List of Plants Collected in Ethnobotanical Survey in Trinidad

Trinidad is an island in the Caribbean known for many things including it’s beautiful flora and fauna. This includes many plants used for their medicinal uses. Below is a list of some of these:

TRIN Voucher number	Family	Species	Local names	Part(s) used and preparation	Administration	Condition treated	No. of informants
40251	Acanthaceae	Justicia pectoralis Jacq.	Carpenter bush, St. John’s bush	Stem and leaves, decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	14
	Acanthaceae	Justicia pectoralis Jacq.	Carpenter bush, St. John’s bush	Stem and leaves, decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	4
40242	Acanthaceae	Justicia secunda Vahl	St. John’s bush	Leaves; decoction	Oral	Afterbirth	1
40241	Acanthaceae	Thunbergia alata Boj. ex Sims	Yellow ﬂower vine	Flowers; infusion	Oral	Kidney stones	1
40245	Amaranthaceae	Achyranthes indica (L.) Mill.	Man- better-man	Leaves, soak in water and bathe	Topical	Fever	1
	Amaranthaceae	Achyranthes indica (L.) Mill.	Man- better-man	Leaves; decoction	Oral	Womb infection	1
40236	Amaranthaceae	Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants	Worm grass	Stem and leaves, decoction	Oral	Fever	1
	Amaranthaceae	Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants	Worm grass	Stem and leaves, decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	1
40246	Amaranthaceae	Gomphrena globosa L.	White bachelor button	Flowers; decoction	Oral	Diabetes	1
	Amaranthaceae	Gomphrena globosa L.	White bachelor button	Flowers; infusion or decoction	Oral	Stoppage of water	17
	Amaranthaceae	Gomphrena globosa L.	White bachelor button	Flowers; infusion or decoction	Oral	Kidney stones	8
	Amaranthaceae	Gomphrena globosa L.	White bachelor button	Flowers; infusion or decoction	Oral	Womb infection	1
40243	Anacardiaceae	Spondias mombin L.	Hog plum	Leaves; boil and add to bath water	Topical	Cooling/cleanser	1
	Anacardiaceae	Spondias mombin L.	Hog plum	Leaves; as above and drink decoction after bath	Topical/Oral	Womb infection	1
	Anacardiaceae	Spondias mombin L.	Hog plum	Leaves; steaming decoction placed in container and mother sits over	Topical	Afterbirth	7
40244	Anacardiaceae	Mangifera indica L.	Mango vere	Bark; decoction	Oral	High blood pressure	1
40248	Annonaceae	Annona muricata L.	Soursop	Leaves, infusion or decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	4
	Annonaceae	Annona muricata L.	Soursop	Leaves, infusion or decoction	Oral	High blood pressure	8
40248	Apocynaceae	Catharantus roseus (L.) G.Don	Old maid, periwinkle	Leaves and ﬂowers; infusion or chew and swallow	Oral	Diabetes	7
	Apocynaceae	Catharantus roseus (L.) G.Don	Old maid, periwinkle	Leaves and ﬂowers; infusion or chew and swallow	Oral	Stoppage of water	1
40250	Aristolochiaceae	Aristolochia rugosa Lam.	Matt root	Roots, decoction or soak in alcohol	Oral	Fever	1
	Aristolochiaceae	Aristolochia rugosa Lam.	Matt root	Roots, decoction or soak in alcohol	Oral	Common cold & cough	1
	Aristolochiaceae	Aristolochia rugosa Lam.	Matt root	Roots, decoction or soak in	Oral	Diabetes	1
				alcohol
40249	Aristolochiaceae	Aristolochia rugosa Lam.	Tref	Leaves, chew raw leaves or soak in alcohol with caterpillar that feeds on leaves	Oral	Fever	1
	Aristolochiaceae	Aristolochia rugosa Lam.	Tref	Leaves, chew raw leaves or soak in alcohol with caterpillar that feeds on leaves	Oral	Common cold & cough	3
40253	Asteraceae	Ageratum conyzoides L.	Zebafam	Leaves, stem and ﬂowers; decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	1
	Asteraceae	Ageratum conyzoides L.	Zebafam	Leaves, stem and ﬂowers; decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	1
	Asteraceae	Ageratum conyzoides L.	Zebafam	Leaves, stem and ﬂowers; decoction	Oral	Womb infection	4
	Asteraceae	Ageratum conyzoides L.	Zebafam	Leaves, stem and ﬂowers; decoction	Oral	Afterbirth	2
