System: Haematology

Anaemia (ID: 5181)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Women`s Health Anti-inflammatory

      1.Cook leaves + olive oil + onions & eat.
      2. Decoct leaves for 15 min & drink x1 cup/day until well.

    • Veterinary Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      Add aerial parts to animal feed.

    • Venoms, Bites & Stings Anti-venom

      Apply dried, ground leaves to affected area.

    • Respiratory Anti-tussive

      Boil leaves, add 250 ml of filtrate to water & drink for 3 days.

    • Oral Health Mouth wash

      1. Cook leaves & eat especially in winter.
      2. Roast aerial parts, grind, mix + olive oil & apply to mouth x1-2 /day for 7 days.

    • Opthalmic Anti-Infective

      Extract juice from root & apply 1 drop to eye x1/day

    • Musculoskeletal/ joints Non-specific

      Cook plant in water & drink the water +"sukar fadi" (crystallized sugar) if necessary. Afterwards eat the remaining plant.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      Decoct flowers, filter & drink x3 cups /day until well.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Cook plant in water & drink the water +"sukar fadi" (crystallized sugar) if necessary. Afterwards eat the remaining plant.

    • Haematology Anti-anaemic

      1. Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup /day for 2 days. (B)
      2. Cook + olive oi l+ onions & eat.(B)
      3. Cook + olive oil+ onions + pepper + tahina & eat.(B)
      4. Eat fresh aerial parts (B)
      5. Cook aerial parts in water & drink the water +"sukar fadi" (crstallized sugar) if necessary. Afterwards eat the remaining plant. (Z)

    • General Depurative

      Extract juice from washed leaves & take x2 teaspoons for 1mth.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-emetic

      Decoct plant in water, cool, strain & drink x1 large tablespoon as needed.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-inflammatory

      Cook plant in water & drink the water +"sukar fadi" (crstallized sugar) if necessary. Afterwards eat the remaining plant.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      1.Cook leaves & eat; can add vineger.
      2.Decoct aerial parts & drink x1cup /day.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      1.Prepare juice from leaves + leaves of dandelion + quince fruit; sweeten + sugar & drink 1cup /day until recovery.
      2.Decoct roasted roots & drink x2cups /day.
      3. Prepare infusion from crushed leaves & drink x1 cup/ day.
      4. Extract juice from aerial parts & drink x2/day until well.
      5. Cut clean root into small pieces, boil in water for 2 min, stand 10 min; filter & drink x2/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      1. Boil roots in water until ? the water evaporates; filter & drink x1 cup/day for 1 week.
      2. Decoct dried flowers & drink 1cup x2 /day.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Cook plant in water & drink the water +"sukar fadi" (crystallized sugar) if necessary. Afterwards eat the remaining plant.

    • Gastrointestinal Antacid

      Decoct x12 teaspoons crushed leaves to 1 cup boiling water; leave 15 min, filter, add + dandelion leaves to filtrate & drink warm.

    • Gastrointestinal Non-specific

      Cook aerial parts +olive oil & eat ? kg /day for 1 month.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      1. Decoct washed flowers + aerial parts, filter & drink x1 cup /day before meals for 2 days.
      2. Cut leaves into small paices, cook + olive oil + onions & eat.

    • Endocrine/Metabolic Hypocholesterolemic

      1. Decoct aerial parts & drink x1cup /day for 2 days.
      2. Cook leaves + olive oil+ onions & eat daily.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Anti-obesity

      1. Soak ground roots in water for 5 min, boil for 15 min & drink x1 cup before meals.
      2. Decoct flowers, leave & then drink 1 cup x3 /day.
      3. Grind roots & boil x5 teaspoons in 1L of water for 15 min; drink x1 cup before meals.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      1.Boil leaves in water, change water twice & eat the leaves. (B)
      2. Decoct plant in water, cool, strain & drink 1 cup x 4/day. (Z)

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

      Extract juice from leaves & add x1-2 drops to affected ear

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x2 cups /day for 1 week.

    • Culinary Nutritive

      Cook in olive oil + salt + water + onion + lemon & eat hot.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Wash leaves, extract juice & take x 2 teaspoons for 1 mth,

Anaemia (ID: 5164)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective

      Boil fruit syrup, cool & spread on infected area.

    • Veterinary Scabicide

      1.Crush leaves or fruits, soak in water, boil for 4 hr & apply to affected skin of animal.
      2.Add fruit to animal feed.

    • Veterinary Parturient

      Add fruit to animal fodder.

    • Veterinary Depurative

      Add fruit to animal fodder of cows, sheep, goats.

