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Scientific name: Hamelia patens
Photo taken at Olongapo City in September 2016
This plant is usually used as a herbal drug.
About Don Manuels
In Belize, the plant is used for all
types of skin problems including sores, wounds, burns, itching, insect stings
and bites. A decoction of leaves is prepared by boiling two handfuls of leaves,
stems and flowers in 2 gallons of water for 10 minutes, and applied, after
cooling, to the affected areas.
In Panama, the Choco Indians drink a leaf infusion for fevers and bloody diarrhea.
The northwest Amazaon Ingano Indians use the leaf infusion for intestinal parasites. The Peruvian Amazon use the leaves for dysentery, fevers, rheumatism, and scurvy. Warmed poultice of leaves are used for bruises, strains and sprains.
In Brazil, the root is used as a diuretic, the leaves for scabies and headaches.
In Latin America, the plant is used for skin conditions, diarrhea, partum pain, menstrual disorders. In Cuba, the leaves are used for headaches and sores; a decoction drank for rheumatism.
In Panama, the Choco Indians drink a leaf infusion for fevers and bloody diarrhea.
The northwest Amazaon Ingano Indians use the leaf infusion for intestinal parasites. The Peruvian Amazon use the leaves for dysentery, fevers, rheumatism, and scurvy. Warmed poultice of leaves are used for bruises, strains and sprains.
In Brazil, the root is used as a diuretic, the leaves for scabies and headaches.
In Latin America, the plant is used for skin conditions, diarrhea, partum pain, menstrual disorders. In Cuba, the leaves are used for headaches and sores; a decoction drank for rheumatism.
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Photo and description by Kyla Dominguez
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