juice as nose drops x1 drop to each nostril, after which large amount of yellow liquid escapes from nose & faeces become yellow.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      1. Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply for pain as needed using syringe. (B)
      2. Peel fruits, cover with vaseline & use as suppositories daily until healed. (B)
      3. Add few drops of fruit juice to glass of milk & drink. (May cause initial discomfort ("a hard condition") but which heals later.) (Z)

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      Add few drops of fruit juice to dried fig & eat.

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

      Extract juice from squeezed fruit, apply x1 drop to each nostril & inhale.

    • Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Analgesic

      1.Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply x1-2 drops into ear daily until healed. (B)
      2. Apply fruit juice locally as eardrops. (Z)

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective

      Prepare compress of crushed leaves + "leben" (See NOTES). & apply topically

    • Cosmetic Freckle remover

      Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply to face x 2/day for whitening effect. .

    • Child Health Weaning

      Apply juice of leaves to nipples; the bitter taste causes baby to stop breastfeeding.

Haemorrhoids (ID: 5327)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Oral Health Analgesic, Anti-caries

      Squeeze juice from crushed leaves & fruit & gargle several times without swallowing.

    • Nervous System Hypnotic

      Decoct fruit & drink x1 tablespoon before sleeping.

    • Nervous system Analgesic

      Decoct flowers & drink x2 cups /day as needed until recovery.

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

      Use fruit juice and/or leaf juice to: 1. Massage painful area directly
      2. Massage area after daily hot bath;
      3. Use in steam bath.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x3 cups /day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x3 cups /day.

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Decoct fruit in water & drink x3 large tablespoons/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply x1-2 drops into nose (helps remove yellow colour from body).

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Hepatic

      Use fruit juice as nose drops x1 drop to each nostril, after which large amount of yellow liquid escapes from nose & faeces become yellow.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      1. Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply for pain as needed using syringe. (B)
      2. Peel fruits, cover with vaseline & use as suppositories daily until healed. (B)
      3. Add few drops of fruit juice to glass of milk & drink. (May cause initial discomfort ("a hard condition") but which heals later.) (Z)

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      Add few drops of fruit juice to dried fig & eat.

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

      Extract juice from squeezed fruit, apply x1 drop to each nostril & inhale.

    • Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Analgesic

      1.Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply x1-2 drops into ear daily until healed. (B)
      2. Apply fruit juice locally as eardrops. (Z)

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective

      Prepare compress of crushed leaves + "leben" (See NOTES). & apply topically

    • Cosmetic Freckle remover

      Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply to face x 2/day for whitening effect. .

    • Child Health Weaning

      Apply juice of leaves to nipples; the bitter taste causes baby to stop breastfeeding.

Constipation (ID: 1075)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Oral Health Analgesic, Anti-caries

      Squeeze juice from crushed leaves & fruit & gargle several times without swallowing.

    • Nervous System Hypnotic

      Decoct fruit & drink x1 tablespoon before sleeping.

    • Nervous system Analgesic

      Decoct flowers & drink x2 cups /day as needed until recovery.

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

      Use fruit juice and/or leaf juice to: 1. Massage painful area directly
      2. Massage area after daily hot bath;
      3. Use in steam bath.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x3 cups /day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x3 cups /day.

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Decoct fruit in water & drink x3 large tablespoons/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply x1-2 drops into nose (helps remove yellow colour from body).

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Hepatic

      Use fruit juice as nose drops x1 drop to each nostril, after which large amount of yellow liquid escapes from nose & faeces become yellow.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      1. Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply for pain as needed using syringe. (B)
      2. Peel fruits, cover with vaseline & use as suppositories daily until healed. (B)
      3. Add few drops of fruit juice to glass of milk & drink. (May cause initial discomfort ("a hard condition") but which heals later.) (Z)

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      Add few drops of fruit juice to dried fig & eat.

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

      Extract juice from squeezed fruit, apply x1 drop to each nostril & inhale.

    • Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Analgesic

      1.Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply x1-2 drops into ear daily until healed. (B)
      2. Apply fruit juice locally as eardrops. (Z)

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective

      Prepare compress of crushed leaves + "leben" (See NOTES). & apply topically

    • Cosmetic Freckle remover

      Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply to face x 2/day for whitening effect. .

