The following is a short
list of Jamaica herbs, plants, trees and bushes that are used
for various medical purposes. We by no means endorse any of these
bushes, so use at your own risk.
Name
Medical
Use
Arrow
Root
Powdered
arrow root is boiled in water For diarrhoea
Aureliia
For
colds and fever.
Aloe
Vero aka Synkle-Bible
A
cleanse, acne, and used as a laxative.
Bissy
For
food poisioning and upset stomach.
Cerassee
For
colds, stomach problems and laxitive.
Chainy
Root- Wild yam root, China Root, Hog Head
Said
to be a tonic.
Fresh
Cut
For
poultice and colds.
Fever
Grass
Fever
and colds.
Ginger
Used
with honey and lime for colds and flu.
Sarsaparilla
Widely used for
arthristis, and other pains of the body. Excellent relief
for ring worm.
Comfrey
For diarrhoea,
Colds and coughs, sprains, arthritis.
CornSilk -The
hair of the corn (tea)
Kidney and bladder
problems.
Dandelion aka
Wild coffee/Piss-a-bed.
Skin disorders,
jaundice, bladder, liver and dropsy.
Ganja- (tea, eyedrops)
Glaucoma, diabetes,
asthma.
Jack in th bush
(tea)
Cold, fever and
influenza.
John Charles (tea)
For colds, gout
and tightness and the chest.
Leaf of life
For swelling,
colds, bronchitis, hypertension, headaches.
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