40255	Asteraceae	Ambrosia peruviana Willd.	Altamis	Leaves; infusion or steamed and woman sits over	Oral/Topical	Womb infection	2
	Asteraceae	Ambrosia peruviana Willd.	Altamis	Leaves; infusion	Oral	Afterbirth	1
40252	Asteraceae	Ayapana triplinervis (Vahl) R.M. King & H.Rob.	Japana	Leaves; infusion	Oral	Common cold & cough	1
40256	Asteraceae	Bidens pilosa L.	Railway daisy, rabbit grass. Needle grass	Leaves, Decoction or chew and swallow juice	Oral	Common cold & cough	1
	Asteraceae	Bidens pilosa L.	Railway daisy, rabbit grass. Needle grass	Leaves, Decoction or chew and swallow juice	Oral	High blood pressure	6
	Asteraceae	Bidens pilosa L.	Railway daisy, rabbit	Leaves, Decoction or chew and	Oral	Diabetes	2
			grass. Needle grass	swallow juice
	Asteraceae	Bidens pilosa L.	Railway daisy, rabbit grass. Needle grass	Leaves, Decoction or chew and swallow juice	Oral	Stoppage of water	1
40254	Asteraceae	Chaptalia nutans (L.) Polák	Doblan	Whole plant; infusion	Oral	High blood pressure	1
40257	Asteraceae	Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob.	Christmas bush	Leaves, infusion or decoction or crush leaves and drink juice	Oral	Common cold & cough	7
	Asteraceae	Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob.	Christmas bush	Leaves, infusion or decoction or crush leaves and drink juice	Oral	High blood pressure	1
40258	Asteraceae	Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.	Congolalla	Stem and leaves; decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	2
	Asteraceae	Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.	Congolalla	Stem and leaves; decoction	Oral	Diabetes	2
	Asteraceae	Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.	Congolalla	Stem and leaves; decoction	Oral	Asthma	1
40260	Asteraceae	Hebeclinium macrophyllum DC.	Zebchat	Leaves; pounded in cloth and inserted in vagina	Topical	Womb infection	1
40261	Asteraceae	Neurolaena lobata (L.) Cass.	Zebapique	Leaves, infusion or decoction or soak in alcohol or crush leaves and drink juice	Oral	Fever	30
	Asteraceae	Neurolaena lobata (L.) Cass.	Zebapique	Leaves, infusion or decoction or soak in alcohol or crush leaves and drink juice	Oral	Common cold & cough	43

	Asteraceae	Neurolaena lobata (L.) Cass.	Zebapique	Leaves, infusion or decoction or soak in alcohol or crush leaves and drink juice	Oral	Diabetes	2
	Asteraceae	Neurolaena lobata (L.) Cass.	Zebapique	Leaves, infusion or decoction or soak in alcohol or crush leaves and drink juice	Oral	Womb infection	2
40262	Asteraceae	Parthenium hysterophorus L.	White top	Leaves; decoction	Oral	Diabetes	1
40263	Asteraceae	Pluchea carolinensis (Jacq.) G.Don	Geritout, pressure bush	Leaves, infusion or decoction	Oral	Fever	2
	Asteraceae	Pluchea carolinensis (Jacq.) G.Don	Geritout, pressure bush	Leaves, infusion or decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	5
	Asteraceae	Pluchea carolinensis (Jacq.) G.Don	Geritout, pressure bush	Leaves, infusion or decoction	Oral	High blood pressure	1
40264	Asteraceae	Vernonia amygdalina Delile	Africana	Leaves; chewed and juice swallowed	Oral	High blood pressure	1
	Asteraceae	Vernonia amygdalina Delile	Africana	Leaves; chewed and juice swallowed	Oral	Diabetes	1
40229	Begoniaceae	Begonia humilis Dryand.	Lozei	Leaves, decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	1
	Begoniaceae	Begonia humilis Dryand.	Lozei	Leaves, decoction	Oral	Stoppage of water	1
40227	Bignoniaceae	Crescentia cujete L.	Calabash	Fruit (guts); decoction with honey to make thick “lock”	Oral	Common cold & cough	1
	Bignoniaceae	Crescentia cujete L.	Calabash	Fruit (pulp); decoction with honey to make thick “lock”	Oral	High blood pressure	3
	Bignoniaceae	Crescentia cujete L.	Calabash	Leaves; infusion	Oral	Diabetes	1
	Bignoniaceae	Crescentia cujete L.	Calabash	Leaves; infusion	Oral	Asthma	1
