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- 4. Plant: Lepidium virginicum L. Part of Plant Used: Leaf Directions: Decoct and ingest Percentage of Haitians Using: Between 10 and 40% Additional Information: Found to have antiamoebic, antioxidant, antiprotozoal, and antimycobacterial properties Calzada, Fernando, Elizabeth Barbosa, and Roberto Cedillo‐Rivera. "Antiamoebic activity of benzyl glucosinolate from Lepidium virginicum."Phytotherapy Research 17.6 (2003): 618619. Osuna, Lidia, et al. "Micropropagation of Lepidium virginicum (Brassicaceae), a plant with antiprotozoal activity." In Vitro Cellular & Developmental BiologyPlant42.6 (2006): 596600. Agarwal, Jyoti, and D. L. Verma. "Antioxidant ActivityGuided fractionation of aqueous extracts from Lepidium sativum and identification of active flavonol glycosides." Academia Arena 3.12 (2011): 1418. EstradaSoto, Samuel, et al. "Antimycobacterial Activity of Extracts from Plants used in Mexico for the Treatment of Infectious Diseases." Pharmacognosy Magazine 4.18 (2009).
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- 7. Dyspnea (Haitians use this term to describe asthma, a state of anxiety and hyperventilation) Plant Name: Cecropiaceae or pumpwood (Cecropia schreberiana) Part of Plant Used: Dried trunk is used, decoction Percent of Haitians Using: more than 40% More Information: Tree used to treat asthma and cough can grow up to 20 meters http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=117 Plant Name: Vitaceae (Cissus verticillata L.) Part of Plant Used: leaf made into syrup Percent of Haitians Using: more than 40% More Information: Used to treat respiratory problems, perennial shrub or vine
- 8. Plant Name: Eupolin (Eupatorium odoratum L.) Part of Plant Used: shoot, decoction with three stems and salt, or crushed and mixed with honey Percent of Haitians Using: less than 10% More Information: ingested, used for coughs and asthma Plant Name: Violet Wood Sorrel (Oxalis violacea L.) Part of Plant Used: leaf, decoction mixed with animal fat Percent of Haitians Using: less than 10% More Information: Ingested for asthma, perennial herb http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Oxalis+violacea Nausea: (When ill, Haitians like pumpkin soup, bouillon, or a special soup of green vegetable, meat, plantain, dumplings and yam, porridge, oatmeal, and akasan, a cornmeal cream prepared with milk, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla flavoring, and salt.)
- 9. Plant Name: Cilantro or Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) Part of Plant Used: Leaf, used as a decoction Percentage of Haitians Using: Less than 10% More Information: Used for fever or vomiting, annual plant about 50 cm tall full grown http://www.naturalstandard.com/news/news201105018.asp Plant Name: Bignoniaceae or Calabash Tree (Crescentia cujete L.) Part of Plant Used: Fruit, cooked with sugar, honey, and rum Percent of Haitians Using: More than 40% More Information: For stomach problems and intestinal parasites, perrenial, native to Central and South America
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- 14. More Information: Ingested for diarrhea; fast growing and classified as invasive in some countries Plant Name: Myrtaceae or Guayaba or Guava (Psidium guajava) Part of Plant Used: Shoot, three leaves with salt, decoction Percent of Haitians Using: More than 10%, less than 40% More Information: Ingested used for diarrhea, stomach problems, and stomach pains; shade tree or shrub http://www.raintree.com/guava.htm#.U1lj7NzoRG4 Fatigue Plant: Kola Nut (Cola acuminata) also for depression Part of Plant Used: Whole/powdered/crushed nuts, seeds Directions: Made into tea or seeds are chewed
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