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List of plants with significant TRAMIL use in: Dominican Republic
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
= Hibiscus esculentus L
MALVACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Haiti: calalou creole speaking countries: gonbo, kalalou Dominican Republic: molondrón Dominica: okra, gumbo Cuba: quimbombó, molondrón
Related health problems: ocular affections, boil
Acalypha alopecuroides Jacq.
EUPHORBIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: ajito con pelo Haiti: dégonflé creole speaking countries: lanmwaz, mexique, zouti-bata
Related health problems: flatulence
Allium cepa L.
LILIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: cebollín creole speaking countries: lonyon frans, zonyon Haiti: zechalot
Related health problems: pneumopathy , pneumopathy , sapito (mouth candidiasis)
Allium sativum L.
LILIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: French speaking countries: ail Guatemala, Dominican Republic: ajo English-speaking countries: garlic St Lucia, Barbados, Haiti: lay
Related health problems: nausea, candidiasis, fever, earache, flatulence, , stress (mala sangre), skin infection, hypertension, intestinal parasites, toothache
Ambrosia peruviana Willd.
= Ambrosia paniculata var. peruviana (Willd.) O.E. Schulz
= Ambrosia paniculata var. cumanensis (Kunth) O.E. Schul
ASTERACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Honduras, Panama: altamisa creole speaking countries: ambwazi, labsent mawon, tanézi Dominican Republic: artamisa
Related health problems: headhache, headhache, stomach pain, colics
Anethum graveolens L.
= Peucedanum anethum Baill.
= Peucedanum graveolens Benth & Hoo
APIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: creole speaking countries: aneth, faux-anis, fénouy bata, lanni Dominican Republic: hinojo (en RD y Cuba, el nombre vernáculo "hinojo" designa indistintamente a Anethum graveolens y a Foeniculum vulgare)
Related health problems: abdominal pain, flatulence, stomach pain
Argemone mexicana L.
= Argemone spinosa Moench
= Argemone vulgaris Spac
PAPAVERACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: cardosanto creole speaking countries: chadwon béni, chadwon mabré, zèb dragon
Related health problems: stomach pain
Beta vulgaris L.
CHENOPODIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Haiti: bètrouj creole speaking countries: betterave Dominican Republic: remolacha
Related health problems: asthenia, weakness, amenorrhoea
Bixa orellana L.
= Bixa odorata Ruiz & Par. ex G. Don
= Bixa americana Poire
BIXACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: bija Haiti: woukou
Related health problems: burning, burning
Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC.
= Dolichos ensiformis L
FABACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: haba Haiti: pwa maldjók
Related health problems: evil eye, burning
Capsicum annuum L.
= Capsicum frutescens L
SOLANACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: ají caribe St Vincent: pepper bush Haiti: piman caraïbe, piman zwézo
Related health problems: ganglionar inflammation, boil
Catalpa longissima
= Catalpa longissima (Jacq.) Dum. Cours.
= Bignonia longissima Jacq
BIGNONIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Haiti: bwa dchèn, bwadoèn creole speaking countries: chèn nwè, pwa dou mawon, radégond Dominican Republic: roble
Related health problems: fever, stomach pain, amenorrhoea
Chenopodium ambrosioides L.
= Chenopodium anthelminthium L
= Teloxys ambrosioides (L.) W. A. Webe
CHENOPODIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic: apazote, epazote Panama: paico Venezuela: pazote Haiti: simen-kontra, feuilles à vers Martinique: simen-kontra, zèb avè, herbe à vers Dominica: wormweed Colombia: yerba santa, paico
Related health problems: stomach pain, cutaneous ulcers, diarrhoea, intestinal parasites
Cissus verticillata (L.) Nicolson & C. E. Jarvis
= Cissus sicyoides L.
