System: Ophthalmic

Cataract (ID: 1948)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Women`s Health Emmenagogue

      Mix leaves + honey + cow's bile (See NOTES 2); prepare as tampon & insert vaginally.

    • Women`s Health Analgesic

      Decoct leaf & stems & drink x1 cup as needed.

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-pyretic

      Prepare tea from leaves. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Respiratory Anti-tussive

      Cook myrtle seeds + dried almond shells + dried figs + "nabat" sugar + brown sugar + carob + mustard for a long time to obtain a jam; eat x1 teaspoon/day mornings.

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Chew fresh leaves.

    • Oral Health Anti-caries, Anti-gum disease

      Cook leaves in water + rose leaves + grapevine branches + lentils & gargle.

    • Opthalmic Visual health

      Prepare infusion in water of Myrtus. (Plant Part not specified). Add grated "'afs" (gallnut, Galla halepensis, See NOTES 1) to infusion & apply liquid to eye.

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Grind leaves, mix + vinegar, spread over cloth & apply to head.

    • Men`s Health/ Sexuality Aphrodisiac

      Cook leaves & stems in water + "butum" (Pistacia atlantica) branches & drink.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      Prepare tea from leaves. (Admin. not specified.)

    • General Anti-hydrotic

      Decoct leaves & use filtrate to wash with.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Mix leaves + "hundal" (unclear what this is). (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)

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

      Cook leaves & seeds + "kammun busufa" (Ammodaucus leucotrichus) + inner layers of onion + egg with shell, filter & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Cook leaves & stems in water & drink.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      Cook leaves in water + leaves of olive + "feijan" (Ruta bracteosa) & drink.

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective

      1. Burn tip of a branch & apply to wart.
      2. Grind leaves + "mastika" (mastix, gum from Pistacia lentiscus) + olive leaves + little salt; mix +olive oil & apply on & around wart.

Conjunctivitis (ID: 1851)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Womens health/ Reproductive Health Fertility

      Boil flowers + "mahniza" (Ferula asa-foetida) (See NOTES 4 ) in tub & sit over steam.

    • Womens Health Anti-inflammatory

      Mix flowers +"fuwwa" (Rubia tinctorium) + "tya" (Ferula asa-foetida) (See NOTES 4) & apply as uterine rinse.

    • Womens Health Tonic

      Prepare infusion of flowers & drink.

    • Womens Health Analgesic, Emmenagogue

      Decoct flowers + "kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.

    • Respiratory Anti-asthmatic, Anti-tussive

      Decoct flowers in water, cool, filter & drink 1 cup x3/day.

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

      1. Decoct fowers in water, cool, filter & drink 1 cup x3 -4/day.
      2. Decoct ground dried flowers & drink after fasting for 12 hr.
      3. Cook plant in water alone or + "khatmiyeh" (Alcea acaulis) or + "ward el-hasad" (Alcea setosa), + "bizr kittan" (Linum sp.) + sugar & drink.

    • Pain Relief Analgesic

      Decoct flowers & drink x1 cup + sugar as necessary.

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Cook plant in water & gargle.

    • Oral Health Mouth wash

      Prepare flowers as tea & use as mouth rinse.

    • Opthalmic Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory

      Massage eyes with fig leaves, apply almond oil & then a compress of Matricaria chamomilla flowers.

    • Opthalmic Anti-Infective

      Decoct flowers + tea leaves & apply as compress.

    • Nervous system Nervine

      Prepare flowers as tea & drink.

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Prepare flowers as tea & drink.

    • Mental Health Anxiolytic

      Prepare flowers as tea & drink.

    • Mental Health Anti-depressant, Anti-psychotic

      Mix flowers + "kanjabeen" (unknown, but possibly means "sakanjubeen" , a mixture of honey & vinegar). (Admin. not specified.)

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      Decoct flowers + "kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Cook plant in water + "farfahina" (Portulaca oleracea) & drink.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Prepare flowers as tea & drink.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-inflammatory

      Prepare flowers as tea & drink.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

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

    • Infectious Diseases Anti-Infective, Anti-pyretic

      Decoct flowers, sweeten with "kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.

