Medicinal plants of Haiti & the Adriatic
The whole shelf, A to Z — 452 plants kept with their names, traditional uses, preparation, and cautions. Between Haiti and the Balkans.
A
- African basil (atiyayo)
- Agrimony (Egremwàn)
- Air plant (lougawou)
- Alder buckthorn (Boudin)
- Alder buckthorn (Bourdèn)
- Aloe vera (Lalwa)
- Alpine lady's mantle
- Alpine plantain
- Amaranth (zepina peyi)
- Anise (Anis vèt)
- Annatto (woukou)
- Arnica (Arnika)
- Arrowleaf sida (bale glise)
- Artichoke (aticho)
- Asthma plant (malonmen)
- Autumn crocus / Meadow saffron
- Avocado (pye zaboka)
B
- Baby pepper (Bonbon kodin)
- Balloon vine (Graine de merveille)
- Banana (bannann)
- Basil (bazilik)
- Bay Laurel (Lovor)
- Bay rum tree (Fèy esans jirof)
- Beach morning glory (patat lan mè)
- Bearberry (Medvjeđe grožđe / Medvjedić)
- Beet (bètrav)
- Beggarticks (zegwi femèl)
- Beggarticks (zegwi mal)
- Berberis (Epeng vyolet)
- Bermuda grass (chendan)
- Birch (Boulèch)
- Bird cherry (Sremza)
- Bistort (Bistwò)
- Bitter melon (asowosi)
- Bitter Milkwort
- Bitter vine (lyann franzwaz)
- Black bindweed
- Black cohosh (Akté nwa)
- Black cumin (Grenn nwa)
- Black elderberry (Sirèn nwa (Elderberry))
- Black elderberry (siro nwa)
- Black mulberry (Mye nwa)
- Black mustard
- Black nightshade (lanman)
- Black pine (Pen nwa)
- Blackberry
- Blackberry / Bramble (Kupina)
- Blackcurrant (Groseye nwa)
- Blackthorn / Sloe (Trnjina / Crni trn)
- Blessed thistle
- Blueberry (Blè ti)
- Bogbean
- Boldo (Boldo)
- Bosnian lily (Bosanski ljiljan (Zlatni ljiljan))
- Bosnian pine (Munika)
- Breadfruit (lam veritab)
- Broad-leaved thyme (Majčina dušica)
- Broadleaf plantain (planten)
- Buckthorn
- Burdock (Baròk)
- Burnet saxifrage
- Bushy matgrass (melis)
- Butcher's broom (Ti oui (Fragon))
- Buttonsage
- Buttonwood (manglye)
C
- Cabbage (chou)
- Cacao (kakao)
- Caesarweed (kouzen)
- Calabash tree (pye kalbas)
- Calendula / Pot marigold (Sowsi jaden (Kalandila))
- Calotrope (koton swa)
- Canadian fleabane
- Cape aloe
- Caraway (Karavi)
- Caribbean princewood (kenkina)
- Carline thistle (Bezstabljični čkalj / Karlina)
- Carob (Rogač / Karoč)
- Carrot (kawòt)
- Cascara sagrada (Kaskaraj)
- Cashew (nwa kajou)
- Cassava (manyòk)
- Castor oil plant (maskreti)
- Catmint (Katmènt)
- Celery (seleri)
- Centaury (Ti santore)
- Chamomile (Kamomiy)
- Chaste tree / Vitex (Gatiye)
- Chayote (militon)
- Chew stick (Lyann savon)
- Chickweed (apetit mawon)
- Chickweed
- Chicory (Chikorè)
- Chinaberry (lila)
- Chinese rhubarb (Rubarb Lachin)
- Cinderella weed (fèy depo)
- Cinnamon (kanèl)
- Citronella (Sitwonèl bwa)
- Clary sage (Muškatna kadulja)
- Cleavers (Gayet)
- Climbing ivy (Lyè (grimpan))
- Clove (jiwof)
- Club moss
- Coat buttons (zèb kay)
- Coconut (pye kokoye)
- Coffee (kafe)
- Coffee senna (pwa pyant)
- Coltsfoot (Zèb tou)
- Comfrey (Konsonn)
- Common ash / Manna ash (Jasen / Bijeli jasen)
- Common daisy
- Common gromwell
- Common Groundsel
- Common Mallow (Sljez / Bijeli sljez)
- Common rue (Ruta / Sedef)
- Common scurvy-grass
- Common sorrel / Curly dock (Kiselica / Štavelj)
- Common wireweed (Ti lalo)
- Corkystem passionflower
- Cornelian cherry (Kòn seriz)
- Cornflower (Ble koukouy)
- Cotton (koton)
- Couch grass
- Cowslip / Common primrose (Primvè ofisinal)