= Vissum verticillatum L
VITACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: bejuco caro creole speaking countries: chasè, lyann brilan, lyann dlo, lyann dous Haiti: lyann mòl
Related health problems: cough, flu, ganglionar inflammation, colds, abscess, boil
Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle
RUTACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: French Guyana: citron, citron vert Dominica: lemon, lime Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic: limón, limón agrio, lima Guadeloupe, Haiti: sitwon péyi, ti sitwon vè
Related health problems: cough, flu, flu, conjunctivitis, fever, earache, colds, colds, headhache, diarrhoea
Citrus aurantium L.
= Aurantium acre Mill
RUTACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic: naranja agria, naranja de babor Grenada: sour orange Haiti: zowanj gospo, zowanj si
Related health problems: cough, flu, flu, conjunctivitis, fever, flatulence, headhache, colics, diarrhoea, intestinal parasites
Citrus limetta Risso
RUTACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: lima, limón dulce, limasa creole speaking countries: lime
Related health problems: conjunctivitis
Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck
= Citrus aurantium var. sinensis L
RUTACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: naranja dulce (ou china) Haiti: zowanj
Related health problems: cough, flu, flu, conjunctivitis, fever, sprain, headhache, twist, diarrhoea
Cocos nucifera L.
ARECACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Honduras, Guatemala, Dominican Republic: cocotero Dominica, St Vincent: coco-tree, coconut tree creole speaking countries: pyé koko
Related health problems: flu, asthma, burning, urinary infection, arthritis (joint pain), , kidney stone, boil, boil
Coffea arabica L.
RUBIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: café Haiti: kafé
Related health problems: after anger, after anger, after anger, dizziness, pneumopathy , asthma, hepatitis, stress (mala sangre), stress (mala sangre), stress (mala sangre), intestinal parasites
Crescentia cujete L
= Crescentia acuminata H.B.K
= Crescentia arborea Raf
BIGNONIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: higüero, güira creole speaking countries: kalbas
Related health problems: earache
Cucurbita moschata Duchesne
= Cucurbita pepo var. moschata Duch. ex Lam
CUCURBITACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: auyama Haiti: jiroumou, jiwomon
Related health problems: burning, asthenia, weakness, jaundice, jaundice
Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf
= Andropogon citratus DC
POACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Antigua, Barbados, St Vincent: fever grass, lemon grass Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic: limoncillo Venezuela: molojillo criollo Guatemala: té de limón Honduras, Costa Rica, Quintana Roo: zacate limón, té limón, zacate té Martinique, St Lucia, Dominica: zacate té, sitwonnèl
Related health problems: cough, flu, fever, colds, flatulence, stomach pain, diarrhoea
Eryngium foetidum L.
APIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominica: chadwon beni Dominican Republic: cilantro ancho Honduras: culantro Costa Rica: culantro de coyote, spirit weed Dominican Republic, Haiti: koulant
Related health problems: flu, fever, palpitations and tiredness, chest pain, attacks, flatulence, vomiting
Eryngium foetidum L.
APIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominica: chadwon beni Dominican Republic: cilantro ancho Honduras: culantro Costa Rica: culantro de coyote, spirit weed Dominican Republic, Haiti: koulant
Related health problems: flu, fever, palpitations and tiredness, chest pain, attacks, flatulence, vomiting
Eupatorium odoratum L.
= Chromolaena odorata (L.) King & H. Rob
ASTERACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: creole speaking countries: fléri nwèl, géri two vit, lang chat, rady marengwen Dominican Republic: rompezaragüey
Related health problems: cutaneous ulcers, boil
Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
= Anethum foeniculum
APIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Haiti: anni creole speaking countries: fenouy, lanni Dominican Republic: hinojo (in the Dominican Republic and Cuba, the common name hinojo is used indistinctly to refer to Anethum graveolens and Foeniculum vulgare)
Related health problems: abdominal pain, earache, flatulence, stomach pain
Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.
= Guazuma tomentosa (H.B.K.) Gomez
= Guazuma polybotrya Cav.
STERCULIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic, Haiti: bwa donm Dominican Republic: guácima
Related health problems: cough, flu, colds
Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.
= Guazuma tomentosa (H.B.K.) Gomez
= Guazuma polybotrya Cav.
STERCULIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: , Dominican Republic, Haiti: bwa donm Dominican Republic: guácima
Related health problems: cough, flu, colds
Jatropha curcas L.
EUPHORBIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Haiti: medsiyen creole speaking countries: médsynié bayè, médsynié blan Dominican Republic: piñón, piñón botija
Related health problems: sapito (mouth candidiasis)
Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
EUPHORBIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: túa túa
Related health problems: , diarrhoea
Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers.
= Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Kur
CRASSULACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: bruja Honduras, Guatemala: hoja del aire Costa Rica: leaf of life Haiti: lou gawou, fey choche San Andrés: tree of life Martinique: zèb maltèt
Related health problems: cough, colds, headhache, vomiting
Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.
SOLANACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: creole speaking countries: tomadoz, tonmat Haiti: tomat Guatemala, Dominican Republic: tomate
Related health problems: burning, sapito (mouth candidiasis), toothache
Mammea americana L.
CLUSIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: mamey creole speaking countries: zabriko, zabriko peyi
Related health problems: rheumatism
Manihot esculenta Crantz
EUPHORBIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominica, Haiti: mannyòk Dominican Republic: yuca
Related health problems: headhache, fungal growth (mycosis between fingers or toes)
Momordica charantia L.
CUCURBITACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Haiti: asorosi Honduras: calaica Barbados: cerasee Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic: cundeamor Dominica: kokoul Antigua: maiden blush creole speaking countries: manjé kouli, pawoka, ponm zendyen, ti konkonb kouli Guatemala, Costa Rica: sorosí
Related health problems: pruritus (itch), dry skin conditions, lice (pediculosis), colds, skin rash, boil
Musa x paradisiaca L.
MUSACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Barbados: banana Haiti: bannan matenten Dominican Republic: rulo (variedad de la especie*, tradicionalmente llamado "plátano" "verde" o "macho") - *actualmente, plátanos, guineos, cambures, rulos, etc., son considerados como híbridos de Musa acuminata Coll. y de Musa balbisiana Coll1
Related health problems: injury, sore, injury, sore, asthenia, weakness, asthenia, weakness, diarrhoea, diarrhoea, rheumatism, inflammation
Myristica fragrans Houtt.
MYRISTICACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: creole speaking countries: miskad Dominican Republic: nuez moscada St Lucia, Dominica: nutmeg
Related health problems: pneumopathy , juma (vertigo and weakness), headhache
Nicotiana tabacum L.
SOLANACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: tabaco Dominican Republic: tabak
Related health problems: lice (pediculosis), lice (pediculosis)
Nicotiana tabacum L.
SOLANACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: , Dominican Republic: tabaco Dominican Republic: tabak
Related health problems: lice (pediculosis), lice (pediculosis)
Ocimum gratissimum L.
LAMIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: albahaca vaca Haiti: atiyayo, gwo fonbazen Guatemala: basen creole speaking countries: bazik, benjwen, gwoboné St Lucia: vanne van
Related health problems: abdominal pain, abdominal pain, flatulence, miasis
Persea americana Mill.
= Persea gratissima Gaertn
LAURACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Quintana Roo: aguacate Martinique: zaboka
Related health problems: cough, asthma, bronchitis with expectoration, urinary infection, flatulence, amenorrhoea
Petiveria alliacea L.
PHYTOLACCACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Panama, Colombia, Dominican Republic: anamú Guatemala: apacín Haiti: ave Honduras: ipacina Dominica: koujourouk
Related health problems: flu, flu, flu, skin diseases, colds, headhache, headhache, toothache, rheumatism, clogged nose (sinusitis), digestive conditions (stomach pain, bad or slow digestion and intestinal gas, muscle pain
Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr.
MYRTACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: malagueta creole speaking countries: noms créoles : bois d’inde, bwadenon
Related health problems: vomiting
Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J.W. Moore
= Caryophyllus racemosus Mil
MYRTACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: bay run, berrón Dominica: bay-run, bwaden creole speaking countries: bwa-béronm, fèy ésans jiwof, malaguette
Related health problems: toothache, rheumatism
Plantago major L.
PLANTAGINACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: llantén Martinique, Guadeloupe: plantain Dominica, Haiti: planten
Related health problems: conjunctivitis, conjunctivitis, nervous breakdown, inflammation, malozie (eye injuries), blindness in RD
Pouteria sapota (Jacq.) H.E. Moore & Stearn
= Sideroxylon sapota Jacq
SAPOTACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: creole speaking countries: sapot (a) krèm Dominican Republic: sapote
Related health problems: disnea
Psidium guajava L.
MYRTACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Martinique, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Haiti: goyav, gwayav Grenada: guava Guatemala, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Quintana Roo: guayaba
Related health problems: nervous breakdown, nervous breakdown, juma (vertigo and weakness), vomiting, diarrhoea, diarrhoea, diarrhoea, diarrhoea, diarrhoea, diarrhoea, rash
Ricinus communis L.
EUPHORBIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Guadeloupe: carapate Barbados: castor oil St Lucia, Dominica: cawapat Dominican Republic: Dominicana:higuera Haiti: maskèti Martinique: palma Kristi
Related health problems: pneumopathy , pneumopathy , pneumopathy , asthma, asthma, asthma, burning, headhache, headhache, twist, twist, traumatism, traumatism, toothache, rheumatism, rheumatism, earache, ganglionar inflammation, constipation
Senna alata (L.) Roxb.
= Cassia alata L
FABACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Guatemala: barajo creole speaking countries: bwa dartre, datyé, kas pyant, zèb a dat Dominican Republic: guajabo Martinique: kasyalata St Vincent: river grava, river senna Venezuela: tarantantán
Related health problems: skin conditions, skin conditions, fungal growth (mycosis between fingers or toes), tinea, paño (pityriasis versicolor), pimples
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link
= Cassia occidentalis L
CAESALPINIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: creole speaking countries: balambala, digo, kafé bata, kafé nèg, zépyant Dominican Republic: bruca Dominica: café moucha Honduras, Guatemala: frijolillo Haiti: terrier rouge
Related health problems: fever, fever, injury, sore, headhache, stomach pain, stomach pain, jaundice, “bad blood” (enmity; vindictiveness), skin conditions, tinea, body ache, body ache, sorethroat
Simarouba glauca DC.
= Simarouba amara Aubl
SIMAROUBACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Haiti: frèn Dominican Republic: Juan Primero, daguilla
Related health problems: lice (pediculosis), itching, skin conditions
Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & Perry
= Caryophyllus aromaticus
MYRTACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: clavo dulce, clavo de olor creole speaking countries: jiwof, kloujiwof
Related health problems: toothache, toothache, toothache
Theobroma cacao L.
STERCULIACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: cacao creole speaking countries: kako
Related health problems: asthenia, weakness
Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum.
= Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippol
APOCYNACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: creole speaking countries: bwa lèt, laurier jaune, nwa sirpan Dominican Republic: cabalonga Dominican Republic: fey sezi
Related health problems: nervous breakdown
Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum.
= Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippol
APOCYNACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: creole speaking countries: bwa lèt, laurier jaune, nwa sirpan Dominican Republic: cabalonga Dominican Republic: fey sezi
Related health problems: nervous breakdown
Tradescantia spathacea Sw
= Rhoeo discolor (L'Hér.) Hance ex Walpers
= Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stear
COMMELINACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Haiti: boul di mas creole speaking countries: gwo kiraj, gwo zèb gra, konsoud wouj, sansinik, sond Dominican Republic: magueyito
Related health problems: headhache, amenorrhoea, twist, traumatism
Zea mays L.
POACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic, Spanish speaking countries: maíz Martinique, Haiti: mayi
Related health problems: edema, edema, kidney stone, inflammation, inflammation
Zingiber purpureum Roscoe
= Zingiber cassumunar Roxb
ZINGIBERACEAE
Vernacular names and territories: Dominican Republic: jengibre amargo creole speaking countries: tjitjima
Related health problems: rheumatism
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