Herbal Medicinal Plants
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Local herbal remedies should only be used under the guidance
of a knowledgeable herbal medicine practioner! |
| Leaves
of Passiflora quadrangularis, babadinn, crushed in water make a good
bath for the skin. For glo en tet in children the leaves are
crushed with salt and souf molan. For fos couch (miscarriage) the
person should first cover themselves with a blanket and sit over a pan
of boiling water to absorb the vapor then they apply babadinn mixed
with lard. babadinn is also used for a bad waist and, for
internal blows, boil one leaf in a tea with salt and add a bit of white
rum. Caution: Both hydrocyanic acid and passioflorine, present in
the roots, leaves, and immature seeds of babadinn are psychoactive and
poisonous. Verna Slane 1987 |