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Wat-Acu.—Inner bark for sore eyes. Accowai. 
WaxtaBa.—Inner bark squeezed in the cavity of a bad tooth to relieve 
toothache. Carib. The bark boiled as an emetic. (Bancroft.) 
Wama-Ike.—Injected for Buck sick. Accowai. 
Wara-Karu.—Idem. Arrawak. 
Wanri.—Used in extreme cases to stop a flow of blood. Accowai. 
Wutre Cieary.—(Heliotropium Indicum). Boiled with a few leaves of bitter 
tally for stomach-ache. The juice from the bruised leaves for sore eyes. 
Wami.—Idem. Accawol. 
WANGALA.—(Sesamum orientale). For making soups. As a_ dessert. 
A decoction of the leaves for dysentery. 
Waracurt.—The juice as a diuretic. Accowai. 
Witp Grass and Minnie Roor.—As a tea for weakness. 
Witp Correr or CaFi® Batu. Carib name TumuKa.—(Cassia occidentalis 
or Clerodendronaculeatum). 8 to 10 of the roots are burnt or rather slightly 
charred and left for a little while to dry in the sun and then drawn as coffee and 
a small coffee cup of the extract is used in extreme cases of bilious fever when 
all other means have failed. Carib. The bush makes an excellent fence but 
seldom seen now-a-days. The boiled bush as a gargle is unequalled in cases 
of throat trouble. 
Warm Batu.—One of the last resorts in cases of fever in consequence ot the 
danger from cold in the event of the administering person not being used to 
give the bath. Take fit weed, dove weed, bitter tally, mango leaves, cashew 
leaves, ochra leaves, soursop leaves and others already mentioned and boil 
them. When as hot as the patient can bear, place the patient in the bath, 
care being taken that some of the fluid is first rubbed on the head, palms, chest 
and soles of the feet to prevent shock. See that there is no draught in the 
room. When the patient is placed in the tub cover him with a blanket and 
then bathe him with the water using the crushed leaves as a sponge, all being 
done under the blanket. Then take him out and rub him down with a little 
lime freshly cut, dry him and give a cup of strong lemon grass tea with spirits— 
whisky, brandy, or sweet spirits of nitre and put him to bed under blankets, 
care being taken that there is no draught. This is recommended by Drs. 
Manget, Scott, Watkins, Herbert, Blair and all the old men and was used by 
Dr. Fisher. I can give several cases within my own observation and in one 
case the doctor held no hopes for the patient and I said I would give a 
warm bath. ‘ Splendid ’’ said the doctor, ** but Mr. Abraham do you know 
how to give it.’’ I assured the doctor that Idid and the patient is alive 
to-day. 
