Origin
Jamaica
Folk medicinal uses
Much used in the country parts as a general beverage and for coughs and colds. The whole plant is used to make a decoction. In Africa it is used as a salad and green vegetable and in some parts as a remedy for sore eyes.
Asprey, G.F; Phylis Thornton/ Medicinal plants of Jamaica. Parts I & II. – p. 10.