Herbal Medicinal Plants
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Local herbal remedies should only be used under the guidance
of a knowledgeable herbal medicine practioner! |
| Portulaca pilosa, chouvalyé wonzé, is pounded with white vinegar and applied as a poultice for
swollen glands. For lowni, the leaves are pounded, the juice is
added to a little white rum, a pinch of slat, and drunk. chouvalyé
wonze is combined with venvenn kayawib (Wedelia trilobata) to treat
women for blood clots. Also for hemorrhage in women it is
combined with gwen legliz (Abrus precatorius) and other herbs, drawn
and strained and drunk. Verna Slane 1987 |