1957
DOI: 10.1080/00837792.1957.10669669
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The Ethnobotany of the Island Caribs of Dominica

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“…For example the claim that dogs that are "crossed" are chasing spirits in the forest rather than prey may be related to the belief of theTacana in Bolivia that malevolent spirits dwell in canopy trees such as Dipteryx odorata and Ceiba samauma [15]. The Caribs in Dominica used leaf baths against bad luck [16]. From the Venezuelan/Spanish or Amerindian tradition comes the belief in plants called "turals" in Venezuela and in Spanish-speaking Trinidad.…”
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“…For example the claim that dogs that are "crossed" are chasing spirits in the forest rather than prey may be related to the belief of theTacana in Bolivia that malevolent spirits dwell in canopy trees such as Dipteryx odorata and Ceiba samauma [15]. The Caribs in Dominica used leaf baths against bad luck [16]. From the Venezuelan/Spanish or Amerindian tradition comes the belief in plants called "turals" in Venezuela and in Spanish-speaking Trinidad.…”
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“…The use of hallucinogenic and other plants to improve hunting success is documented in the literature [19,16]. Waorani in the Ecuadorian Amazon feel that the characteristics of one entity or object may pass to another [19].…”
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“…Ageratum conyzoides is an important hemostatic and vulnerary in North (Boulos 1983), South (Amico 1977), East (Kokwaro 1976), and West (Gbile and Adesina 1987;Oliver-Bever 1986) Africa; this use is equally widespread in Asia (Bedi 1978;Chaudhuri et al 1975;Duke and Ayensu 1985;Perry 1980;Quisumbing 1951;Rageau 1973;Rao and Jamir 1982) and Australia (Lassak and McCarthy 1983). Species of Lantana are used to treat respiratory problems in West Africa (Oliver-Bever 1986), New Caledonia (Rageau 1973), the Carribbean (Hodge and Taylor 1957;Wong 1976), and Peru (Soukup 1970). Vegetative parts of Abrus precatorius are widely used in Africa to treat coughs and colds (Ayensu 1978;Gbile and Adesina 1987;McClure 1982;Von Reis and Lipp 1982); parallel uses in the Caribbean appear to have African roots (McClure 1982;Wong 1976).…”
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“…This plant is used by some populations as a vermifuge (Schultes & Raffauf 1990), for painful and irregular menstruation (Hodge & Taylor 1956), intestinal disorders (Van den Berg 1984, Lin et al 2002) and as an abortive and antifertility agent (Weniger et al 1982). In the state of Minas Gerais, some populations near the "Rio Doce" valley make infusions of the underground bulbs of this plant to treat intestinal infections (Kloos, unpublished data).…”
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