Table 1 Ethnomedicinal plants used for "cooling", high cholesterol and urinary problems in Trinidad and Tobago
From: Ethnomedicines used in Trinidad and Tobago for urinary problems and diabetes mellitus
Scientific name | Family | Common name | Part used | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apium graveolens | Apiaceae | Celery | Â | Kidney tonic |
Bauhinia cumanensis /excisa | Fabaceae | Monkey step | Bark | Gall stones |
Begonia humilis | Begoniaceae | Lozeille | Â | Cooling |
Bontia daphnoides | Myoporaceae | Olive bush | Leaves | Cooling |
Capraria biflora | Scrophulariaceae | Du thé pays | Leaves | Gall stones, cooling |
Cassia alata | Fabaceae | Senna | Leaves | Cooling with cloves & ginger |
Chamaesyce hirta | Euphorbiaceae | Mal nommée |  | Kidney problems |
Cissus verticillata | Vitaceae | Blister bush | Vine | Cooling |
Cocos nucifera | Arecaceae | Coconut | Root | Bladder stones |
Coleus aromaticus | Lamiaceae | Spanish thyme | Leaves | Cooling |
Commelina elegans | Commelinaceae | Water grass | Plant | Cooling |
Costus scaber | Zingiberaceae | Wild cane | Â | Cleans bladder |
Cuscuta americana | Convolvulaceae | Love vine | Vine | Cooling |
Cynodon dactylon | Poaceae | Dube | Â | Stoppage of water |
Cyperus rotundus | Cyperaceae | Nut grass | Â | Cooling |
Desmodium canum | Fabaceae | Sweet heart bush | Plant | Cooling |
Eleusine indica | Poaceae | Dead man's grass | Root, Leaves | Urinary |
Entada polystachya | Fabaceae | Mayoc chapelle | Â | Cooling |
Flemingia strobilifera | Fabaceae | Kidney bush | Â | Kidney problems |
Gomphrena globosa | Amaranthaceae | Bachelor button | Leaves | Urinary problems |
Hibiscus sabdariffa | Malvaceae | Sorrel | Flower & seed | Cleans liver and blood |
Justicia pectoralis | Acanthaceae | Carpenter grass | Leaves | Cooling |
Kalachoe pinnata | Crassulaceae | Wonder of the world | Leaves | Cooling, Bladder stones |
Lepianthes peltata | Piperaceae | Lani bois | Leaves | Tea |
Mimosa pudica | Fabaceae | Ti marie, mese marie | Â | Cooling, Kidney problems |
Momordica charantia | Cucurbitaceae | Caraaili | Vine | Cooling |
Musa species | Musaceae | Banana | Dry leaf | Boil for cooling |
Nopalea cochinellifera | Cactaceae | Rachette | Joint | Kidney stones |
Peperomia rotundifolia | Piperaceae | Giron fleur, mowon | Â | Kidney problems |
Peperomia pellucida | Piperaceae | Shining bush | Â | Cooling |
Petiveria alliacea | Phytolaccaceae | Mapourite, kudjuruk | Â | Kidney problems |
Pilea microphylla | Urticaceae | Du thé bethelmay | Leaves | Bladder cleanser |
Pityrogramma calomelanos | Pteridaceae | Fern | Â | Urinary problems |
Portulaca oleraceae | Portulacaceae | Pussley | Plant | Cholesterol, shortness of breath |
Ruellia tuberosa | Acanthaceae | Minny root | Root | Cooling |
Sansevieria guineensis | Agavaceae | Langue bouef, lash | Leaves | Cooling |
Scoparia dulcis | Scrophulariaceae | Sweet broom | Plant | Cooling for babies |
Solanum americanum | Solanaceae | Agouma, gouma | Plant | Cooling, provides iron |
Solanum melongena | Solanaceae | Melongene | Fruit | Cholesterol |
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis | Verbenaceae | Vervine | Leaves | Cooling |
Theobroma cacao | Sterculiaceae | Cocoa | Core | Eat for urinary problems |
Tournefortia hirsutissima | Boraginaceae | Chigger bush | Leaves | Cooling |
Vetiveria zizanioides | Poaceae | Vetivert | Â | Urinary problems |
Zea mays | Poaceae | Corn silk | Stigma | Diuretic |