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These are botanical pictures that I have taken over the years of the plants mentioned in the book "Caribbean Herbalism: Traditional Knowledge and Modern Healing".
Browse through the pictures to help you with identification. The book details the traditional uses and modern research on common healing plants found throughout the Caribbean!
 Bois Canot (Cecropia peltata) |  Carpenter grass (Justicia pectoralis) |
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 Cocoa pod (Theobroma cacao) |  Chaya |
 Ditay payee (Capraria biflora) |  Ditay payee (Capraria biflora) |
 Firebush (Hamelia patens) |  Firebush (Hamelia patens) |
 Jigger bush |  Jigger bush |
 Kooze mahoe (Urena lobata) |  Lani bois (Piper marginatum) |
 Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) |  Mat root (Aristolochia rugosa) |
 Mat root (Aristolochia rugosa) |  Neem |
 Neem |  Purslane |
 Purslane |  Railway Daisy (Bidens pilosa) |
 Railway daisy (Bidens pilosa) |  Ratchette |
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 |  Seriyo |
 Seriyo |  Shandilay |
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 St Johns Bush (Dianthera secunda) |  Ti Marie (Mimosa pudica) |
 Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) |  Tobacco |
 Turmeric (Cucurma longa) |  Turmeric (Cucurma longa) |
 Wild Senna |  Wonder of the World (Kalanchoe pinnata) |
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