Cypress evergreen tree reaches a height of 30 meters, with leaves dark green cones and accurate male and female, a slow growth.
Plant known scientifically as Cupressus sempervirens
And parts of the plant used cones and twigs and aromatic oils.
Original home of the cypress:
And his native Turkey and frequently in temperate climates, especially in Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula on the Monastery of St. Catherine and the Delta region. It is also now cultivated in all countries of the Mediterranean basin.
Chemical components:
Twigs contain the volatile oil and includes Albaanin Alcamvin and Alsedrol and cones contain acid tannins.
What did he say about ancient medicine?
The Greeks used the cones Mashed and soaked in wine for the treatment of dysentery, spitting of blood, asthma, cough cough.
Scientists have found some of the wood of this plant family from the reign of the sixth and the twelfth dynasty in ancient Egypt. Also carved trees Aserually the outer walls of the temple of Ramses III at Karnak, where the plant is sacred cypress trees still grow in the Arab Republic of Egypt, called Christians on this type of plant "sad tree" focused sadness and Accessories for the graves. The Pharaohs knew the first two types of cypress called c.sempervinens and second taxus baccata It is believed that the ship Noah peace be upon him was made of cypress wood.
The Pharaohs used leaf cypress in the several purposes of describing the most important and ancient pharaonic hair dye and was used after crushing plant roots and Jnha vinegar and then put on the hair of the head in the form of poultice to strengthen and dyed.
And Ibn Sina in the cypress "go vitiligo, blackish hair.
Paper with fresh walnut, sycamore ligature of the hernia if it, if the nut may cypress with soft figs, making him the fuse in the nose healed meat overload. Live cooking vinegar toothache, tumors of the eye wholesome dressing, coconut drink to breathlessness, lack of erection and for the benefit of chronic cough, dysuria and bowel and stomach ulcers. "
The David of Antioch in his ticket, he said, "degummed welded wounds and traps the blood at all and dries the sores where you were, analyzes the tumors and charming effects, especially Albrahi Talaoua and drink. Gargling Btbejh hot live toothaches and ulcers on the gums and tightens Rkhautea. Fruit soft pull the eyelids and welded hernia eaten and dressing. Expel the vermin incense , if the dough with honey and lick healed chronic cough and the forces of the stomach. degummed cut hemorrhoids. If cooking the paper with the fruit with Phyllanthus, water and vinegar until Athry then cook it in fat and plating the hair Souda, length and prevent hair loss. With the bitter fit the bladder and prevent urine in bed. "
The Ibn Al-Bitar at the University says, "Paper of this plant, and his branches and nut as long as the soft, soft wilt surgery adult episode in solids, is also used in healing the ember Vijtaiwnh either with barley and water or with vinegar mixed with mixture broken water. If drinking and paper powder paint and a little bit of Murr benefit of the bladder that contribute to it, and dysuria curiosity. "
What did he say about modern medicine?
- Modern medicine says that when he is placed externally cypress essential oil or lotion is happening Tqda for varicose veins and hemorrhoids and narrows blood vessels. And uses of the cones of the bath to clean the feet and the fight against excessive sweating, and when taken internally works cypress anti-spasm and nourishing and restorative years prescribed for pertussis and cough and spit blood spastic According to this treatment also Alanfolenza colds and sore throat.
Prepared from powder and paper dose of up to 4 grams for the treatment of chest pain and cough, and bring him to dye which is used between 20 to 40 points.
Cypress, gum welded wounds well and stop the bleeding.
Is there damage to the cypress?
- Yes, do not take essential oil internally at all