40228	Bignoniaceae	Dolichandra unguis-cati (L.) L.G.Lohmann	Cat’s claw	Stem and leaves; hot or cold infusion, decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	1
	Bignoniaceae	Dolichandra unguis-cati (L.) L.G.Lohmann	Cat’s claw	Stem and leaves; hot or cold infusion, decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	3
	Bignoniaceae	Dolichandra unguis-cati (L.) L.G.Lohmann	Cat’s claw	Stem and leaves; hot or cold infusion, decoction	Oral	Kidney stones	2
	Bignoniaceae	Dolichandra unguis-cati (L.) L.G.Lohmann	Cat’s claw	Stem and leaves; hot or cold infusion, decoction	Oral	Diabetes	1
40357	Boraginacece	Tournefortia hirsutissima L.	Jigger bush	Stem and leaves; hot or cold infusion, decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	1
	Boraginacece	Tournefortia hirsutissima L.	Jigger bush	Stem and leaves; hot or cold infusion, decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	20
	Boraginacece	Tournefortia hirsutissima L.	Jigger bush	Stem and leaves; hot or cold infusion, decoction	Oral	Diabetes	1
40226	Bixaceae	Bixa orellana L.	Roucou	Leaves, fruits and roots; decoction	Oral	High blood pressure	1
	Bixaceae	Bixa orellana L.	Roucou	Leaves, fruits and roots; decoction	Oral	Diabetes	4
40225	Boraginaceae	Cordia curassavica (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult.	Black sage, blister bush	Leaves, infusion or crush and drink juice	Oral	Fever	1
	Boraginaceae	Cordia curassavica (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult.	Black sage, blister bush	Leaves, infusion or crush and drink juice	Oral	Common cold & cough	7

	Boraginaceae	Cordia curassavica (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult.	Black sage, blister bush	Leaves, infusion or crush and drink juice	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	1
	Boraginaceae	Cordia curassavica (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult.	Black sage, blister bush	Leaves (yellow); decoction	Oral	Womb infection	1
40231	Cactaceae	Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck	Ratchet	Succulent leaves; grate, hot or cold infusion	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	9
40230	Cactaceae	Rhipsalis baccifera (J.S.Muell.) Stearn	Old man beard	Stem and leaves; infusion or decoction	Oral	Diabetes	3
40240	Caprifoliaceae	Sambucus canadensis L.	Serrio	Leaves and ﬂowers, decoction or crush and drink juice (add olive oil with/without salt)	Oral	Fever	1
	Caprifoliaceae	Sambucus canadensis L.	Serrio	Leaves and ﬂowers, decoction or crush and drink juice (add olive oil with/without salt)	Oral	Common cold & cough	20
	Caprifoliaceae	Sambucus canadensis L.	Serrio	Leaves and ﬂowers, decoction or crush and drink juice (add olive oil with/without salt)	Oral	Asthma	2
40238 (40239)	Caricaceae	Carica papaya L.	Pawpaw	Fruit (young); grated for infusion or decoction	Oral	High blood pressure	9
	Caricaceae	Carica papaya L.	Pawpaw	Leaves; chew and swallow juice	Oral	Diabetes	2
	Caricaceae	Carica papaya L.	Pawpaw	Roots of male plant; infusion	Oral	Stoppage of water	1
	Caricaceae	Carica papaya L.	Pawpaw	Roots of male plant; decoction	Oral	Kidney stones	2

40235	Commelinaceae	Commelina erecta L.	Watergrass	Stem and leaves; infusion or decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	6
	Commelinaceae	Commelina erecta L.	Watergrass	Stem and leaves; infusion or decoction	Oral	Stoppage of water	2
40233	Convolvulaceae	Cuscuta campestris Yunck.	Love vine	Vine (stem and leaves); infusion or decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	3
	Convolvulaceae	Cuscuta campestris Yunck.	Love vine	Vine (stem and leaves); infusion or decoction	Oral	Kidney stones	1
40232	Crassulaceae	Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken	Wonder-of- the-world	Leaves, infusion or heat leaves and squeeze juice	Oral	Common cold & cough	8
	Crassulaceae	Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken	Wonder-of- the-world	Leaves, infusion or heat leaves and squeeze juice	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	2
