Table 1.
Ethnomedicinal plants used for reproductive problems in Trinidad and Tobago
Scientific name | Family | Common name | Part used | Use |
Abelmoschus moschatus | Malvaceae | Gumbo musque | Leaves, seeds | Female complaints, remove placenta |
Achyranthes indica | Amaranthaceae | Man better man | Female complaints | |
Ageratum conyzoides | Asteraceae | Z'herbe á femme | Prostate, Female complaints | |
Ambrosia cumanenesis | Asteraceae | Altamis | 3-inch | Inflammation, abortion, Menstrual pain |
Aristolochia rugosa, Aristolochia trilobata | Aristolochiaceae | Mat root, anico | Root | Remove placenta, abortion, menstrual pain |
Artemisia absinthium | Asteraceae | Wormwood | Female complaints | |
Brownea latifolia | Fabaceae | Cooper hoop | Flower, leaves | Female complaints |
Capraria biflora | Scrophulariaceae | Du thé pays | Leaves | Menstrual pain |
Catharanthus roseus | Apocynaceae | White Periwinkle | "Man's disease" | |
Chamaesyce hirta | Euphorbiaceae | Malomay | Infertility | |
Clusea rosea | Clusiaceae | Matapal | Bark | Bark belt for "man's waist pain" |
Cocos nucifera | Arecaceae | Coconut | Shell | Abortion |
Cola nitida | Sterculiaceae | Obie seed | Seed | Infertility |
Coleus aromaticus | Lamiaceae | Spanish thyme | Leaves | Shorten labour |
Commelina elegans | Commelinaceae | Water grass | Plant | Douche |
Cordia curassavica | Boraginaceae | Black sage | Leaves | Menstrual pain |
Croton gossypifolius | Euphorbiaceae | Bois sang | Leaves | Menstrual pain |
Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita maxima | Cucurbitaceae | Pumpkin | Prostate problems | |
Desmodium canum | Fabaceae | Sweet heart bush | Root | Venereal diseases |
Eleutherine bulbosa | Iridaceae | Dragon blood | Bulb | Female complaints |
Entada polystachya | Fabaceae | Mayoc chapelle | Twigs | Menstrual pain |
Eryngium foetidum | Apiaceae | Chadron bénée | Leaves | Menstrual pain, remove placenta, shorten labour |
Eupatorium macrophyllum | Asteraceae | Z'herbe chatte | Female complaints | |
Gomphrena globosa | Amaranthaceae | Bachelor button | Prostate problems | |
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis | Malvaceae | Hibiscus | Flowers | Female complaints |
Justicia pectoralis | Acanthaceae | Carpenter grass | Leaves | Prostate problems |
Justicia secunda | Acanthaceae | St. John's bush | Female complaints | |
Laportea aestuans | Urticaceae | Red stinging nettle | Leaves | Shorten labour |
Leonotis nepetaefolia | Lamiaceae | Shandileer | Menstrual pain | |
Mimosa pudica | Fabaceae | Mese marie | Childbirth | |
Nopalea cochinellifera | Cactaceae | Rachette | Joint | Menopause, hot flashes |
Parinari campestris | Chrysobalanaceae | Bois bandé | Bark | Erectile dysfunction |
Parthenium hysterophorus | Asteraceae | White head broom | Female complaints | |
Pilea microphylla | Urticaceae | Du thé bethelmay | Leaves | Inflammation, womb cleanser |
Richeria grandis | Euphorbiaceae | Bois bandé | Bark | Erectile dysfunction |
Ruta graveolens | Rutaceae | Ruda | Leaves | Childbirth, carminative, menstrual pain, cold in womb |
Scoparia dulcis | Scrophulariaceae | Sweet broom | Leaves | Prostate |
Urena sinuata | Malvaceae | Patte chien | "Man's waist pain" | |
Vetiveria zizanioides | Poaceae | Vetivert | Plant | Shorten labour |
Wedelia trilobata | Asteraceae | Venven caribe | Leaves | Female complaints |