System: Respiratory

Fever/ colds (ID: 1036)

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.

Cough & pneumonia (ID: 1780)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Ritual /Ceremonial Incense

      Burn dried whole plant (especially tuber & underground parts) on coals in vessel; allow steam & smoke to fill air.

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-tussive

      Boil whole plant (especially tuber & underground parts) in water & inhale steam.

    • Oral Health Anti-caries

      Grind tuber into powder, mix + " `afs" (Galla halepensis) + "sheba" (Artemisia arborescens) + "gir armana" (Calamina, ZnO) + " 'ud el-karh" (Anacyclus pyrethrum) (See NOTES 1); add a little water, prepare paste & rub over teeth.

Cough suppressant (ID: 1026)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective, Vulnery

      Grate root & apply as poultice

    • Women`s Health Emmenagogue

      1. Eat root.
      2. Decoct fruit & drink.
      3. Prepare vaginal suppository from fruit.

    • Sexuality Aphrodisiac

      Eat raw roots x3/day.

    • Respiratory Anti-tussive

      Cook root & eat over prolonged period.

    • Opthalmic Visual health

      Eat raw roots x3/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-lithic

      Extract root juice & drink x1 cup/day before breakfast for 2 weeks.

    • Haematology Anti-anaemic

      Eat raw or cooked roots.

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      1.Extract root juice & drink x1 cup/day before breakfast for 2 weeks. (B)
      2. Squeeze juice from root & drink. (Z)

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      Eat raw roots x3/day.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      1. Extract juice from root & drink 1 cup x3/day.
      2. Eat fresh root x3/day.
      3. Prepare root juice + lemon & drink 1 glass x3/day for 1 mth.
      4. Eat fresh or boiled roots x2-3/day until recovery.

Cough (ID: 1023)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory Anti-tussive

      Decoct aerial parts & drink 1 cup x 3/day.

    • Opthalmic Anti-inflammatory

      Decoct aerial parts in distilled water, cool, filter & use filtrate as eye drops.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x3 cups/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 full cup evenings.

Shortness of breath (asthma) (ID: 5282)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Vulnerary

      Extract juice from corm & apply to affected area x2/day for 3 days.

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Extract juice from ground corms & apply to affected area x3/day for 3 days.

    • Venoms, Bites & Stings Anti-venom

      Rub stung area with fresh tuber.

    • Respiratory Anti-asthmatic

      Clean, peel & squeeze tubers to extract juice & inhale x2 drops into nose for 3 days.

    • Respiratory Decongestant

      Decoct corm & drink x1 cup/day until well

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Mix dried, ground tuber + dry ground tobacco & use as snuff.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Vulnery

      Crush fresh tuber, apply to painful area & bandage.

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

      Boil corms in water for 5 min, cool & apply to affected area x2/day for 1 week.

    • Industrial Cleaning product

      Tuber used for laundry. (Preparation not specified.)

    • General Refrigerant

      Use juice of stems bearing flowers (Admin. not specified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      1. Decoct corm in water & apply locally x3/day until healed. (B)
      2. Crush corms, squeeze, knead + flour, shape into chickpea form & use as suppositary. (B)
      3. Mix crushed tuber + cumin + "kamnon ha-anis" (or "yansun"), (Pimpinella anisum) & make into pills. (Admin. not described but probably used as suppository.) (Z)

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Apply corm juice to affected skin x 2/day for 1 week.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Extract juice of corms & apply to affected area x2/day, morning & evenings until healed.

    • Dermatological Emollient

      Decoct 200 gm of leaves in 0.5 L water for 10 min & apply to affected area x3/day.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Extract juice from corm & apply to affected area x2/day until healed.

    • Dermatological Hair restorer

      Rub skin of scalp with wollen cloth until irritated, then rub with plant tuber.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      1. Cut washed corm (see NOTES 1) into small pieces, boil in water, filter & drink x1 cup/day until recovery.
      2. Add leaves (when in season) to boiling water for 3 min; fill leaves with rice & meat, cook & eat.

Respiratory congestion (ID: 5284)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Vulnerary

      Extract juice from corm & apply to affected area x2/day for 3 days.

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Extract juice from ground corms & apply to affected area x3/day for 3 days.

    • Venoms, Bites & Stings Anti-venom

      Rub stung area with fresh tuber.

    • Respiratory Anti-asthmatic

      Clean, peel & squeeze tubers to extract juice & inhale x2 drops into nose for 3 days.

    • Respiratory Decongestant

      Decoct corm & drink x1 cup/day until well

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      Mix dried, ground tuber + dry ground tobacco & use as snuff.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Vulnery

      Crush fresh tuber, apply to painful area & bandage.

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

      Boil corms in water for 5 min, cool & apply to affected area x2/day for 1 week.

    • Industrial Cleaning product

      Tuber used for laundry. (Preparation not specified.)

