Leaf: bellyache, fever, headache, inflamation, vomiting, leaves boiled, tea drunk and/or water used to bat the patient skin and/or poulstice applied to head

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Leaf: Used in treatment of sores in NW Guyana.
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Origin

Jamaica

Folk medicinal uses

Lunan remarks of this species that the tender buds and leaves are very mucilaginous but reports no medicinal use. It seems probable. however, that some slight use is made of the plant today in the treatment of fever and colds.

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

2) Robertt, A., et al.. Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guyana)/Smithsonian NMNH. cited online: 17-08-2017.

3) Asprey, G.F; Phylis Thornton/ Medicinal plants of Jamaica. Parts III & IV. – p. 61.