Aloe barbadensis was grown in the West Indies around the 16th century. It also acts as a topical sedative and a skin moisturiser and is very beneficial in the healing of various diseases such as rashes, eczema, burns, redness, cancer and cold sores.
Medicinal Plants
It is now more important than ever to access, remember, retain and document traditional preventative remedies and cures before they are lost to us forever. This involves knowledge and cultivation of medicinal plants used in your culture. Antibiotic resistance is o serious problem today and there are herbal plant remedies that can help humans overcome different resistant bacteria if antibiotics are not working. Learning about medicinal plants is knowledge that can be passed down to future generations.
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Jamaican Rum Punch made with Sorrel Hibiscus sabdariffa
Rosella or ‘ Sorrel’, as it is commonly known in the West Indies, is an annual plant, that is a plant that germinates from seed, flowers and fruits in one year, then dies off.It grows to a height of about two metres in good conditions, but is very hardy.
Ringing Cedar Trees Pinus sibirica Indigenous Medicine
This pine provides an important food source for local indigenous peoples and wildlife in the form of large, wingless seeds that are distributed primarily by birds.
Tamanu Oil for Skin Healing
Traditionally this oil has enjoyed topical use in Fiji for relieving the pain of sciatica, shingles, neuralgia, rheumatism and leprous neuritis, for which it is effective.
The Skin Cancer Self Treatment from weeds in the Australian Bush
An Australian noxious weed Apple of Sodom is a perennial herb that can infest natural areas and crops and pastures, particularly in coastal areas.