    • Child Health Weaning

      Apply juice of leaves to nipples; the bitter taste causes baby to stop breastfeeding.

Jaundice (ID: 5329)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Oral Health Analgesic, Anti-caries

      Squeeze juice from crushed leaves & fruit & gargle several times without swallowing.

    • Nervous System Hypnotic

      Decoct fruit & drink x1 tablespoon before sleeping.

    • Nervous system Analgesic

      Decoct flowers & drink x2 cups /day as needed until recovery.

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

      Use fruit juice and/or leaf juice to: 1. Massage painful area directly
      2. Massage area after daily hot bath;
      3. Use in steam bath.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x3 cups /day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x3 cups /day.

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Decoct fruit in water & drink x3 large tablespoons/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply x1-2 drops into nose (helps remove yellow colour from body).

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Hepatic

      Use fruit juice as nose drops x1 drop to each nostril, after which large amount of yellow liquid escapes from nose & faeces become yellow.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      1. Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply for pain as needed using syringe. (B)
      2. Peel fruits, cover with vaseline & use as suppositories daily until healed. (B)
      3. Add few drops of fruit juice to glass of milk & drink. (May cause initial discomfort ("a hard condition") but which heals later.) (Z)

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      Add few drops of fruit juice to dried fig & eat.

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

      Extract juice from squeezed fruit, apply x1 drop to each nostril & inhale.

    • Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Analgesic

      1.Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply x1-2 drops into ear daily until healed. (B)
      2. Apply fruit juice locally as eardrops. (Z)

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective

      Prepare compress of crushed leaves + "leben" (See NOTES). & apply topically

    • Cosmetic Freckle remover

      Extract juice from squeezed fruit & apply to face x 2/day for whitening effect. .

    • Child Health Weaning

      Apply juice of leaves to nipples; the bitter taste causes baby to stop breastfeeding.

Diarrhea (ID: 1294)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      1.Powder dried leaves & apply to wound.
      2. Extract juice from fresh plant & apply to wound.

    • Wound healing Haemostatic

      Apply dried powdered leaves to wound.

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Prepare infusion of aerial parts & apply to affected skin.

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Prepare powder of dried leaves & apply to wound.

    • Women`s Health Anti-inflammatory

      Decoct whole plant (aerial parts + root) in water in closed pot & either: 1. Sit over steam or
      2. Add decoction to bath and sit in it for 30 min.

    • Women`s Health Emmenagogue

      Decoct plant (part unspecified) +"feijan" (Ruta sp.) + olive buds & use in a steam bath.

    • Women`s Health Contraceptive

      Prepare hot bath using plant & stand over steam for few minutes on last day of period. Afterwards, eat mixture of "bu'ithran" (Teucrium polium) (See NOTES 3) + cloves (Eugenia sp.) + honey for 3 days.

    • Women`s Health Anti-inflammatory

      Boil roots in water until viscous & apply as poultice to affected area.

    • Veterinary Anti-Infective

      Decoct leaves, filter & add to animal`s drinking water.

    • Veterinary Stomachic

      Decoct leaves, filter & add to animal`s drinking water.

    • Veterinary Carminative

      Decoct leaves, filter & add to drinking water of animals (sheep, cows, goats, donkeys).

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-catarrhal, Anti-tussive

      Boil whole plant (aerial parts + root) in water & inhale steam x1/day or as needed.

    • Respiratory Anti-asthmatic

      Boil whole plant (aerial parts + root) in water & inhale steam x1/day or as needed.

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Chew fresh leaves to alleviate pain.

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

      1. Decoct whole plant (aerial parts +root) in water & add to hot bath; bathe body or affected area.
      2. Boil root in olive oil + "qizha" (Nigella sp.) + "feijan" (Ruta sp.) leaves & massage painful areas.
      3. Cook aerial parts in water in closed pot alone or + olive branches + "maryameyeh" (Salvia fruticosa ) + "shirsh el-'aqul" (Alhagi maurorum) + "shabba" (alum; hydrated double sulfate salt of aluminium ). Patient in loose fitting gown stands over steam for some time, then goes to bed to keep warm. (See NOTES & CAUTION 2)

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Vulnerary

      Cook plant in water in closed pot + "feijan" (Ruta) + "maryameyeh" (Salvia fruticosa ) + branches of "el-ghar" (Laurus sp.) + "el-butum" (Pistacia atlantica) + "saris" (Pistacia lentiscus) + "sarw" (Cupressus sp.). Place affected limb in steam for few minutes. When removed, bone fracture can be lightly tapped to reset correctly.