- Cranberry (Kanebèj / Kranberry)
- Creeping Cinquefoil
- Creeping thistle
- Cross gentian (Križasta sirištara)
- Cudweed (kamomi)
- Culantro (koulant)
- Cure for all (la choy)
- Curry Plant / Immortelle (Smilje / Bešmiljke)
- Custard apple (pye kachiman)
- Cutleaf groundcherry (kòk mòl)
D
E
F
- False daisy
- Fennel (Fenouy)
- Fenugreek (Fenogrèk)
- Feverfew (Kamomiy mawon)
- Field bindweed
- Field eryngo (Kotrljan / Kopitnjak)
- Field horsetail (Prèl chan)
- Field marigold (Poljski neven)
- Field restharrow (Poljski zečji trn)
- Field wormwood (Poljski pelin)
- Fig (Fig)
- Firebush (koray)
- Flaxseed / Linseed (grenn lin)
- Four o'clock (bèl de nwi)
- Foxglove
- Frog fruit (Fleur la Cigale)
G
- Garden angelica (Anđelika / Arkandjelika)
- Garden nasturtium
- Garlic (lay)
- Genip (pye kenèp)
- Ginger (Jenjanm)
- Ginkgo (Ginkgo)
- Ginseng (Jensan)
- Goat bush senna (Bwa kabrit)
- Goat head (deboure)
- Goat's rue (Ri kabrit)
- Goatweed (te peyi)
- Golden shower (kas)
- Goldenrod (solidaj)
- Goldenseal
- Gotu kola
- Gray nicker (Canique)
- Great burnet (Krvara / Krvavica)
- Greater celandine (Chelidonn)
- Ground ivy (Lyè tè)
- Guaiacum (gayak fran)
- Guava (Pye gwayav)
- Guelder rose / Cramp bark (Udika / Broćika)
- Guinea hen weed (ave)
- Gumbo limbo (pye gomye)
H
- Haitian catalpa (bwa dchenn)
- Hawthorn (Obepin)
- Hawthorn (Aubèpèn)
- Hazel (Nwazèt)
- Heartleaf sida
- Heather (Vrijes / Djetlina)
- Hedge Hyssop
- Hemp agrimony
- Herb Paris
- Herb robert (Zèb Wobè)
- Hibiscus (choublak)
- Hispaniolan pine (Bwa pen)
- Holly
- Hollyhock
- Hops (Oublon)
- Horse chestnut (Mawonje zendyen)
- Horseradish
- Hot pepper (piman)
- Houseleek
- Hyssop (Izòp)
I
J
K
L
- Lady's Bedstraw
- Lady's mantle (Manto dam)
- Lantana (bonbonyen)
- Large-flowered mullein
- Lavender (lavann)
- Leek (powo)
- Lemon balm (Melís (Sitron bòm))
- Lemongrass (Sitwonèl)
- Lettuce (leti)
- Licorice (lyann legliz)
- Licorice (Reglès)
- Lily-of-the-valley
- Lime (sitwon)
- Linden / Lime blossom (Lipa / Linden)
- Linden/Lime tree (Tiyè)
- Lion's ear (gwo tèt)
- Little ironweed (Torchon sale)
- Logwood (bwa kanpèch)
- Loofah (tòchon)
- Lovage (Livèch)
- Love vine (Liane amitié)
- Lungwort
M
- Mabi (Mabi)
- Madeira vine (viy vyèj)
- Mahogany (pye kajou)
- Maidenhair fern (kapilè)
- Male Fern
- Mallow (mauve)
- Mammee apple (Abriko)
- Mango (pye mango)
- Marjoram (majolènn)
- Marshmallow (Gimov (Guimauve))
- Masterwort
- Mastic / Lentisk (Trstika / Mirta (vernacular varies) — lentisk)
- Meadowsweet (Reyn-nan-prè)
- Mexican poppy (Chadwon beni)
- Mexican primrose-willow
- Milk thistle (Chadòn Mari)
- Milk vetch (Zèb maleng)
- Minniroot (flè peta)
- Mint (ti bonm)
- Monkshood / Aconite
- Moringa (Benzoliv)
- Moses-in-the-cradle (boul dimas)
- Motherwort (Kè manman)
- Mountain avens
- Mugwort (Amwaz)
- Mullein (molenn)
- Musk mallow (kalalou)
- Mutamba (bwa dòm)
- Myrtle (Mirta)
N
O
P
- Papaya (pye papay)
- Paradise tree (frenn)
- Parsley (pèsi)
- Pasqueflower
- Passion fruit (grenadya)
- Passionflower (Pasiflo)
- Peacock flower (fransiyad)
- Peanut (pistach)
- Pedunculate oak
- Pennyroyal (Poulyò)
- Pepper grass (kreson danwa)
- Peppermint (Mant poivre)
- Periwinkle (san sès)
- Pheasant's eye
- Phyllanthus (dèyè do)
- Physic nut (medsiyen beni)
- Pigeon pea (pwa kongo)
