[Oman-l] Antipyretic (fever reducing) Plant in Dhofar

[Herbert S. Wolfson]

I am curious as to what the "kuwait virus" is.  Does anybody know?

Herb Wolfson

on 19/3/01 14:05, Joachim Duester at jduester@oman.org wrote:

> 
> I have no idea what the "Kuwait virus" is but would strongly advise not to
> look to traditional herbal medicine only for treatment. Anyway, looking
> through "Plants of Dhofar" by  Anthony G. Miller and Miranda Morris (Muscat,
> 1988), I found the following plants which are said to have antipyretic
> effects. Maybe someone more familiar with herbal medicine in Dhofar can look
> through the following suggestions taken from that book and find out the
> plant which Barbara is looking for.
> 
> Joachim
> 
> 
> p. 34: [Apocynaceae:] Rhazya stricta Decaisne
> (in Jibbali: adfir; in Dhofari Arabic: harmal)
> A perennial herb, often woody-based, 30-75 cm tall, glabrous.
> ... Leaves were cooked in water which was then drunk to bring down a fever.
> Many other medicinal uses though!!
> 
> p. 68 [Bombacaceae:] Adansonia digitata L.
> (in Jibbali: enkizé')
> A massive deciduous tree to 15 m tall. Rare in Dhofar and little exploited,
> but elsewhere in the world the powdered pulp of its fruit with added sugar
> is taken for febrile disorders.
> 
> p. 124 [Cyperaceae:] Schoenoplectus litoralis (Schrad.) Palla
> (in Jibbali: ris; in Dhofari Arabic: hasir)
> Semi-aquatic, rhizomatous perennial, up to 1.5 m tall.
> Another species, Cyoerus rotundus, is also known in the north of the
> Sultanate and is widely employed in the Middle East as a diuretic, as an
> anthelminthic and a febrifuge ...
> 
> p. 166 [Legumniosae:] Tamarindus indica L.
> (in Jibbali: sor; in Dhofari Arabic: sebbar)
> ... elsewhere in the Middle East the fruits are used to treat dysentery, a
> cough, as a febrifuge , as a laxative, etc. ...
> 
> p. 174 [Leguminosae:] Psoralea corylifolia L.
> (in Jibbali: mahleb shari)
> The tiny black seeds were crushed and ground to a paste with water ...
> painted over the body of someone with rigors, or who had attacks of
> shivering, or a high fever with aches and pain all over the body ...
> 
> p. 236 [Portulacaceae:] Portula oleracea L.
> (in Jibbali: hamuzet; in Dhofari Arabic: humdeh, reweyteh)
> ... extractions of the plant are used to reduce inflammation, as a febrifuge
> , as a bactericide in bacillary dysentery ...
> 
> p. 274 [Solanaceae:} Withania qaraitica A.G. Miller & J.A. Biagi
> (in Jibbali: mejoj, o toxorot to; in Dhofari Arabic: genegeneh)
> ... the leaves and the fruit are taken as a febrifuge, a diuretic and to
> treat rheumatism ...
> 
> p. 292 [Zygophyllaceae:] Fagonia schweinfurthii (Hadidi) Hadidi
> (in Jibbali: otot, derma, lekob)
> ... a paste of the plant was said to heal sores and relieve fever ...
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Barbara Rinder <barbararinder@yahoo.com>
> 
>> A friend of mine from the Oman catched the "Kuwait Virus". The fever is
>> still extremely high and the doctors recommended the family a plant which
> is
>> growing in the Dhofar region - but dont know a name or where it is
> growing.
>> 
>> Does anybody know about that plant or would have a contact regarding that
>> problem?
> 
> 
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