Heliotropium angiospermum Murray. Borag- 
Inaceae. 
Ky EBRIGHT. 
The plant is boiled and the brew used to bathe irri- 
tated eyes. 
Scoparia dulcis Linnaeus. Scrophulariacese. 
Treeri Busu, 
The whole top of the plant is boiled and the brew ap- 
plied to gums when children are cutting teeth. 
Tecoma stans (L..) Humboldt, Bonpland & Kunth. 
Bignoniacere, 
YELLow Crepar, GINGER THOMAS. 
The leaves, together with the dodder (Cuscuta ameri- 
cand 1.) mentioned above, are brewed for a ‘‘fever tea.’ 
Crescentia Cujete Linnaeus. Bignoniacese. 
CaALABASH, GourD TREE. 
The truit-pulp is boiled and the thick liquor taken for 
respiratory troubles. (See also under miscellaneous eco- 
nomic plants). 
Bontia daphnoides Linnaeus. Myoporaceae. 
Burron woop. 
The leaves are steeped and the brew administered to 
people who are suffering trom fish poisoning. The whole 
problem of poisoning from fish is a serious one for these 
folk: whether it is caused by fish which have been dead 
too long for safe consumption (no ice is available) or by 
fish which are poisonous even if eaten immediately after 
being caught. It is reported that there are as many as 
forty deaths a year due to fish poisoning on the nearby 
island of Tortola alone. 
Morinda citrifolia Linnaeus. Rubiaceae. 
PAINKILLER. 
