Table 3 Validation of 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 | Common name | Use | Validation score |
|---|---|---|---|
Apium graveolens | Celery | Kidney tonic | 3 for pain |
Bauhinia cumanensis /excisa | Monkey step | Gall stones | 3 for pain |
Begonia humilis | Lozeille | Cooling | 2 |
Bontia daphnoides | Olive bush | Cooling | 2 |
Capraria biflora | Du thé pays | Gall stones, cooling | 3 for pain |
Cassia alata | Senna | Cooling with cloves and ginger | 2 |
Chamaesyce hirta | Malomay, Mal nommée | Kidney problems | 3 diuretic; 3 sedative |
Cissus verticillata | Blister bush | Cooling | 3 diarrhoea; 3 gastric ulcers |
Cocos nucifera | Coconut | Bladder stones | 2 |
Coleus aromaticus | Spanish thyme | Cooling | 2 |
Commelina elegans | Water grass | Cooling | 2 |
Costus scaber | Wild cane | Cleans bladder | data needed |
Cuscuta americana | Love vine | Cooling | 2 |
Cynodon dactylon | Dube | Stoppage of water | 2 |
Cyperus rotundus | Nut grass | Cooling | 3 |
Desmodium canum | Sweet heart bush | Cooling | 3 |
Eleusine indica | Dead man's grass | Urinary | 2 |
Entada polystachya | Mayoc chapelle | Cooling | 2 data needed |
Flemingia strobilifera | Kidney bush | Kidney problems | 2 data needed |
Gomphrena globosa | Bachelor button | Urinary problems | 2 data needed |
Hibiscus sabdariffa | Sorrel | Cleans liver and blood | 3 hypertension; 3 liver problems |
Justicia pectoralis | Carpenter grass | Cooling | Data needed |
Kalachoe pinnata | Wonder of the world | Cooling, Bladder stones | 3 jaundice |
Lepianthes peltata | Lani bois | Tea | Data needed |
Mimosa pudica | Ti marie, mese marie | Cooling, Kidney problems | 2 |
Momordica charantia | Caraaili | Cooling | Data needed |
Musa species | Banana | Boil for cooling | 2 |
Nopalea cochinellifera | Rachette | Kidney stones | 2 data needed |
Peperomia rotundifolia | Giron fleur, mowon | Kidney problems | 3 |
Peperomia pellucida | Shining bush | Cooling | 3 |
Petiveria alliacea | Mapourite, kudjuruk | Kidney problems | Data needed |
Pilea microphylla | Du thé bethelmay | Bladder cleanser | 2 |
Pityrogramma calomelanos | Fern | Urinary problems | Data needed |
Portulaca oleraceae | Pussley | Cholesterol, short breath | 3 pain; 3 gastroprotective |
Ruellia tuberosa | Minny root | Cooling | Data needed |
Sansevieria guineensis | Langue bouef, lash | Cooling | Data needed |
Scoparia dulcis | Sweet broom | Cooling for babies | 3 pain; 3 diuretic |
Solanum americanum | Agouma, gouma | Cooling, provides iron | 2 data needed |
Solanum melongena | Melongene | Cholesterol | Not proven |
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis | Vervine | Cooling | Data needed |
Theobroma cacao | Cocoa | Eat for urinary problems | Data needed |
Vetiveria zizanioides | Vetivert | Urinary problems | Data needed |
Zea mays | Corn silk | Diuretic | 3 diuretic |