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Table 1 Ethnomedicinal plants used for skin problems in Trinidad and Tobago

From: Comparison of plants used for skin and stomach problems in Trinidad and Tobago with Asian ethnomedicine

 

Scientific name

Family

Common name

Plant part used

Use

1

Achyranthes indica

Amaranthaceae

Man better man

 

Skin problems

2

Acnistus arborescens

Solanaceae

Wild tobacco

Leaves

Bathe babies for eczema

3

Azadirachta indica

Meliaceae

Neem

Leaves

Measles

4

Bidens alba/Bidens pilosa

Asteraceae

Needle grass/Railway daisy

Leafy branch

Bathe children

5

Cassia alata

Fabaceae- Caesalpiniaceae

Senna

Leaves

Skin problems

6

Chamaesyce hirta/hypericifolia

Euphorbiaceae

Malomay

Flower

Skin rashes, measles

7

Croton gossypifolius

Euphorbiaceae

Blood bush/Bois sang

Leaves

Bathe babies for eczema

8

Eclipta prostrata

Asteraceae

Congolala

 

Bathe for children's malnutrition for 9 days & woodlice nest

9

Manihot esculenta

Euphorbiaceae

Cassava

Leaves

Bathe babies for eczema

10

Origanum vulgare

Lamiaceae

Majoram

 

Bathe babies

11

Sida carpinifolia (syn. Sida acuta)

Malvaceae

Garaba broom

Leaf

Eczema

12

Solanum americanum

Solanaceae

Agouma, gouma

Plant

Bathe for children's malnutrition

13

Spondias mombin

Anacardiaceae

Hogplum

Leaves

Eczema