- Pigweed (Kase zo)
- Pineapple (anana)
- Pineappleweed
- Pomegranate (pye grenad)
- Portia tree (fèy tansyon)
- Possum grape (lyann mòl)
- Potato (ponm tè)
- Prickly pear (rakèt)
- Psyllium / Ispaghula (Silyòm (Ispagil))
- Pumpkin (seed)
- Purple loosestrife (Salicaire)
- Purple mombin (siwèl)
- Purslane (koupye)
Q
R
- Ramgoat dashalong (zonbi nan bwa)
- Raspberry (Malina)
- Rattlebox (pètpèt)
- Red bean (pwa rouj)
- Red Elder
- Red mangrove (manglye wouj)
- Red vine / Grape vine leaf (Viy wouj)
- Rhubarb
- Ribwort plantain (Plantan)
- Ringworm senna (dat)
- Rose hip (Grenn wozo sovaj)
- Rosemary (womaren)
- Rosemary croton (Omaren)
- Round-leaved sundew
- Rowan
- Rue (wou)
S
- Saffron
- Sage (ti bonm mawon)
- Sage (Saj)
- Salad burnet (Mala krvara)
- Sandy everlasting (Pješčarsko smilje)
- Santa Maria feverfew (absent mawon)
- Sapodilla (Pye sapoti)
- Scarlet milkweed (zèb madan Bouven)
- Scotch Broom
- Scots pine
- Sea buckthorn (Agoussye)
- Sea grape (rezen lan mè)
- Sea hibiscus (Maho fran)
- Sea holly (Morska kotrljanka)
- Sea purslane (Koupye lanmè)
- Sea Squill
- Seaweed (bladderwrack, kelp) (Alg marin (Fucus, Laminè, Varèch))
- Senna (Sene)
- Sensitive plant (fèy wont)
- Sesame (wowoli)
- Sheep's sorrel (Kiselica)
- Shepherd's purse (Bous paste)
- Shining bush
- Siam weed (lang chat)
- Silver birch (Bijela breza / Breza)
- Silverweed
- Sisal (pit)
- Small-flowered basil (zèbaklou)
- Smooth Rupturewort
- Snowberry (Kòk sourit)
- Snowdrop (Flè lanèj)
- Soapwort
- Sorghum (pitimi)
- Sour orange (zoranj si)
- Soursop (kowosòl)
- Speedwell (Vewonik)
- Spiny amaranth (zepina pikan)
- Spiny restharrow (Volujak / Magarčevac)
- Spreading hogweed (manje kochon)
- St. John's Wort (Milpèti)
- Star apple (pye kayimit)
- Stinging nettle (Zòtye (pikan))
- Stinking passionflower (marigouya)
- Strawberry Tree (Planika / Jagodičnjak)
- Strophanthus
- Sugarcane (kann)
- Sunflower
- Swallow-wort gentian (Jansyan)
- Sweet broom
- Sweet chestnut (Chèten)
- Sweet clover / Melilot (Melilo)
- Sweet flag
- Sweet potato (patat)
- Sweet violet
- Sweet woodruff
- Switch sorrel (Manglier petites feuilles)
T
- Tamarind (Pye tamaren)
- Tansy (Tanezi)
- Tea plant (Green/Black tea) (Te (Te vèt / Te nwa))
- Thyme (ten)
- Thyme (ten)
- Tilo (sèpantye)
- Tobacco (tabak)
- Tomato (tomat)
- Toothache plant (créosote pays)
- Tormentil (Petoprsnica / Tormentila)
- Traveller's-joy
- Trumpet tree (pye twonpèt)
- Tua tua (ti medsiyen)
- Turkey berry (zamorèt)
- Turmeric (Kikonm / Safran peyi)
V
W
- Walnut (Nwa)
- Water mint
- Water Pepper
- Watercress (kreson)
- Watercress
- Watermelon (melon dlo)
- West Indian pinkroot (Brenvilye)
- Wheat germ (Jèm ble)
- White Dead-nettle
- White horehound (Bela materina dušica / Marubin)
- White Mustard
- White willow (Sòlò blan)
- Whitemouth dayflower
- Whiteweed
- Whitewoolly twintip
- Wild garlic (Lay sovaj)
- Wild lime (piné jaune)
- Wild mint (Mant sovaj)
- Wild oregano (Oregan sovaj)
- Wild strawberry (Frèz sovaj)
- Wild thyme (Ti ten)
- Wild yam (Yanm sovaj (Dioskorea))
- Willowherb (Zèb pwosta)
- Winter savory (Čubar planinski / Vrtni čubar)
- Winter squash (Joumou)
- Witch hazel (Amameli)
- Woman's tongue tree (tchatcha)
- Wood avens
- Wood betony
- Wood sorrel (lozèy mawon)
- Wormseed (semen kontra)
- Wormwood (Absen)