	Crassulaceae	Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken	Wonder-of- the-world	Leaves, infusion or heat leaves and squeeze juice	Oral	High blood pressure	2
	Crassulaceae	Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken	Wonder-of- the-world	Leaves, infusion or heat leaves and squeeze juice	Oral	Diabetes	5
	Crassulaceae	Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken	Wonder-of- the-world	Leaves, infusion or heat leaves and squeeze juice	Oral	Asthma	2
	Crassulaceae	Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken	Wonder-of- the-world	Leaves, infusion or heat leaves and squeeze juice	Oral	Kidney stones	1
40231	Cucurbitaceae	Momordica charantia L.	Caraille	Vine (stem and leaves), decoction	Oral	Fever	2
	Cucurbitaceae	Momordica charantia L.	Caraille	Vine (stem and leaves), decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	2

	Cucurbitaceae	Momordica charantia L.	Caraille	Vine (stem and leaves), decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	21
	Cucurbitaceae	Momordica charantia L.	Caraille	Vine (stem and leaves), decoction	Oral	High blood pressure	4
	Cucurbitaceae	Momordica charantia L.	Caraille	Vine (stem and leaves), decoction	Oral	Diabetes	7
	Cucurbitaceae	Momordica charantia L.	Caraille	Vine (stem and leaves), decoction	Oral	Womb infection	7
	Cucurbitaceae	Momordica charantia L.	Caraille	Vine (stem and leaves), decoction	Oral	Afterbirth	1
40267	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia thymifolia L.	Female malomay	Vine (stem and leaves); infusion	Oral	High blood pressure	1
40268	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia hirta L.	Malomay	Leaves; infusion	Oral	Kidney stones	1
	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia hirta L.	Malomay	Leaves; infusion	Oral	Womb infection	1
40273	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia oerstediana (Klotzsch & Garcke) Boiss.	Kidney bush	Leaves, stem, seeds; decoction	Oral	Kidney stones	2
40272	Euphorbiaceae	Jatropha gossypiifolia L. var. elegans (Pohl) Müll.Arg	Red physic nut, wild cassava	Leaves; decoction or apply leaves to body	Topical	Common cold & cough	1
	Euphorbiaceae	Jatropha gossypiifolia L. var. elegans (Pohl) Müll.Arg	Red physic nut, wild cassava	Leaves; decoction or apply leaves to body	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	1
	Euphorbiaceae	Jatropha gossypiifolia L. var. elegans (Pohl) Müll.Arg	Red physic nut, wild cassava	Leaves; decoction or apply leaves to body	Oral	Womb infection	1
40234	Gentianaceae	Enicostema verticillatum (L.) Engl. ex Gilg.	Kainnine	Leaves, chew and swallow juice	Oral	Fever	1
40277	Lamiaceae	Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit.	African mint, jungle mint, matram, hyssop	Leaves, infusion or crush and inhaled	Oral, Inhalation	Fever	1

	Lamiaceae	Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit.	African mint, jungle mint, matram, hyssop	Leaves, infusion or crush and inhaled	Oral	Common cold & cough	3
	Lamiaceae	Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit.	African mint, jungle mint, matram, hyssop	Leaves, infusion or crush and inhaled	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	1
40274	Lamiaceae	Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br.	Shandilay	Leaves, infusion or decoction or pound and squeeze juice (add salt)	Oral	Fever	1
	Lamiaceae	Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br.	Shandilay	Leaves, infusion or decoction or pound and squeeze juice (add salt)	Oral	Common cold & cough	85
	Lamiaceae	Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br.	Shandilay	Leaves, infusion or decoction or pound and squeeze juice (add salt)	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	1
	Lamiaceae	Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br.	Shandilay	Leaves, infusion or decoction or pound and squeeze juice (add salt)	Oral	Diabetes	1
