System: Respiratory

Pneumonia (ID: 1910)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective

      Decoct plant & drink as tea.

    • Respiratory Anti-asthmatic, Anti-tussive

      Decoct plant & drink as tea.

    • Pain Relief Analgesic

      Cook plant in water + "duqet 'adas" (Micromeria serpyllifolia?), (See NOTES) & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-inflammatory, Carminative, Demulcent

      Decoct plant in water & drink as tea.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      1. Cook plant in water + duqet 'adas (Micromeria fruticosa?)(See NOTES) & drink.
      2. Decoct plant in water, cool, + 6 drops of "ruh el-na'na" (alcoholic tincture of Mentha sp.) & drink.

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

      Cook plant in water + "duqet 'adas" (Micromeria serpyllifolia ?) (See NOTES ) & drink.

    • Cardiovascular Cardiac

      Cook plant + na'na barri" (Mentha sp.) & drink.

Cough/ asthma (ID: 1909)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective

      Decoct plant & drink as tea.

    • Respiratory Anti-asthmatic, Anti-tussive

      Decoct plant & drink as tea.

    • Pain Relief Analgesic

      Cook plant in water + "duqet 'adas" (Micromeria serpyllifolia?), (See NOTES) & drink.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-inflammatory, Carminative, Demulcent

      Decoct plant in water & drink as tea.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      1. Cook plant in water + duqet 'adas (Micromeria fruticosa?)(See NOTES) & drink.
      2. Decoct plant in water, cool, + 6 drops of "ruh el-na'na" (alcoholic tincture of Mentha sp.) & drink.

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

      Cook plant in water + "duqet 'adas" (Micromeria serpyllifolia ?) (See NOTES ) & drink.

    • Cardiovascular Cardiac

      Cook plant + na'na barri" (Mentha sp.) & drink.

Cough (ID: 5555)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory Anti-catarrhal

      Decoct plant (gathered during flowering) & inhale steam.

    • Respiratory Anti-tussive

      1. Add leaves to boiling water, boil 5 min, steep until color darkens & drink 1 cup/day for 2 mth. (B)
      2. Decoct leaves & drink 1 cup/day for 2 mth. (B)
      3. Decoct aerial parts (gathered during flowering). (Admin not specified.) (Z)

    • Respiratory Anti-asthmatic

      Decoct leaves or leaves + flowers & drink x1 cup/day as needed. Can also inhale the steam from decoction.

    • Nervous system Analgesic

      Decoct aerial parts, filter & drink x1 cup as needed.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      Decoct plant (gathered during flowering) & drink.

    • Child Health Expectorant

      Decoct plant (gathered during flowering) & drink.

    • Child Health Carminative

      Decoct plant (gathered during flowering) & drink.

Colds/ runny nose/ cough/ rhinitis (ID: 1860)

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.)

Cough & asthma (ID: 1857)

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.)

Cold & cough (ID: 5534)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Wound Healing Anti-Infective, Vulnerary

      Mix equal amounts of leaves + marjoram (Origanum majorana) leaves + "saris", lentisque (Pistacia lentiscus) + watercress (Nasturtium officinale) + carob (Ceratonia siliqua) + pomegrante (Punica granatum); grind well & eat x1 tablespoon daily for 1 mth.

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective, Anti-tussive

      Decoct leaves & drink 1 cup x3/day until well.

    • Mental Health Anxiolytic

      1. Decoct leaves & drink 1 cup + little tea (Camellia sinensis).
      2. Prepare tea from leaves, sweeten & drink x1 cup/day.

    • Cardiovascular Cardiac

      Preparation/ Admin/ Plant Part not specified.

Influenza (ID: 5540)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective

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

Cold/ influenza (ID: 5544)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective

      Decoct leaves + flowers & drink 1 cup x3/day for 3 days.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      Decoct leaves + flowers & drink x1 cup mornings as needed.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      1. Decoct leaves + flowers & drink x1 cup nightly for 1 week or 1 cup x3/day.
      2.Prepare infusion of leaves, filter & drink 1 cup x2/day until recovery.

    • Cardiovascular Hypotensive

      Decoct leaves + flowers & drink x1 cup/day as needed.

Cold/ runny nose/ cough; induces sweating (ID: 1894)

All Complaints for this Species

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

      1. Prepare infusion of leaves & stems & whip the watery extract + sugar + egg white until foamy; drink before sleeping; it induces sweating.
      2. Cook leaves & stems +" za'tar farisi" (Thymbra capitata) & drink x1 cup before sleeping. May dilute with milk.

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Prepare infusion of 1 teaspoon of leaves & stems in hot water & gargle.

Asthma (ID: 5524)

All Complaints for this Species

    • Womens Health Parturient

      Decoct 1 teaspoon aerial parts to 1 cup water & add to bath in which the patient sits.

    • Respiratory Anti-Infective

      Decoct aerial parts + sage (Salvia fruticosa) + anise (Anisum vulgare) + mint (Mentha spicata) & drink x1-2 cups/day.

    • Respiratory Anti-asthmatic

      1. Prepare infusion of 1 teaspoon flowers to 1 cup boiled water & inhale steam x1/day before sleep.
      2. Drink infusion x3-4/day until recovery.

    • Oral Health Analgesic

      Decoct leaves & flowers & drink x1 cup/day.

    • Opthalmology Anti-inflammatory

      Decoct leaves & flowers & apply locally as poultice.

    • Mental Health Anxiolytic

      Decoct leaves & flowers & drink x1 cup/day.

    • Kidney & Urinary Tract Anti-Infective

      Decoct leaves & flowers & expose to steam in a steam bath.

    • Gastrointestinal Anti-inflammatory, Demulcent

      Decoct leaves & flowers & drink x1 cup/day.

    • Gastrointestinal Carminative

      Decoct x2 teaspoons aerial parts to 2 cups of water & drink x2 cups as needed. Children: ? cup/day.

    • Dermatological Anti-inflammatory

      Decoct aerial parts, use to make poultice & apply to affected area.

    • Cancer Anti-carcinogenic

      1.Decoct 1 teaspoon aerial parts in 1 cup boiling water & drink x1/day.
      2. Decoct aerial parts + parsley (Petrosalinum sativa) + thyme? (unclear if this is Thymbra sp. or Origanum syriacum) & drink 1 cup x2/day until recovery.
      3.Decoct aerial parts +1.5 teaspoons mint (Mentha spicata) in 1 cup water & drink x1 cup/day for a short time.