    • Veterinary Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      Boil fruit in water & and add to animal`s drinking water

    • Respiratory system Anti-Infective

      Mix fruit syrup + "tahina" (sesame seed paste). (Admin. not specified.)

    • Respiratory Anti-tussive

      1. Macerate fruit in cold water + "sus" (Glycyrrhiza sp.) root & drink. (Z)
      2. Mix fruit syrup + "tahina" (sesame seed paste). (Admin. not specified.) (Z)
      3. Cook fruits for a long time to obtain jam, add + "reihan" (Myrtus) seeds + almond shells + dried figs + "nabat" sugar + brown sugar + mustard; eat 1 teaspoon x1/day mornings. (Z)
      4. Boil dried fruits in water for 1hr. & drink x 2-3 cups/day until well.(B)

    • Pain Relief Analgesic

      Grind dried fruits, boil in water, filter & drink filtrate 2 teaspoons x2/day in morning & evening until well.

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Decoct leaves in water, cool, filter, add vinegar & gargle.

    • Oral Health Anti-gum disease

      Grind dried fruits, soak in water overnight, filter & rinse mouth x3 /day.

    • Oral Health Mouth wash

      Boil fruit syrup until a paste is formed. This can be spread inside the mouth using any of following: 1. "shabba" (alum, see NOTES 1).
      2. Sour pomegranate juice (Punica sp.)
      3. NaHCO3 (sodium bicarbonate) + "nasha" (Amylum Tritici) (See NOTES 2 + butter.

    • Opthalmic Anti-inflammatory

      Crush leaves or fruits, soak in water, boil for 4 hr & apply to eye.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Vulnerary

      Cook young branches & leaves + "za'tar" (Thymbra capitata) + branches of "ghar" (Laurus nobilis) + branches of olive (Olea sp.) + "saris" (Pistacia lentiscus) + "maryameyeh" (Salvia fruticosa). After holding broken limb over steam for few minutes, the bone can be re-broken with a light tap.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      1. Grind dried fruits, soak in water for 12 hr, boil (time not-specified) & drink x1 cup mornings for 1 week.
      2. Add 1 kg of dried fruits to 3L of water, boil for 15 min, soak overnight, filter & drink 1 cup x3/day until healed.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      1. Decoct fruits & drink x1 cup/day until healed.
      2. Dry fruits & eat daily until healed.
      3. Prepare juice of fruits, boil + sugar till thickens & drink daily until healed.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Add 1 spoon of fruit paste to 1 cup of water & drink 1 cup x1/day for 1 week.

    • Infectious Diseases Anti-Infective

      Use fruit syrup. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Infectious Diseases Anti-Infective

      Mix fruit syrup + "tahina" (sesame seed paste) (Admin.not specified.)

    • Haematology Anti-anaemic

      Dry fruits, grind, soak in water overnight, filter syrup & drink 1 cup x2-3/day.

    • General Tonic

      Eat fruit.

    • General Anti-pyretic

      Prepare fruit syrup + salt, moisten gauze pad with mixture & use as a suppository.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Grind dried fruits, soak in water overnight, filter & drink 1 cup of the syrup/ filtrate x2-3/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      Decoct leaves in water & drink x3 tablespoons /day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      1.Diarrhea: Dry fruits, grind & soak in water overnight, filter syrup & drink 1 cup x2-3/day. (B)
      2. Diarrhea & dysentery: Grind roasted seeds to powder & drink as medicinal coffee. (Z)

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      1. Mix fruit syrup + cow's milk & drink. After eat as many dried figs as possible.
      2. Crush ripe fruit (seeds removed), cook in water + sugar for hours until syrup & eat 1 tablespoon x3/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-hydropic

      Cook fruit in water + leaves of "ghar" (Laurus nobilis) & drink.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      1.Grind dried fruits, boil in water, filter & drink filtrate x2 teaspoons/day mornings until well. (B)
      2.Grind roasted seeds to powder & drink as medicinal coffee. (Z)

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

      1. Crush ripe fruit (seeds removed), cook in water + sugar for hours until syrup; eat 1 tablespoon x4/day after meals.
      2. Mix fruit syrup with "tahina" (sesame seed paste). ( Admin. not specified.)

    • Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Demulcent

      Macerate fruit in cold water + "sus" (Glycyrrhiza sp.) root & drink.

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

      Decoct leaves in water, cool, filter, add vinegar & gargle after meals & before sleep.

    • Dermatological Anti-tumor

      Decoct leaves in water & apply decoction topically x3 /day.

    • Dermatological Hair restorer

      Cut 400 gm of fruit into small pieces, soak in 1L water for 12 hr & boil for 10 min; squeeze or pound boiled fruit, filter & apply filtrate to scalp x1/day.