	Lamiaceae	Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br.	Shandilay	Leaves, infusion or decoction or pound and squeeze juice (add salt)	Oral	Asthma	1
40276	Lamiaceae	Ocimum gratissimum L.	Aroubaba	Leaves and stem, decoction	Oral	Fever	1
	Lamiaceae	Ocimum gratissimum L.	Aroubaba	Leaves and stem, decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	2
40275	Lamiaceae	Ocimum micranthum Willd.	Jumbie basil	Stem and leaves, infusion or		Cooling/cleanser	2
				decoction
40278	Lauraceae	Persea americana Mill.	Avocado	Leaves; decoction	Oral	High blood pressure	2
40317	Leguminosae	Abrus precatorius L.	Jumbie bead	Vine (stem and leaves); infusion or decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	4
40318	Leguminosae	Brownea coccinea Jacq. ssp. capitella (Jacq.) D.Velázquez & G.Agostini,	Cooper hook	Flowers; infusion	Oral	Womb infection	1
40319	Leguminosae	Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.	Pigeon peas	Leaves; decoction added to bath water	Topical	Common cold & cough	1
	Leguminosae	Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.	Pigeon peas	Leaves; decoction added to bath water	Oral	High blood pressure	1
40320	Leguminosae	Entada polystachya (L.) DC.	Mayok shapel	Bark and roots; infusion	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	3
	Leguminosae	Entada polystachya (L.) DC.	Mayok shapel	Bark and roots; infusion	Oral	Stoppage of water	1
	Leguminosae	Entada polystachya (L.) DC.	Mayok shapel	Bark and roots; infusion	Oral	Womb infection	1
40315	Leguminosae	Flemingia strobilifera (L.) W.T.Aiton	Mosquito bush, wild hops	Whole plant (with roots); decoction	Oral	Stoppage of water	2
	Leguminosae	Flemingia strobilifera (L.) W.T.Aiton	Mosquito bush, wild hops	Whole plant (with roots); decoction	Oral	Kidney stones	3
40316	Leguminosae	Mimosa pudica L.	Timarie, shame bush, sensitive plant, Mary- Mary- close- your- door	Whole plant; decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	1
	Leguminosae	Mimosa pudica L.	Timarie, shame bush, sensitive plant, Mary- Mary- close- your- door	Whole plant; decoction	Oral	Diabetes	1
	Leguminosae	Mimosa pudica L.	Timarie, shame bush, sensitive plant, Mary- Mary- close- your- door	Roots; decoction	Oral	Stoppage of water	4
	Leguminosae	Mimosa pudica L.	Timarie, shame bush, sensitive plant, Mary- Mary- close- your- door	Roots; decoction	Oral	Kidney stones	6
	Leguminosae	Mimosa pudica L.	Timarie, shame bush, sensitive plant, Mary- Mary- close- your- door	Roots; decoction	Oral	Womb infection	3
40304 (36911)	Leguminosae	Senna alata (L.) Roxb.	Wild senna, ringworm bush	Leaves; infusion or decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	26
	Leguminosae	Senna alata (L.) Roxb.	Wild senna, ringworm bush	Seeds; roasted, grounded and infusion	Oral	Asthma	1
	Leguminosae	Senna alata (L.) Roxb.	Wild senna, ringworm bush	Leaves and ﬂowers; infusion or decoction	Oral	Womb infection	3
40314	Leguminosae	Senna bacillaris (L.f.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby	Christmas bush	Leaves and stem; decoction	Oral	Kidney stones	1
40312	Leguminosae	Senna occidentalis (L.) Link	Wild coﬀee	Seeds; roasted, grounded and infusion	Oral	Common cold & cough	1
	Leguminosae	Senna occidentalis (L.) Link	Wild coﬀee	Roots; decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	1
	Leguminosae	Senna occidentalis (L.) Link	Wild coﬀee	Roots; decoction	Oral	Asthma	1

	Leguminosae	Senna occidentalis (L.) Link	Wild coﬀee	Roots; decoction	Oral	Womb infection	1
	Leguminosae	Senna occidentalis (L.) Link	Wild coﬀee	Roots; decoction	Oral	Afterbirth	8
40313	Leguminosae	Tamarindus indica L.	Tambran	Fruit (with seeds) and leaves; infusion	Oral	High blood pressure	11
	Leguminosae	Tamarindus indica L.	Tambran	Bark; decoction	Oral	Diabetes	1
	Leguminosae	Tamarindus indica L.	Tambran	Bark; decoction	Oral	Asthma	1
