Table 1 Herbal mixtures used by Haitian immigrants and their descendants in the Province of Camagüey
No. | Species (part useda) and other products | Preparation | Way of use | Medicinal use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cissus verticillata (ap), Bidens pilosa (ap), Eupatorium odoratum (sh), Pluchea carolinensis (le), Citrus aurantiifolia (fr ju), sugar | decoction is filtered | ingestion a a syrup | fever, catarrh |
2 | Cissus verticillata (ap), Phyllanthus procerus (ap) | decoction | ingestion | fever, catarrh |
3 | Cissus verticillata (ap), Terminalia catappa (le), Piper aduncum (le) | decoction | ingestion | fever, catarrh |
4 | Protium cubense (le), Bidens pilosa (ap) | decoction | ingestion | catarrh, influenza |
5 | Cissus verticillata (ap), Petiveria alliacea (le) | decoction | ingestion | catarrh |
6 | Cucurbita maxima (le), Persea americana (le), Annona squamosa (le) | decoction | ingestion | empacho |
7 | Commelina elegans (le), Chrysophyllum oliviforme (le), Majorana hortensis (le) | decoction | ingestion | nervous problems |
8 | Psidium guajava (sh), Gliricidia sepium (sh), Citrus aurantiifolia (sh) | decoction | ingestion | catarrh |
9 | Rheedia aristata (ba), Cuminum cyminum (se), fat of majα (Epicrates angulifer Bibron, Boidae) | plant parts are fried in the fat | ingestion | asthma |
10 | Zingiber officinale (rh), Citrus aurantiifolia (fr), Cymbopogon citratus (le), Citrus aurantium (fr peel), sugar | decoction | ingestion | catarrh |
11 | Desmodium spp. (ap), Jatropha gossypifolia (ro), Erythroxylum havanense (ro), salt | decoction | ingestion | ovary pain |
12 | Crescentia cujete (in fr), Cecropia schrebiana (le), Cissus verticillata (ap), Hibiscus elatus (fl), sugar | cook, triturated and stirred | ingestion | miel de güira: asthma |
13 | Crescentia cujete (in fr), bee's honey, rum, sugar | cook, triturated and stirred | ingestion | miel de güira: catarrh |
14 | Crescentia cujete (in fr), Allium sativum (bu), Canella winterana (ba), Myristica fragrans (se), Pimenta dioica (se), Cymbopogon citratus (ro), Illicium verum (fr), rum, sugar | cook, triturated and stirred | ingestion | miel de güira: catarrh, stomach pains |
15 | Crescentia cujete (in fr), bee's honey | cook, triturated and stirred | ingestion | miel de güira: catarrh, intestinal parasites |
16 | Crescentia cujete (in fr), Zingiber officinale (rh), bee's honey, rum | cook, triturated and stirred | ingestion | miel de güira: 'cold uterus', female infertility |
17 | Bursera simaruba (sh), Annona squamosa (ro) | decoction | ingestion | catarrh |
18 | Acalypha alopecurioides (le), Isocarpha atriplicifolia (ap) | decoction or infusion with salt | ingestion | empacho, stomach problems |
19 | Brachiaria purpurascens (ro), Cajanus cajan (ap) | decoction | ingestion | intestinal parasites |
20 | Capraria biflora (sh), Parthenium hysterophorus (ro) | decoction of three shoots and three roots | ingestion | colds, inflammations, ovaries pain |
21 | Jatropha gossypifolia (ro), Erythroxylum havanense (ro) | decoction | topical application | oedemas |
22 | Justicia pectoralis (ap), Lawsonia alba (le) | decoction | ingestion | headache, nervous problems |