    • General Refrigerant

      Prepare flowers as tea & drink.

    • General Anti-pyretic, Diaphoretic

      Decoct flowers & drink hot x1 cup as necessary.

    • General Anti-inflammatory

      Decoct flowers in water, cool, filter & drink 1 cup x3/day.

    • General Anti-hydropic, Anti-inflammatory

      1. Decoct flowers & apply externally as compress.
      2. Prepare tea from flowers & drink.

    • General Panacea

      Prepare flowers as tea & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative, Digestive, Stomachic

      1. Decoct flowers + "kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.
      2. Decoct flowers & drink after meals.
      3. Prepare infusion of flowers & drink.
      4. Cook flowers in water + fennel & drink x1 cup morning & evening for 4 days.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      Decoct flowers + "kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      Decoct flowers in water, cool, filter & drink x2 cups evenings.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Cook plant in water + "bu'ithran" (Teucrium polium) (See NOTES 3) + "na'na" (Mentha sp.) & drink.

    • Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Analgesic

      Cook flowers in water + "marzanajush" (Stachys lavandulifolia) (See NOTES 2) & drink.

    • Child Health Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal, Laxative

      Decoct flowers + "kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.

    • Child Health Carminative

      Decoct flowers +" kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.

    • Cancer (unclear if tumors maligant or benign) Anti-tumor

      Mix flowers + "maryameyeh" (Salvia fruticosa) + "ezuv" (Majorana sp., synonym Origanum syriacum) + "besamim" (Rosmarinus sp.). See NOTES 1) (Admin. not specified.)

Eye pain & inflammation (ID: 1880)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Womens health/ Reproductive Health Fertility

      Boil flowers + "mahniza" (Ferula asa-foetida) (See NOTES 4 ) in tub & sit over steam.

    • Womens Health Anti-inflammatory

      Mix flowers +"fuwwa" (Rubia tinctorium) + "tya" (Ferula asa-foetida) (See NOTES 4) & apply as uterine rinse.

    • Womens Health Tonic

      Prepare infusion of flowers & drink.

    • Womens Health Analgesic, Emmenagogue

      Decoct flowers + "kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.

    • Respiratory Anti-asthmatic, Anti-tussive

      Decoct flowers in water, cool, filter & drink 1 cup x3/day.

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

      1. Decoct fowers in water, cool, filter & drink 1 cup x3 -4/day.
      2. Decoct ground dried flowers & drink after fasting for 12 hr.
      3. Cook plant in water alone or + "khatmiyeh" (Alcea acaulis) or + "ward el-hasad" (Alcea setosa), + "bizr kittan" (Linum sp.) + sugar & drink.

    • Pain Relief Analgesic

      Decoct flowers & drink x1 cup + sugar as necessary.

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Cook plant in water & gargle.

    • Oral Health Mouth wash

      Prepare flowers as tea & use as mouth rinse.

    • Opthalmic Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory

      Massage eyes with fig leaves, apply almond oil & then a compress of Matricaria chamomilla flowers.

    • Opthalmic Anti-Infective

      Decoct flowers + tea leaves & apply as compress.

    • Nervous system Nervine

      Prepare flowers as tea & drink.

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Prepare flowers as tea & drink.

    • Mental Health Anxiolytic

      Prepare flowers as tea & drink.

    • Mental Health Anti-depressant, Anti-psychotic

      Mix flowers + "kanjabeen" (unknown, but possibly means "sakanjubeen" , a mixture of honey & vinegar). (Admin. not specified.)

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      Decoct flowers + "kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Cook plant in water + "farfahina" (Portulaca oleracea) & drink.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Prepare flowers as tea & drink.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-inflammatory

      Prepare flowers as tea & drink.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

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

    • Infectious Diseases Anti-Infective, Anti-pyretic

      Decoct flowers, sweeten with "kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.

    • General Refrigerant

      Prepare flowers as tea & drink.

    • General Anti-pyretic, Diaphoretic

      Decoct flowers & drink hot x1 cup as necessary.

