Stachytarpheta Jamaicensis

Stachytarpheta Jamaicensis
Gardn.
Brazilian tea (E); Porterweed (E,J); Cola de millo (P); Simbunugit (Cu); Verbena (P) . The plant is used to make a tea and as an adulterant. In Puerto Rico, it is used to prevent baldness. In Darien, mixed with leaves of Pothomorphe and Hyptis, it is boiled in water, mixed with alcohol, brought to room temperature, and used as a bath for children's fever. The plant is believed to be an emmenagogue.

EthnoBotanical Dictionary. 2013.

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