    • Culinary Nutritive

      Prepare an extract of crushed fruit in hot water; boil until most fluid evaporates leaving a concentrated viscous, sweet, brown syrup ("rubb" or "dibs-el-kharub" = carob honey) which is eaten.

    • Cosmetic Cleansing product

      Dry leaves & use to lather water as soap substitute in laundry. (See NOTES.)

    • Child Health Anti-asthmatic

      Decoct crushed/ grated seeds in water, cool, filter & drink x3/day.

    • Cardiovascular Vasoprotective

      Decoct fruit & drink 1 cup/day.

Anaemia (ID: 5114)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Women`s Health Galactagogue

      Eat fresh leaves.

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Decoct fruit & drink.

    • Haematology Anti-anaemic

      Decoct fruits & drink as needed.

    • Dermatological Vulnerary

      Extract juice by squeezing fresh leaves & apply as plaster/ bandage.

    • Dermatological Hair restorer

      Rinse hair with juice of tuber.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Boil fruits in water till cooked & eat daily until healed.

Lack of blood (anaemia) (ID: 564)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-tussive, Demulcent

      1. Decoct plant in water alone or + "yansun" (Pimpinella anisum) fruit + carob seeds & drink 1 cup x3/day.
      2. Cough: cook plant in water & add honey. Can also add "azir" (rosemary, Rosmarinus sp.) (Z notes this recipe is widely used in children.)

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective

      Grind plant, add oil, burn & inhale smoke.

    • Respiratory Anti-asthmatic

      Decoct plant in water, alone or + "yansun" (Pimpinella anisum) fruit + carob seeds & drink 1 cup x3/day.

    • Pain Relief Analgesic

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x1-2 cups/ day or inhale steam from decoction.

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

      Decoct 500 gm leaves in 2L water, add to bath water & immerse for 30 min.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Non-specific

      Prepare extract of plant & drink + honey.

    • Mens health/ Sexuality Aphrodisiac

      Prepare infusion of leaves & drink x2/day.

    • Infectious Diseases Anti-Infective

      Prepare extract of plant by cooking in water & drink + honey.

    • Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      Boil plant in water & drink.

    • Haematology Anti-anaemic

      Decoct plant in water, alone or + "yansun" (Pimpinella anisum) fruit + carob seeds & drink 1 cup x3/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal, Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      Decoct plant in water alone or + "yansun" (Pimpinella anisum) fruit + carob seeds; for diarrhea & inflammation: drink x3 cups/day; for dysentery: drink x4 large cups/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      1.Prepare extract of aerial parts by cooking in water + "za'tar" (thyme, Thymbra capitata) or + cumin (Cuminum sp.) + "na'na" (Mentha sp.) & drink. (Z)
      2. Decoct aerial parts in water, alone or + "yansun" (Pimpinella anisum) fruit + carob seeds & drink 1 cup x3/day. (Z)
      3. Decoct aerial parts & drink 1-2 cups/day. (B)

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      1.Decoct plant in water, alone or + "yansun" (Pimpinella anisum) fruit + carob seeds & drink instead of water.(Z)
      2.Prepare infusion of aerial parts & drink x2/day. (B)

    • Cardiovascular Hypotensive

      Decoct plant in water, alone or + "yansun" (Pimpinella anisum) fruit + carob seeds & drink 1 cup x3/day.

Spleen diseases (ID: 508)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Sexuality Aphrodisiac

      Eat fruit, leaf & root for 6 mths. (Preparation details not specified).

    • Poisoning Antidote

      Decoct fruit. (Admin.not specified).

    • Oral Health Analgesic

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

    • Oral Health Anti-gum disease

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

    • Nervous System Nervine

      Eat fruit, leaf & root for 6 months.(Details of preparation not specified).

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

      1. Add fresh aerial parts to salad & eat daily until recovery. (B)
      2. Eat fruit, leaf & root for 6 months. (Details of preparation not specified) (Z)

    • Mental Health Anti-depressant

      Eat fruit, leaf & root for 6 months. (Details of preparation not specified).

    • Mens Health/ Sexuality Aphrodisiac

      Decoct leaves & drink 1 cup x1/day for 1 mth.