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Cook plant in water in closed pot + "rand" (Laurus sp.) (See NOTES 2) + "maryameyeh" (Salvia fruticosa ) + "feijan" (Ruta sp.). Patient dressed in loose gown stands over the rising steam as long as possible then goes to bed & keeps warm.

    • General Anti-pyretic, Diaphoretic

      Prepare juice from crushed leaves + Oxalis sp. leaves & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      1. Cook fresh plant in water & drink.
      2. Extract juice from fresh plant, add to "araq" (anise liquor) & drink.

    • Dermatological Anti-fungal, Anti-inflammatory

      Prepare poultice from crushed green leaves & apply.

Diarrhea & vomiting in adults (ID: 1031)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-pyretic

      Rinse seeds with water, cook & drink.

    • Infectious Diseases Anti-Infective

      Rinse seeds with water, cook & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal, Anti-emetic

      Pour boiling water over seeds in a cup + nabat sugar (large rock sugar crystals) & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      Grind seeds, cook in water & drink without sugar.

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

      Rinse seeds with water, cook & drink.

    • Dermatological Vulneray

      Cook seeds +" turgadazi" (Solanum nigrum, See CAUTIONS for this species) + "qosani" (Cichorium sp.) & drink.

    • Dermatological Anti-pruritic

      Extract seeds in "'araq" (anise liquor) & "qosani" (Cichorium sp.) (See NOTES 1) + "shirkhisht" (sugary sap of Cotoneaster) + "folus" (Cassia fistula); apply to affected skin.

    • Child Health Carminative

      Pour boiling water over seeds in a cup + nabat sugar (large rock sugar crystals) & drink.

Haemorrhoids (ID: 5306)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Womens Health Contraceptive

      1.Prepare infusion of flower oil, mix + honey & eat.
      2. Dry leaves, grind & add 1 teaspooon to 1 cup of water & drink

    • Respiratory Anti-asthmatic

      1. Decoct flowers (optionally + cinnamon) & drink 1-2 cups/day as needed.
      2. Eat flowers raw or as condiment.

    • Reproductive Health Fertility

      Grind flowers, add ? teaspoon to 1 cup of milk + honey & drink x1/day mornings.

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Grind seeds to powder & apply to affected area.

    • Nervous system Analgesic

      Decoct flowers & drink 1 cup x1/day.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Anti-spasmodic, Muscle relaxant

      Mix flower oil + pumpkin oil + thyme oil & spread on cloth; apply to affected area x1-2/day, alternating position by twisting cloth.

    • Mental Health Anxiolytic

      1. Decoct flowers (optionally + cinnamon) & drink x1-2 cups/day.
      2. Eat flowers raw or as condiment.

    • General Anti-pyretic, Refigerant

      1. Decoct flower petals & drink x1-2 cups/day.
      2. Decoct leaves in water for 10 min & drink 1 cup x2/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-emetic

      1. Decoct whole plant (Aerial parts + root) & drink x3/day.
      2. Grind whole plant (Aerial parts + root), add + black cumin oil (Nigella sativa) & add mixture to decoction of mint; drink 1 cup x3/day until recovery.

    • Gastrointestinal Stomachic

      Decoct flowers & drink x1 cup as needed.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      Prepare infusion of roots & drink x1-2 teaspoons/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Decoct flowers & drink x1/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      Mix seeds + equal amounts anise + black cumin seeds; grind, soak in 1 glass of water, filter & drink 1 cup x3/day before meals.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      1. Mix seeds + honey or boil seeds first in water then mix + honey; eat 1 tablespoon x3/day for 21 days.
      2. Mix 15 gm flowers +150 gm broccoli seeds +50 gm sesame + 15 gm chyrsanthenum (Glebionis coronaria) + 10 gm table salt + 10 gm ginger +10 gm mastic + 15 gm rosemary + 250 gm honey; eat 1 teaspoon x2/day until well.
      3. Grind 2 tablespoons flowers & sprouts + 5 tablespoons cinnamon +3 tablespoons ginger; crush 10 tablespoons of black raisins & mix together until becomes like dough; eat x1 teaspoon/mornings for 15 days.