Herbal Medicinal Plants
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Local herbal remedies should only be used under the guidance
of a knowledgeable herbal medicine practioner! |
| Ayapana triplinervis commonly treats colds, fever, bles, and an upset
stomach. Athough usually combined with other herbs, it can be
used alone in a tea. For colds it is combined in a tea with la
fle siwo (Sambucus simpsonii), chapantyé (Justicia pectoralis) and chak
chak (Crotalaria retusa). Sometimes cinnamon and mint is used instead
of chak chak (also used for convulsions), or when vomiting and diarrhea
occurs, turmeric (Curcuma longa), a three-inch piece with three leaves
each of djapanna and chapantyé, boiled and sweetened and ½ cup given
four times a day. It is also an ingredient in a syrup for asthma.
For an upset stomach a tea is made with djapanna, or add gwen anbafey
blan (Phyllanthus amarus) a la fle siwo. Verna Slane 1987 |