System: Musculoskeletal / joints

Back pain (ID: 443)

All Complaints for this Species

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

      Grind fruit, cook in olive oil & massage with oil.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory

      Decoct fruits & drink x3 cups/day.

    • Men`s Health Prostate health

      Decoct flowers & drink 1 cup/day mornings.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      Decoct flowers & drink x1 cup/day mornings.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Cook fruit in water & drink.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      1.Decoct flowers & drink x1 cup/day mornings. (B)
      2. Decoct fruit in water & drink x3 cups/day. (Z)

    • Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      Use fruit (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)

    • General Anti-pyretic

      Decoct fruits & drink x3 cups/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-lithic

      1. Decoct fruit in water + "duqet 'adas" (Micromeria serpyllifolia) + radish seeds & drink.
      2. Decoct fruits & drink x3 cups/day.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      Decoct fruits & drink x3 cups/day.

Joint inflammation & muscle ache (ID: 325)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Venoms, Bites & Stings Anti-venom

      Apply juice from bulb to sting.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory

      Heat bulb to obtain gel, mix + olive oil to make ointment & massage.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Crush peeled bulb, mix + olive oil, spread on barley bread & eat for 3 days.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      Boil bulb in water to obtain gel & apply as ointment.

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

      Peel bulb, crush, heat in sheep`s bile, cool, strain & apply as ear drops. (See NOTES).

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Crush bulb, mix juice + salt & apply to pimple.

Rheumatism (ID: 442)

All Complaints for this Species

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

      Grind fruit, cook in olive oil & massage with oil.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory

      Decoct fruits & drink x3 cups/day.

    • Men`s Health Prostate health

      Decoct flowers & drink 1 cup/day mornings.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      Decoct flowers & drink x1 cup/day mornings.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Cook fruit in water & drink.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      1.Decoct flowers & drink x1 cup/day mornings. (B)
      2. Decoct fruit in water & drink x3 cups/day. (Z)

    • Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      Use fruit (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)

    • General Anti-pyretic

      Decoct fruits & drink x3 cups/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-lithic

      1. Decoct fruit in water + "duqet 'adas" (Micromeria serpyllifolia) + radish seeds & drink.
      2. Decoct fruits & drink x3 cups/day.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      Decoct fruits & drink x3 cups/day.

Arhritis/ rheumatic pain in muscles & joints (ID: 285)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Venoms, Bites & Stings Ant-venom

      Squeeze cloves & apply to afffected area.

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Peel cloves, crush & apply as poultice x2/day as needed.

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

      1.Heat peeled cloves in vessel over water tub until they open; mix + olive oil for ointment & massage. (Z)
      2. Mix aerial parts + salt, crush & apply to affected area x1/day until healed.. (B)

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Mix aerial parts + salt, crush & apply to affected area x1/day until healed.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      Heat peeled cloves in vessel over water tub until they open; mix + olive oil for ointment & apply x 2/day.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypocholesterolemic

      Peel cloves, wash & eat fresh in morning until recovery.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Crush stem to extract juice & apply to affected area until recovery.

    • Cardiovascular Hypotensive

      Peel cloves, wash & eat fresh in morning until recovery.

    • Cardiovascular Anti-atherosclerotic

      Eat fresh cloves daily for 10 days.

    • Cardiovascular Rubefacient

      Peel cloves, crush & apply as poultice x2/day for 2 weeks.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Peel cloves, wash & eat fresh in morning until recovery.

Rheumatism & muscle cramps (ID: 244)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Oral health Analgesic, Anti-caries, Anti-gum disease

      1. Cook root in 1L water + alum (hydrated double sulfate salt of aluminium) + coarse salt & mix (colour of solution changes from green to yellow); strain, cool & gargle x1 spoonful for 2 min (becomes frothy in mouth with bitter-salty taste).
      2. Cook root in water + "sheba" (Artemisia arborescens) + cooking salt & store in bottle; gargle daily morning & evening.
      3. Gingivitis & toothache: Decoct root & gargle.

    • Oral Health Mouth wash

      1. Cook root in 1L water + alum (hydrated double sulfate salt of aluminium) + coarse salt & mix (colour of solution changes from green to yellow); strain, cool & gargle x1 spoonful for 2 min (becomes frothy in mouth with bitter-salty taste).
      2. Cook root in water + "sheba" (Artemisia arborescens) + cooking salt & store in bottle; gargle daily morning & evening.

    • Nervous System Nervine

      Decoct root & massage affected area.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Anti-arthritic, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-spasmodic, Muscle relaxant

      Cook root + "tayun" (Dittrichia viscosa) + olive branches + "maryameyeh" (Salvia fruticosa) + "sheba" (Artemisia arborescens); store in a closed pot. Patient stands in loose clothing over steam from pot as long as possible, then goes to bed & avoids getting cold.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Decoct pieces of root in water, cool, filter & drink instead of water.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      Decoct pieces of root in water, cool, strain & drink instead of water.

    • Genitourinary Anti-inflammatory

      Decoct pieces of root in water, cool, strain & drink instead of water.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-lithic

      Decoct pieces of root in water, cool, strain & drink instead of water.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      Cook root in water & drink.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      Cook root in water & drink.

Bone fracture (ID: 331)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective

      Decoct root, mix + olive oil & apply to lesion.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Vulnerary

      Decoct root, mix + olive oil & apply to lesion.

    • Dermatological Vulberary

      Decoct root, mix + olive oil & apply to lesion.

Rheumatism/ joint pain (ID: 5026)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective

      Decoct "manna" (sugary secretion on leaves),(see NOTES), strain & drink.

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Demulcent

      Decoct "manna" (sugary secretion on leaves), (see NOTES) & drink.

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

      Prepare poultice of roots + flour & apply to affected area for 3 hr.

    • General Tonic

      Cook "manna"(sugary secretion on leaves),(see NOTES) in water to thick mash & eat.

    • General Anti-pyretic

      Cook "manna" ( sugary secretion on leaves)(see NOTES) in water & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Stomachic

      Cook "manna" (sugary secretion on leaves), (see NOTES) in water to thick mash & eat.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Use"manna"(sugary secretion on leaves), (see NOTES) (Preparation/Admin. not specified).

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      1. Decoct "manna" (sugary secretion on leaves),(see NOTES), in water, strain & drink or use as enema (for "cleansing stomach").
      2. Heat "manna" without liquid until it turns red, rinse, put in container + almond oil + "barhang" (? Plantago sp. or species in Cruciferae family) + "gule gavzabon" (Anchusa azurea) (See NOTES 3) ; cook & drink x1 cup.

    • Gastrointestinal Depurative

      Boil "manna" (sugary secretion on leaves) (See NOTES) in water & use as enema.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      1. Infuse " manna" (sugary secretion on leaves),(see NOTES) in hot water & drink infusion.
      2. Decoct "manna" in water & drink.

    • Dermatological Non-specific

      Cook manna (sugary secretion on leaves)(see NOTES) in water & drink.

    • Culinary Nutritive

      1. Roots are eaten (Preparation not specified). (see NOTES)
      2. Manna (sugary secretion exuding from twigs) is eaten during flowering season.

Rheumatism (ID: 6038)

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.