Herb 30 cm, secondary forest, outskirts of San Andrés.

Uses: boil leaves in water, bathe for headaches or drink for stomachaches; crush leaves, place on forehead for headaches; place 5 dried seeds in eyes for soreness. Comerford 23, 30 Jun 1994.

Leaf: cold, cough, diarrhea, ear ache, fever, headache, heart, kidney, nerves, obeah, pressure, stomach ache.

1) COMERFORD, Simon C. Economic Botany. vol. 50 . -- p. 327 - 336 1996

2) Barret, Bruce Economic Botany vol. 48, nro. 1 .-- p. 8-20 1994