40280	Loranthaceae	Phthirusa stelis (L.) Kuijt	Birdvine	Vine (stem and leaves); decoction	Oral	Stoppage of water	1
40310	Malvaceae	Hibiscus rosa- sinensis L.	Double hibiscus, Arrahoo	Flowers, infusion or decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	10
	Malvaceae	Hibiscus rosa- sinensis L.	Double hibiscus, Arrahoo	Flowers, infusion or decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	1
	Malvaceae	Hibiscus rosa- sinensis L.	Double hibiscus, Arrahoo	Flowers, infusion or decoction	Oral	Diabetes	1
	Malvaceae	Hibiscus rosa- sinensis L.	Double hibiscus, Arrahoo	Flowers, infusion or decoction	Oral	Stoppage of water	1
	Malvaceae	Hibiscus rosa- sinensis L.	Double hibiscus, Arrahoo	Flowers, infusion or decoction	Oral	Womb infection	1
40311	Malvaceae	Urena sinuata L.	Kuzen mahoe	Stem and leaves; infusion or decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	2
	Malvaceae	Urena sinuata L.	Kuzen mahoe	Stem and leaves; infusion or decoction	Oral	Kidney stones	1
40309	Meliaceae	Azadirachta indica A.Juss.	Neem	Leaves; decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	1
	Meliaceae	Azadirachta indica A.Juss.	Neem	Leaves; chew and swallow juice	Oral	Diabetes	7
40308	Meliaceae	Carapa guianensis Aubl.	Carapa, crappo	Seed (oil extracted)	Oral	Common cold & cough	1
	Meliaceae	Carapa guianensis Aubl.	Carapa, crappo	Seed (oil extracted)	Oral	Asthma	1
40306	Menispermaceae	Cissampelos pareira L.	Grave yard bush, Cat ears, patacon	Vine (stem and leaves); infusion or decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	3
	Menispermaceae	Cissampelos pareira L.	Grave yard bush, Cat ears, patacon	Vine (stem and leaves); infusion or decoction	Oral	Asthma	1
40307	Moraceae	Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg	Breadfruit	Yellow leaves; infusion or decoction	Oral	High blood pressure	11
40303	Moraceae	Morus alba L.	Pressure bush	Leaves; infusion or decoction	Oral	High blood pressure	8
40302	Myoporaceae	Bontia daphnoides L.	Olive bush	Leaves; infusion or decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	1
	Myoporaceae	Bontia daphnoides L.	Olive bush	Leaves; infusion or decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	6
	Myoporaceae	Bontia daphnoides L.	Olive bush	Leaves; infusion or decoction	Oral	High blood pressure	2
	Myoporaceae	Bontia daphnoides L.	Olive bush	Leaves; infusion or decoction	Oral	Diabetes	2
	Myoporaceae	Bontia daphnoides L.	Olive bush	Leaves; infusion or decoction	Oral	Kidney stones	5
	Myoporaceae	Bontia daphnoides L.	Olive bush	Leaves; infusion or decoction	Oral	Womb infection	1
40301	Myrtaceae	Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J.W.Moore	Bay leaf, bay rum	Leaves, decoction	Oral	Fever	1
	Myrtaceae	Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J.W.Moore	Bay leaf, bay rum	Leaves, decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	1
	Myrtaceae	Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J.W.Moore	Bay leaf, bay rum	Leaves, decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	3
	Myrtaceae	Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J.W.Moore	Bay leaf, bay rum	Leaves, decoction	Oral	High blood pressure	1

40269	Phyllanthaceae	Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.	Seed- under-leaf, Guen amber faye	Whole plant(stem, leaves and roots)	Oral	Diabetes	6
40271	Phyllanthaceae	Phyllanthus urinaria L.	Seed- under-leaf	Whole plant (stem, leaves and roots); decoction	Oral	Womb infection	2
	Phyllanthaceae	Phyllanthus urinaria L.	Seed- under-leaf	Whole plant (stem, leaves and roots); decoction	Oral	Stoppage of water	1
	Phyllanthaceae	Phyllanthus urinaria L.	Seed- under-leaf	Whole plant (stem, leaves and roots); decoction	Oral	High blood pressure	2
40270	Phyllanthaceae	Phyllantus sp.	Seed- under-leaf	Whole plant (stem, leaves and roots): infusion or decoction	Oral	Cooling	1