    • General Refrigerant

      Use juice of stems bearing flowers (Admin. not specified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      1. Decoct corm in water & apply locally x3/day until healed. (B)
      2. Crush corms, squeeze, knead + flour, shape into chickpea form & use as suppositary. (B)
      3. Mix crushed tuber + cumin + "kamnon ha-anis" (or "yansun"), (Pimpinella anisum) & make into pills. (Admin. not described but probably used as suppository.) (Z)

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Apply corm juice to affected skin x 2/day for 1 week.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Extract juice of corms & apply to affected area x2/day, morning & evenings until healed.

    • Dermatological Emollient

      Decoct 200 gm of leaves in 0.5 L water for 10 min & apply to affected area x3/day.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Extract juice from corm & apply to affected area x2/day until healed.

    • Dermatological Hair restorer

      Rub skin of scalp with wollen cloth until irritated, then rub with plant tuber.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      1. Cut washed corm (see NOTES 1) into small pieces, boil in water, filter & drink x1 cup/day until recovery.
      2. Add leaves (when in season) to boiling water for 3 min; fill leaves with rice & meat, cook & eat.

Asthma (ID: 141)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory Anti-asthmatic

      Prepare incense of dried leaves & fruits. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Oral health Analgesic, Anti-caries

      1. Cook cones + Cinchona bark + "shabba" (alum, usually hydrated double sulfate salt) + vinegar; gargle every morning. (Z)
      2.Toothache only: decoct fruit & rinse mouth with decoction. (B)

    • Musculoskeletal/ joints Anti-arthritic, Anti-inflammatory

      Cook branch tips in covered pot; patient stands in a loose gown over the pot for as long as possibe & then rests in bed away from cold.

    • Musculoskeletal Vulnerary

      Boil in closed pot branch tips of "sarw" (Cupressus sp. ) + "tayun" (Dittrichia? viscosa) + "feijan" (Ruta chalepensis) + "maryameyeh" (Salvia fruticosa) + "el-jar" (Laurus nobilis) +" el-butum" (Pistacia atlantica) +" saris" (Pistacia lentiscus); place broken limb over steam for a few moments, then rebreak bone by tapping it lightly.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Renal

      Prepare a "coffee" drink from dried, roasted fruit & drink.

    • Infectious Diseases Anti-Infective

      Apply powder of dried, crushed leaves to lesion.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      1.Grind 10 fresh green cones into small particles, boil in approx. 3 cups of water for 15 min; cool, filter through gauze or flannel cloth & drink hot 1 cup x2/day morning & evening + 2 teaspoons sugar (if too bitter).
      2. Cook branch tips in water & drink.
      3.Cook cones in water & drink.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      Prepare a "coffee" drink from dried, roasted fruit & drink.

    • Dermatological Anti-fungal, Anti-inflammatory

      Prepare plaster /compress from mashed fresh fruit. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Dermatological Anti-herpetic

      Apply powder of dried, crushed leaves to lesion.

    • Dermatological Haemostatic, Vulnerary

      Apply powder of dried, crushed leaves to lesion.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Apply powder of dried, crushed leaves to lesion.

Fever & colds (ID: 1587)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-pyretic

      Cook secretion from stipes (slender stalk/stems) in water & drink. (See NOTES)

    • Infectious Diseases Anti-Infective

      There are three prepartions for this complaint A, B & C: A. Cook Solanum nigrum in water (See CAUTIONS for this plant) + Viola odorata + Nymphaea alba + Cichorium root. B. Cook Cassia fistula + Alhagi sp. + almond oil. C. Cook as in B , but add secretion from stipes (slender stalk stems) of Cotoneaster nummularia. Drink A for 3 days morning & evening. If no improvement, drink B. As a final treatment drink C. (See NOTES 2)

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Three preparations are used A,B & C: A. Cook together secretion of stipes (slender stalk/stems) + " taranjamin" (Alhagi sp.) + "gole gavzabon" (Anchusa azurea) (See NOTES 3) + "nilufar" (Nymphaea sp.) + "shirsh qosani" (Cichorium sp.) (See NOTES 4) + "turjadaza" (Solanum nigrum) (See CAUTIONS for Solanum. nigrum); pour extract of this stew onto Cassia fistula & add almond oil. B. Swallow a small live or fresh fish every morning. Afterwards drink A x1 every 5 days. C. Eat a lot of watermelon together with drink A.

    • Dermatological Anti-pruritic

      Add secretion from stipes (slender stalk/stems) to extract made of Cichorium intybus root in "araq" + "khaqshir" (Sisymbrium sp. synonym of Descurainia sopia.) + "folus" (Cassia fistula) & apply to affected skin. (See NOTES 2)

    • Child Health Vulnerary

      Prepare extract of secretion from stipes (slender stalk/stems) & drink. (See NOTES)

Colds (ID: 1615)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Vulnerary

      Prepare compress of crushed leaves & apply to burn.

