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Table 3 Plant species used by both Saramaccan and Aucan Maroons in the same type of bathing

From: Herbal bathing: an analysis of variation in plant use among Saramaccan and Aucan Maroons in Suriname

Genital bath (28 spp.)

Spiritual bath (20 spp.)

Baby strength (17 spp.)

Anacardium occidentale*

Begonia glabra

Arachis hypogaea*

Campomanesia aromatica

Campomanesia grandiflora

Campomanesia aromatica

Campomanesia grandiflora

Chromolaena odorata

Chromolaena odorata

Cecropia obtusa

Costus scaber

Eleusine indica

Cecropia sciadophylla

Cyathula prostrata

Gossypium barbadense*

Citrus aurantiifolia*

Eclipta prostrata

Handroanthus serratifolius

Clidemia hirta

Eleusine indica

Hiraea faginea

Copaifera guyanensis

Euphorbia thymifolia

Ischnosiphon puberulus

Cordia schomburgkii

Heliotropium indicum

Oryctanthus florulentus

Davilla kunthii

Indigofera suffructicosa*

Paspalum conjugatum

Eclipta prostrata

Ischnosiphon arouma

Paullinia pinnata

Euphorbia hirta

Justicia pectoralis

Portulaca oleracea

Gossypium barbadense*

Ocimum campechianum*

Rolandra fruticosa

Inga edulis*

Peperomia pellucida

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Lantana camara

Piper bartlingianum

Trema micrantha

Lippia alba*

Scoparia dulcis

Vismia macrophylla

Mangifera indica*

Selaginella parkeri

Vouarana guianensis

Marlierea montana

Senna quinquangulata

 

Melaleuca cajuputi

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

 

Miconia lepidota

Uncaria guianensis

 

Myrciaria floribunda

  

Piper arboreum

  

Piper marginatum*

  

Psidium guajava*

  

Siparuna guianensis

  

Syzygium cumini*

  

Vismia cayennensis

  

Vismia guianensis

  
  1. *Domesticated and cultivated species