	Phyllanthaceae	Phyllantus sp.	Seed- under-leaf	Whole plant (stem, leaves and roots): infusion or decoction	Oral	Stoppage of water	1
	Phyllanthaceae	Phyllantus sp.	Seed- under-leaf	Whole plant (stem, leaves and roots): infusion or decoction	Oral	Kidney stones	3
40298	Phytolaccaceae	Microtea debilis Sw.	Alantoki	Leaves; decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	3
	Phytolaccaceae	Microtea debilis Sw.	Alantoki	Whole plant (leaves, stem and roots)	Oral	Asthma	1
40297	Phytolaccaceae	Petiveria alliacea L.	Gully root	Roots; crushed and infused or soak in alcohol	Oral	Common cold & cough	1
40300	Passiﬂoraceae	Passiﬂora edulis Sims	Passion fruit	Leaves; decoction	Oral	High blood pressure	1
40299	Passiﬂoraceae	Passiﬂora quadrangularis L.	Barbadine	Leaves; infusion or decoction	Oral	High blood pressure	9
40296	Piperaceae	Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth	Shining bush	Whole plant; infusion or decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	2
	Piperaceae	Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth	Shining bush	Whole plant; infusion or decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	15

	Piperaceae	Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth	Shining bush	Whole plant; infusion or decoction	Oral	Stoppage of water	1
40295	Piperaceae	Piper marginatum Jacq.	Lanie bois	Leaves; decoction	Oral	Womb infection	1
40292	Piperaceae	Piper tuberculatum Jacq.	Candle bush	Leaves; decoction	Oral	Diabetes	1
40293	Plantaginaceae	Plantago major L.	Plante	Leaves; infusion	Oral	High blood pressure	1
40265	Poaceae (Gramineae)	Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf	Fevergrass	Leaves and roots, decoction	Oral	Fever	46
	Poaceae (Gramineae)	Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf	Fevergrass	Leaves and roots, decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	1
	Poaceae (Gramineae)	Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf	Fevergrass	Leaves and roots, decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	3
40266	Poaceae (Gramineae)	Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.	Wild cane, cane riviere	Stem; crush in cold infusion	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	1
	Poaceae (Gramineae)	Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.	Wild cane, cane riviere	Stem; crush in cold infusion	Oral	Stoppage of water	1
40294	Polygonaceae	Antigonon leptopus Hooker & Arn.	Coralita	Vine (stem and leaves)	Oral	Diabetes	1
40288	Rubiaceae	Genipa americana L.	Monkey apple	Fruit; decoction	Oral	Diabetes	1
40291	Rubiaceae	Morinda citrifolia L.	Noni, pain bush	Fruit; juice of ripened fruit	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	1
	Rubiaceae	Morinda citrifolia L.	Noni, pain bush	Fruit; juice of ripened fruit	Oral	Diabetes	1
40289	Rubiaceae	Spermacoce verticillata L.	White top, Fowl foot grass	Leaves; pound and boil	Oral	High blood pressure	1
	Rubiaceae	Spermacoce verticillata L.	White top, Fowl foot grass	Leaves; pound and boil	Oral	Diabetes	1
40290	Rutaceae	Citrus x aurantifolia (Christm. & Panzer) Swingle	Lime	Leaves (young), decoction	Oral	Fever	1
	Rutaceae	Citrus x aurantifolia (Christm. & Panzer) Swingle		Juice of fruit	Oral	Common cold & cough	4
	Rutaceae	Citrus x aurantifolia (Christm. & Panzer) Swingle		Leaves (young), decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	1
40287	Rutaceae	Citrus x limon (L.) Osbeck,	Rough lemon	Juice of fruit, mixture with alcohol or coconut oil	Oral	Fever	1
	Rutaceae	Citrus x limon (L.) Osbeck	Rough lemon	Juice of fruit, mixture with alcohol or coconut oil	Oral	Common cold & cough	1
	Rutaceae	Citrus x limon (L.) Osbeck	Rough lemon	Juice of fruit, mixture with alcohol or coconut oil	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	4
	Rutaceae	Citrus x limon (L.) Osbeck	Rough lemon	Juice of fruit, mixture with alcohol or coconut oil	Oral	High blood pressure	1
