MEDICINAL PLANTS 
Smilax coriacea Sprengel. Liliaceae. 
BeLL APPLE. 
The vegetative parts of the plant are brewed to pro- 
vide an abortifacient. Lam told that this would only be 
used when it was considered extremely dangerous for the 
mother to continue in pregnancy. Ordinarily pregnancy 
is to be encouraged since the population of St. John has 
been regularly declining. Possibly a deficient diet ren- 
ders pregnancy difficult. 
Mild doses of this tea are used to rid children of worms. 
(See also under food plants). 
Piper Amalago Linnaeus. Piperaceae. 
Buack WartLe. 
The green leaves are brewed to provide a remedy for 
coughs. The dried leaves are used in the preparation of 
au beverage tea. (See also under wood), 
Phthirusa caribaea (Krug & Urban) Engler. 
Loranthaceae. 
Bass aND Boom. 
The leaves of this mistletoe are boiled for a brew which 
is drunk to relieve strains caused by lifting heavy loads. 
Bryophyllum pinnatum (L.) Kurz. Crassulaceae. 
CLAPPER Busu, GREEN Love, Arr PLAN’. 
The leaves are steeped and the brew drunk to relieve 
pain in the kidneys. 
Cassia occidentalis Linnaeus. Leguminosae. 
STINKING WEED. 
The root is boiled and the brew drunk for aiding ap- 
petite or for treating cramps. (See also under food). 
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