    • General Anti-inflammatory

      Decoct flowers in water, cool, filter & drink 1 cup x3/day.

    • General Anti-hydropic, Anti-inflammatory

      1. Decoct flowers & apply externally as compress.
      2. Prepare tea from flowers & drink.

    • General Panacea

      Prepare flowers as tea & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative, Digestive, Stomachic

      1. Decoct flowers + "kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.
      2. Decoct flowers & drink after meals.
      3. Prepare infusion of flowers & drink.
      4. Cook flowers in water + fennel & drink x1 cup morning & evening for 4 days.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      Decoct flowers + "kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      Decoct flowers in water, cool, filter & drink x2 cups evenings.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Cook plant in water + "bu'ithran" (Teucrium polium) (See NOTES 3) + "na'na" (Mentha sp.) & drink.

    • Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Analgesic

      Cook flowers in water + "marzanajush" (Stachys lavandulifolia) (See NOTES 2) & drink.

    • Child Health Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal, Laxative

      Decoct flowers + "kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.

    • Child Health Carminative

      Decoct flowers +" kamnon" (Pimpinella anisum) & drink.

    • Cancer (unclear if tumors maligant or benign) Anti-tumor

      Mix flowers + "maryameyeh" (Salvia fruticosa) + "ezuv" (Majorana sp., synonym Origanum syriacum) + "besamim" (Rosmarinus sp.). See NOTES 1) (Admin. not specified.)

Swollen eyes (ID: 1802)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Opthalmic Anti-Infective, Anti-inflammatory

      Prepare leaves as compress & apply to eyes.

    • Dermatological Hair restorer

      Cook peeled, dried roots in water & wash hair with water.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Crush leaves. (Admin. not specified.)

Eye infection (ID: 5507)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective

      Decoct leaves & apply to affected area x1/day until healed.

    • Wound Healing Vulnerary

      Burn dried roots, grind to powder & apply to affected area several times until healed.

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Decoct leaves & use filtrate as mouth wash.

    • Opthalmic Anti-Infective

      Decoct leaves & apply as eye wash.

    • Opthalmic Visual health

      Decoct leaves & apply as eye wash.

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Decoct root in water, cool, filter & drink x3 cups/day or as needed.

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

      1. Boil roots with soil & apply as poultice or paste to affected area. (B)
      2. Decoct root in water, cool, filter, prepare salve & massage painful area. (Effect is quick & long-lasting.) (Z)

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Grind seeds together + seeds of Cucurbita maxima + "bizr faqus" (Cucumis sp.) + "bizr batikh" (Citrullus vulgaris) + "yansun" fruit (Pimpinella anisum) + "bishbash" weed (Senecio vulgaris) & eat.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Analgesic, Anti-spasmodic

      Decoct root in water, cool, filter & drink.

    • Dermatological Anti-fungal

      Crush fresh leaves & apply to affected area.

    • Dermatological Hair restorer

      Cook leaves in water + salt & spread over head.

Cataract (ID: 5506)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective

      Decoct leaves & apply to affected area x1/day until healed.

    • Wound Healing Vulnerary

      Burn dried roots, grind to powder & apply to affected area several times until healed.

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Decoct leaves & use filtrate as mouth wash.

    • Opthalmic Anti-Infective

      Decoct leaves & apply as eye wash.

    • Opthalmic Visual health

      Decoct leaves & apply as eye wash.

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Decoct root in water, cool, filter & drink x3 cups/day or as needed.

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

      1. Boil roots with soil & apply as poultice or paste to affected area. (B)
      2. Decoct root in water, cool, filter, prepare salve & massage painful area. (Effect is quick & long-lasting.) (Z)

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Deobstruent

      Grind seeds together + seeds of Cucurbita maxima + "bizr faqus" (Cucumis sp.) + "bizr batikh" (Citrullus vulgaris) + "yansun" fruit (Pimpinella anisum) + "bishbash" weed (Senecio vulgaris) & eat.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Decoct leaves & drink x1 cup/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Analgesic, Anti-spasmodic

      Decoct root in water, cool, filter & drink.

