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Traditional remedy or use:
Used as food seasoning. Also used to
make toothbrushes, tools, in
construction and for fuel. Used as a
diuretic, sedative, antispasmodic,
emmenagogue and to treat various skin
ailments and venereal diseases.
Comments:
In the Cayman Islands this is called
"Headache bush". Small branches were
chewed down to remaining fibers, which
were used as dental floss. |