	Rutaceae	Citrus x limon (L.) Osbeck	Rough lemon	Juice or skin (grated with molasses)	Oral	Stoppage of water	2
	Rutaceae	Citrus x limon (L.) Osbeck	Rough lemon	Juice of fruit (with olive oil)	Oral	Kidney stones	9
	Rutaceae	Citrus x limon (L.) Osbeck	Rough lemon	Juice of fruit (with olive oil)	Oral	Womb infection	1
40237	Urticaceae	Cecropia peltata L.	Bois cano	Dried leaves, infusion or decoction	Oral	Fever	1
	Urticaceae	Cecropia peltata L.	Bois cano	Dried leaves, infusion or decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	9
	Urticaceae	Cecropia peltata L.	Bois cano	Dried leaves, infusion or decoction	Oral	High blood pressure	8
	Urticaceae	Cecropia peltata L.	Bois cano	Dried leaves, infusion or decoction	Oral	Diabetes	1
	Urticaceae	Cecropia peltata L.	Bois cano	Dried leaves, infusion or decoction	Oral	Stoppage of water	1
40285	Verbenaceae	Lantana camara L.	Kayakeet	Leaves, infusion or decoction	Oral	Fever	1

	Verbenaceae	Lantana camara L.	Kayakeet	Leaves, infusion or decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	14
	Verbenaceae	Lantana camara L.	Kayakeet	Leaves, infusion or decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	1
40284	Verbenaceae	Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br.	Santa Maria	Leaves, decoction	Oral	Fever	2
	Verbenaceae	Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br.	Santa Maria	Leaves, decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	5
	Verbenaceae	Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br.	Santa Maria	Leaves, decoction	Oral	Diabetes	1
40305	Verbenaceae	Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl	Vervine	Leaves, infusion or decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	1
	Verbenaceae	Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl	Vervine	Leaves, infusion or decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	36
	Verbenaceae	Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl	Vervine	Leaves, infusion or decoction	Oral	High blood pressure	1
40286	Vitaceae	Cissus verticillata (L.) Vahl	Snake bush	Leaves, decoction	Oral	Common cold & cough	1
40279	Xanthorrhoeaceae	Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.	Aloes	Leaves, extract gel and eat	Oral	Fever	1
	Xanthorrhoeaceae	Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.	Aloes	Leaves, extract gel and eat	Oral	Common cold & cough	1
	Xanthorrhoeaceae	Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.	Aloes	Leaves, extract gel and eat	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	8
	Xanthorrhoeaceae	Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.	Aloes	Leaves, extract gel and eat	Oral	Womb infection	2
	Xanthorrhoeaceae	Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.	Aloes	Leaves, extract gel and eat	Oral	Afterbirth	1
40281	Zingiberaceae	Cheilocostus speciosus (J.Koenig) C.D.Specht	Cane Riviere	Stem; Cut in pieces and boiled	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	1
	Zingiberaceae	Cheilocostus speciosus (J.Koenig) C.D.Specht	Cane Riviere	Stem; Cut in pieces and boiled	Oral	Diabetes	1
40282	Zingiberaceae	Curcuma longa L.	Saﬀron, hardi	Stem; pounded and make decoction	Oral	Cooling/cleanser	1
	Zingiberaceae	Curcuma longa L.	Saﬀron, hardi	Stem; pounded and make decoction	Oral	Womb infection	3
	Zingiberaceae	Curcuma longa L.	Saﬀron, hardi	Stem; pounded and make decoction	Oral	Afterbirth	17
40283	Zingiberaceae	Zingiber oﬃcinale Roscoe	Ginger	Rhizomes, crushed and decoction made	Oral	Common cold & cough	2

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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine – An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in Trinidad

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List of Plants Collected in Ethnobotanical Survey in Trinidad

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