System: Kidney & Urinary Tract

All Complaints for this Species

• Wound Healing Vulnerary

  Sprinkle crushed powdered leaves over affected area.

• Women`s Health Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory

  Cook leaves in water, filter & use vaginally as douche.

• Venoms, Bites & Stings Anti-venom

  Apply crushed powdered leaves to affected area.

• Respiratory Pectoral

  Mix non-woody upper parts + honey or sugar (Admin. not specified.)

• Respiratory Expectorant

  Decoct aerial parts in water, cool, filter & drink hot + sugar x3/day.

• Respiratory Anti-tussive

  Use leaves (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)

• Respiratory Analgesic, Anti-tussive

  1. Drink water extract of aerial parts.
  2. Use leaves (Admin. not described.)
  3. Burn aerial parts & inhale smoke.
  4. Decoct aerial parts in water, cool, filter & drink hot + sugar x3/day.

• Respiratory Anti-Infective

  1. Use leaves (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)
  2. Grind aerial parts, mix + oil & apply to various parts of body. Patient must lie in bed (causes fever to rise).
  3. Mix aerial parts + "fliyu" (? fulaya)( Mentha pulegium) + "feijan" (Ruta sp.) + "qarfa" (? Kafoor) (Cinnamomum camphor) & inhale mixture.
  4. Decoct aerial parts in water, cool, filter & drink hot + sugar x3/day.

• Oral Health Analgesic

  1. Suck leaves.
  2. Chew upper parts (shoots/ stems ).
  3. Decoct aerial parts in water, cool, filter & gargle x3/day as necessary.

• Oral Health Mouth wash

  Prepare extract of aerial parts + vinegar & gargle.

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

  1. Cook aerial parts in water & drink.
  2. Decoct aerial parts in water, cool, filter & add to hot bath; massage painful area.

• Musculoskeletal/ Joints Vulnerary

  Cook aerial parts + 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 min. After removing bone can be re-broken with light tap.

• Mental Health Anti-depressant, Sedative

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

• Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

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

• Infectious Diseases Anti-tubercular

  1. Mix aerial parts + "yansun" (Pimpinella) seeds + "kammun" (cumin) + "bizr el-rashad" (Lepidium seeds) + sugar & eat x1 teaspoon/day before meal.
  2. Decoct aerial parts in water, cool, filter & drink instead of water.

• Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

  1. Use non-woody aerial parts + pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita maxima). (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)
  2. Prepare extract of aerial parts, mix + Artemisia sieberi & drink.

• Haematology Anti-coagulant

  Mix non-woody aerial parts + "'innab" (Zizyphus sp.) (See NOTES 2).(Admin. not specified.)

• General Anti-hydropic

  Cook aerial parts in water & drink.

• General Anti-inflammatory

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

• General Anti-hydropic

  Use leaves (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)

• General Anti-hydropic

  Decoct aerial parts in water, cool, filter & drink for 40 days instead of water. Eat bread & other foods without salt.

• Gastrointestinal Anti-emetic

  Crush aerial parts & smell.

• Gastrointestinal Carminative

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

• Gastrointestinal Digestive, Stomachic

  Decoct aerial parts in water & drink.

• Gastrointestinal Stomachic

  Use leaves /non-woody parts of plant. (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)

• Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

  For diarrhea: 1. Prepare extract of aerial parts, mix + Artemisia sieberi & drink.
  2. Grind aerial parts + hard boiled egg including shell & spread on forehead. For dysentery:
  3. Mix aerial parts + "yansun" (Pimpinella) seeds + "kammun" (cumin) + "bizr el-rashad" (Lepidium seeds) + sugar; eat x1 small spoon /day before meal.

• Gastrointestinal Carminative

  1. Decoct or cook aerial parts in water & drink.
  2. Mix aerial parts + "yansun" (Pimpinella) seeds + "kammun" (cumin) + "bizr el-rashad" (Lepidium seeds) + sugar; drink x1 teaspoon/day before meal.

• Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglcaemic

  Cook crushed aerial parts in water & drink.

• Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Analgesic

  Prepare watery extract of aerial parts + salt + lemon & apply as ear drops.

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

  Prepare extract of aerial parts & gargle.

• Cardiovascular Hypotensive

  Cook aerial parts in water & drink.

• Cardiovascular Analgesic, Cardiac

  1. Decoct aerial parts in water, cool, filter & drink hot + sugar.
  2. Drink watery extract of aerial parts
  3. Burn aerial parts & inhale smoke.

• Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

  Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup/ day until recovery.