    • Dermatological Anti-fungal

      Crush fresh leaves & apply to affected area.

    • Dermatological Hair restorer

      Cook leaves in water + salt & spread over head.

Eye drops (ID: 1438)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Opthalmic Eye drops

      Pick leaves early in morning, crush, extract juice & use as eye drops.

Cataract (ID: 1428)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Poisoning Antidote

      Grate fruit & eat. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS.)

    • Opthalmic Visual health

      Mix powdered grains + "joreisa" (pods of Onobrychis squamosa) + "habb el-kamh" (wheat grains) + "fadi" (crystallized sugar); apply to cloth soaked with milk from a woman nursing a female infant; apply milk drops to eye. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

    • Nervous system Analgesic

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup as needed. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS.)

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

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup as needed. (TOXIC See CAUTIONS.)

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective

      Make poultice from plant grains cooked in little water & mashed; apply to boil after first opening with a lancet

Inflammed & swollen eyes (ID: 1422)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Mix powdered seeds + onion + oil & bandage lesion with preparation. After removal of pus apply powdered seeds to lesion/wound.

    • Wound Healing Vulnerary

      Grind seeds & apply to affected area.

    • Women`s Health Emmenagogue

      Cook seeds in water + "dar sini" (Cinnamomum cassia) + "aqar qarha" (Anacyclus pyrethrum); drink stew daily morning & evening.

    • Women`s Health Analgesic

      Mix seeds + egg & drink.

    • Sexuality Aphrodisiac

      Mix powdered seeds of the following: Lepidum sativum + Alpinia officinarum + Terminalia chebula + Myristica fragrans + Raphanus; add boiled honey with froth removed & eat x1 teaspoon daily for 4-6 days without coming into contact with a woman.

    • Sexuality Anti-libido

      Prepare infusion of leaves & drink.

    • Respiratory Anti-tussive, Expectorant

      1.Grind seeds, dilute in milk & drink.
      2. Prepare water based extract/ infusion & drink hot.
      3. Boil powdered seeds in water & drink.

    • Pain Relief Analgesic

      Mix powdered seeds + alum (usually hydrated double sulfate salt) + egg white & spread on body with lambs wool.

    • Opthalmic Anti-inflammatory

      1. Mix powdered seeds + egg, apply to cloth & bandage eye.
      2. Mix powdered seeds + olive oil & apply as compress/ poultice.

    • Nervous system Analgesic

      Grind seeds, mix + vinegar or lemon juice & spread on forehead every 90 min or several times.

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

      Eat seeds.

    • Mental Health Anxiolytic

      Mix powdered seeds + alum (usually hydrated double sulfate salt) + egg white; spread on body with lambs wool.

    • Mental Health Anti-depressant

      Eat seeds + salads & foods.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Diuretic

      Eat seeds.

    • General Tonic

      Grind seeds & eat + honey.

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Cook seeds + "yansun" (Pimpinella sp.) + "kammun" (cumin) + "za'tar sabbali" (Thymbra spicata) & drink.

    • General Bitter

      Eat seeds with salads & foods.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative, Stomachic

      Eat seeds.

    • Gastrointestinal Stomachic

      Eat fresh leaves with salad.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal, Anti-spasmodic

      Mix powdered seeds of Lepidum sativum + seeds of "yansun" (Pimpinella sp.) + "kammun" (cumin) + za'atar farsi (Thymbra?capitata); add + sugar & eat x1 teaspoon/day before meals.

    • Dermatological Anti-Infective

      Grind seeds & apply to affected area.

    • Culinary Seasoning

      Eat seeds with salads & foods.

Cataract (ID: 1424)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Women`s Health Parturient

      1. Extract oil from seeds, heat & eat x2 teaspoons of hot oil when contractions begin.
      2. Add 1 teaspoon of seeds to yoghurt & eat x1 cup daily until delivery.
      3. Decoct 1 teaspoon of dried flowers & drink daily until delivery.

    • Opthalmic Visual health

      Cook plant in the milk of a mother nursing a female infant; apply drops to eye.