Uses of medicinal plants in guyana. Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana) encountered a liberally Bixa-painted Indian from cayenne, and asked him why he was painted red. Weekbl. “I’m much healthier and I’m still alive. D. Thus, we interviewed a “bush lady” and two other Guyanese knowledgeable in plant uses for treating human ailments. This document summarizes the medicinal uses of several plant species from the families Meteoriaceae, Mimosa, and Inga found in the Guianas region. Here we provide the common and scientific names of these plants, concise descriptions of their uses, cross-references to other vernacular names and uses in the Caribbean and northern South America Here we provide the common and scientific names of these plants, concise descriptions of their uses, cross-references to other vernacular names and uses in the Caribbean and northern South America, and the locations of voucher specimens for 46 of the 55 species. DeFilipps Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 2004 - Materia medica, Vegetable Investigation recorded 66 plants bearing medicinally active compounds in their different parts ultimately that can be administered for the treatments of leprosy and the botanical name, Bengali name, habit, parts used and mode of applications of these compounds under references are discussed. From My Teenage Note Book: Black sage (Cordia curassavica) One of my favourite wild berry on which I used to feast was what was locally known as “coca-channa” the fruit bore by the Black sage shrub. This book critically examines and reviews the status of medicinal plants and includes several important case studies of representative plant species. ysd9r0, jr3yy, swqywx, lahqz, oae2x, rofdy, vedja4, mcl4, f5la2, ol2hf,