    • Mens Health Anti-inflammatory, Prostate health

      Decoct aerial parts + parsley, mix + small amount carrot juice + whale liver oil + pollen & drink 1 cup x3/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-septic

      Prepare infusion of fruit, leaf & root, strain & drink.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Prepare infusion by adding 1 teaspoon of ground seeds to 1 cup boiled water; drink 1 cup x2/day after meals for 10 days.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      (Recipes 1& 2 are "to expel" kidney stones) 1. Prepare mixture of root or leaves + parsley + radish. (Admin. not specified.) (Z)
      2. Decoct fruit + Carum fruit + parsley. (Admin. not specified.)(Z)
      3. Mix seeds + equal amounts of parsley +mustard + watercress seeds; grind & eat x1 teaspoon x3/day. (B)

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      1. Prepare mixture of root or leaves + parsley + radish. (Admin. not specified.)
      2. Decoct fruit + Carum fruit + parsley. (Admin. not specified.)
      3. Prepare infusion of root & fresh leaf & drink. Can also rub on abdomen Curcuma sp. in araq.
      4. Decoct fruit, leaf & root + parsley & drink. Can also rub on abdomen Curcuma sp. in araq. ( Z notes that in preparations 3 & 4 the plant part is unclear but seems to refer to root and/or leaves)

    • Infectious Diseases Anti-Infective

      Grind leaves, mix +1 teaspoon ammonia + honey & apply to affected area x 2/day for 1 week.

    • Haematology Non-specific

      Grind root & leaf + fresh onion, mix + honey & eat for 6 days mornings.

    • General Tonic

      Leaf & root used. (Preparation/ Admin. not specified).

    • General Anti-pyretic

      Decoct fruit & root + Eucalyptus bark & drink.

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Prepare mixture of root or leaves + parsley + radish. (Admin. not specified.)

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Decoct fruit + caraway (Carum carvi) fruit + parsley. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      Prepare mixture of root or leaves + parsley + radish. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-hemorrhoidal

      Prepare mixture of root or leaves + parsley + radish (Admin. not specified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Demulcent

      Prepare infusion adding 1 teaspoon of ground seeds to 1 cup of boiled water; drink 1 cup x1/day after meals for 15 days.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective

      Decoct leaves in water, then cook decoction + pomegranate juice + sugar; eat x1/day for 3 days.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-spasmodic, Carminative, Digestive

      Decoct fruit. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Dermatological Anti-pruritic, Scabicide

      Mix juice from aerial parts + vinegar + rose oil & apply to affected area x 2/day for 4 days.

    • Culinary Seasoning

      Eat leaf & root

Lack of blood (anaemia) (ID: 430)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Womens Health Analgesic

      Decoct flowers & drink.

    • Womens Health Alterative, Tonic

      Decoct flowers, add + nabat sugar & drink. (See NOTES 4)

    • Respiratory Anti-tussive

      Cook flowers in water & drink.

    • Mental Health Anxiolytic

      Decoct flowers (optionally add + nabat sugar) & drink.(See NOTES
      3.)

    • Haematology Anti-anaemic

      Decoct flowers, add + nabat sugar & drink. (See NOTES
      3.)

    • General Tonic

      Cook flowers in water & drink.

    • General Anti-pyretic

      Cook flowers in water & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Analgesic, Carminative

      Cook flowers in water & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

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

    • Gastrointestinal Non-specific

      Cook flowers in water & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      1. Cook flowers in water & drink
      2. Add water extract of flowers to "shodon aliza" (identity of this plant is unknown) which has been mixed with almond oil & heated; drink.

    • Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Analgesic

      Cook flowers + poppy capsules/pods (seeds removed) + khadaljan (Alpinia officinarum) & drink or direct steam to ear. (See NOTES 2)

    • Dermatological Hair restorer

      Extract flowers & drink +1 spoon of honey.

Spleen diseases (ID: 6037)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Vulnerary

      Soak bark in hot water, grind & apply paste to affected area.

    • Oral health Analgesic

      Decoct fruit & seeds in water & gargle decoction x2/day.

    • Oral health Anti-gum disease, Dentifrice

      1. Bleeding gums: Prepare infusion of 1 teaspoon flowers to 1 cup boiling water. (Admin. not specified.)
      2.Teeth Whitening: Prepare infusion of aerial parts & rub teeth with it.

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

      Soak bark in hot water, grind & apply paste to affected area.

    • Haematology Non-specific

      Decoct leaves & stems & drink x1cup till well

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-ulcer

      Decoct root & bark & drink x1 cup mornings for 2 mth.

    • Gastrointestinal Digestive

      Prepare infusion of flowers & drink x1 cup daily until well.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Prepare infusion of bark & drink x1 cup /day.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglcaemic

      Prepare infusion of bark & drink x1 cup /day.

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

      Decoct fruit & seeds in water & gargle decoction x3 day after meals.

    • Dermatology Emollient

      Decoct leaves & stems & apply solution to skin several times /day.

    • Dermatological Anti-septic

      Decoct fruit & seeds in water & apply decoction topically to skin.