COMMON
NAME
FOOD
Cucumber
Cho cho
Carrot
Cassava
Banana
Banana
Banana
Lime juice
Lime
Coco
Pear
Sour orange
Pumpkin
Papaya
Breadfruit
Young unopened ackee
Young ackee
Ackee & red water grass
Soursop and honey
Guava
Ripe mango
Coconut oil
SPICES
Ginger
Green pimento
Pimento
Cinnamon
Basil
Basil, cowfoot, rum
Radish
Garlic
Pimento & ginger
Nutmeg
TEAS
Peppermint
Spearmint
Colic Mint
Fever grass
Ganja
Soursop
Guava
Lime
Cerasee
Sorrel
Pepper elder
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Cucumis sativus
Sechium edule
Daucus carota
Manihot esculenta
Musa acuminata
Citrus aurantifolia
Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Persea americana
Citrus auranium
Cucurbita pepo
Carica papaya
Artocarpus altilis
Blighia sapida
Blighia sapida &
Commenlina diffusa
Annona muricata
Psiduim guajava
Mangifera indica
Cocos nucifera
Zingiber officinale
Pimenta dioica
Cinnamomum zeylanium
Ocimum spp.
Pothomorphe umbellate
Raphanus sativus
Allium sativum
Pimenta dioica &
Zingiber officinalis
Myristica fragrans
Satureja viminea
Mentha spicata
Lippia alba
Cymbopogon citratus
Cannabis sativa
Annona muricata
Psidium guajava
Citrus aurantifolia
Momordica charantia
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Piper amalgo
PART
USED
ETHNOMEDICAL USE
Fruit
Fruit
Swollen root
Leaf
Leaf sucker Green fruit
Fruit
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf
Fruit peel
Seeds
Seeds
Leaf
Fruit
Leaf
leaves
Nerves, high blood pressure
High blood pressure
Nerves
Prostate problems
Diarrhoea
Nerves
Tea
Upset stomach
Stomach ache, upset stomach, diarrhoea
Headache
Tea
Colds
Worms
Worms
High blood pressure
Rash (ring worm)
High blood pressure
Headache
Leaf
Buds
Fruit
Oil
Nerves
Diabetes
Fresh cut
Scrape
Root
Seed
Leaf
Bark
Leaf
Leaf
Swollen root clove Leaf/root
Spice, gas, upset stomach, stomach ache
Influenza
Diarrhoea
Spice, upset stomach, vomiting, colds, tea
Spice, upset stomach
Head ache
Regulate blood pressure
Colds, tonic, High blood pressure
Diabetes
Nut
Diarrhoea
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf
Leaf
Calyx
Leaf
Tea, gas, stomach ache
Tea, gas
Nerves
Tea,