Origin

Jamaica

Folk medicinal uses

This plant is still in use in Jamaica for the preparation of home remedies. It is said to make a good tea for a teething baby. Barham says that the name 'Majoe' is that of an old negro woman who used the plant with considerable success in the treatment of yaws and venereal diseases. It has also been used for colic, intermittent fevers and skin ulcers.

Asprey, G.F; Phylis Thornton/ Medicinal plants of Jamaica. Parts I & II. – p. 25.