    • Women`s Health Anti-abortive

      Prepare extract/ infusion in water of fruits + "yansun" (Pimpinella) + fennel + carrots & drink.

    • Surgical/ Trauma Haemostatic

      Use roasted fruits (Admin. not specified.)

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective

      Cook leaves in water (Admin. not specified.)

    • Oral Health Mouth wash

      Eat leaves.

    • Oral Health Anti-gum disease, Mouth wash

      Cook leaves in water (Admin. not specified.)

    • Opthalmic Visual health

      Roast fruits + "feijan" (Ruta chalepensis) leaves, grind & sift; apply on rims of eyelids like eyeliner ("kohol") (See NOTES 3).

    • Opthalmic Anti-inflammatory

      Mix crushed plant with a woman's breast milk & apply to eye.

    • Nervous System Analgesic

      1. Macerate fruits in cold water & use liquid as nose drops.
      2. Burn fruits + pumpkin peels & inhale smoke before sunrise.
      3. Cook leaves in water (Admin. not specified.)

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

      1. Add fruit to ground barley flour mixed + vinegar & prepare dough; apply to painful area. (Especially good when pain is accompanied by fever.) If treatment 1 does not help then use the following :
      2. Add fruit to ground lentils + burnt ground lamb bones + "halila" (Terminalia sp.) (See NOTES 2), peels + "surinjan" (Colchicum sp.) & eat for 3 days. (Also 1 cup of concentrated extract of "kosani" (Cichorium sp.) can be drunk evenings.)
      3. Decoct crushed fruits & drink.

    • Musculoskeletal/ Joints Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory

      Cook leaves in water. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Men`s Health/ Sexuality Aphrodisiac

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

    • Infectious Diseases Anti-Infective

      Mix leaves or fruits + crushed black pepper + cardamom + cumin; prepare compress & apply to swelling.

    • Helminth infections Anthelmintic, Vermifuge

      1. Mix powdered fruit s + powdered seeds of "rashad" (Lepidium sativum) + mint leaves + green pomegranate peel; decoct mixture in water for 15 min, cool, allow ingredients to sink & drink liquid (leaving sediment).
      2. Use fruit. (Preparation /Admin. not specified.)

    • Haematology Anti-anaemic

      Eat fresh leaves as salad with meal

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Bake bread with Coriandrum fruits + honey + raisins & apply as bandage to affected area.

    • General Anti-hydropic

      Macerate powdered fruit in vinegar for few hrs, filter through gauze; drink before meals & rub over body.

    • General Tonic

      1. Mix powdered fruits + honey & eat x1 tablespoon every morning.
      2. Macerate after removing seeds a mixture of raisins + "tamarhindi" (Tamarindus indica). Leave overnight then boil, cool, filter, add + sugar + powdered Coriandrum fruit, cook for 15 min & eat.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-emetic

      Cook plant in water. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Use fruits (Preparation/ Admin. not specified.)

    • Gastrointestinal Hepatic

      Mix powdered fruits + honey & eat x1 teaspoon /day.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      Decoct seeds & apply as poultice.

    • Gastrointestinal Antacid

      1. Eat roasted fruits.
      2. Cook aerial parts & drink.
      3. Heartburn: cook leaves in water & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-Infective, Anti-diarrheal

      Boil fruit + 1 tablespoon "eshel" (Tamarix sp.) wood + "yansun" (Pimpinella) + cinnamon & drink morning & evenings. (Forbidden to eat meat)

    • Gastrointestinal Laxative

      Cook plant in water & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-spasmodic, Carminative

      1. Roast fruits. (Admin. not specified.)
      2. Decoct crushed fruits & drink.

    • Endocrine/ Metabolic Hypoglycemic

      Prepare powder of Coriander + cumin fruits. (Admin. not specified.)

    • Dermatological Anti-allergy, Anti-pruritic

      Decoct crushed fruits, make bandage/ compress & apply to affected area.

    • Dermatological Scabicide

      Decoct crushed fruits, make bandage/ compress & apply to affected area.

    • Cardiovascular Hypotensive

      Eat fresh leaves as salad with meal

    • Cardiovascular Cardiac

      1. Decoct crushed fruits & drink.
      2. Grind fruit + almonds + sesame seeds & warm a little ; mix + "nabat" sugar & eat x1 teaspoon morning & evenings. Drink above together + water extract of Citrus aurantium (bitter orange) flowers.

Pertussis (ID: 3341)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory Anti-spasmodic? (see effect of this plant on Nervous system).

      Preparation/ Admin. not specified.(See NOTES) (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

    • Respiratory

      Preparation/ Admin.not specified. (See NOTES) (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

    • Nervous system Anti-convulsant, Anti-spasmodic

      Preparation /Admin. not specified. (See NOTES) (TOXIC See CAUTIONS)

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-haemorrhoidal

      Use aerial parts externally for haemorrhoids. (Further details of Preparation /Admin not specified).

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      Decoct aerial parts & drink x1 cup/day until healed.