Table 1.
Ethnomedicinal plants used for skin problems in Trinidad and Tobago
| Scientific name | Family | Common name | Plant part used | Use | |
| 1 | Achyranthes indica | Amaranthaceae | Man better man | Skin problems | |
| 2 | Acnistus arborescens | Solanaceae | Wild tobacco | Leaves | Bathe babies for eczema |
| 3 | Azadirachta indica | Meliaceae | Neem | Leaves | Measles |
| 4 | Bidens alba/Bidens pilosa | Asteraceae | Needle grass/Railway daisy | Leafy branch | Bathe children |
| 5 | Cassia alata | Fabaceae- Caesalpiniaceae | Senna | Leaves | Skin problems |
| 6 | Chamaesyce hirta/hypericifolia | Euphorbiaceae | Malomay | Flower | Skin rashes, measles |
| 7 | Croton gossypifolius | Euphorbiaceae | Blood bush/Bois sang | Leaves | Bathe babies for eczema |
| 8 | Eclipta prostrata | Asteraceae | Congolala | Bathe for children's malnutrition for 9 days & woodlice nest | |
| 9 | Manihot esculenta | Euphorbiaceae | Cassava | Leaves | Bathe babies for eczema |
| 10 | Origanum vulgare | Lamiaceae | Majoram | Bathe babies | |
| 11 | Sida carpinifolia (syn. Sida acuta) | Malvaceae | Garaba broom | Leaf | Eczema |
| 12 | Solanum americanum | Solanaceae | Agouma, gouma | Plant | Bathe for children's malnutrition |
| 13 | Spondias mombin | Anacardiaceae | Hogplum | Leaves | Eczema |