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JAMAICA PROVERBS
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abscesses 81, 83, 86
adaptogen 12
Africa 5, 33, 50, 79
African 33, 40, 79
African heritage 40
agar-agar 50
agony 67
alcohol 32, 62, 67, 68
alligator pear 2, 80
allspice 25, 37, 44, 69, 75
almonds 24, 25, 78
Anancy 4
anatto 73, 80
angina 89
angry person, make friendly 89
antidote 73, 80, 84, 86
antioxidants 9
anything contrary you feel 82
aphrodisiac 5, 14, 18, 23, 24, 26, 33, 57, 64, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 82, 85, 87
Aphrodite 14
appetite, increase 80, 91
Arawak 3, 40, 41, 42
aroma 6, 7, 12, 13, 15, 16, 20, 23, 43, 45, 72, 75, 76, 77, 89
arthritis 71, 81
ascorbic acid 51
asthma 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 89
atidote cocoon 80
B
babies, keep bowels free 90
babies, strengthen weak 84
baby, tea for a 82
back, weak 89
back-a-yard flavours 27
bain-marie 29, 78
balmyard 79
banana 19, 25, 36, 38, 39, 43, 80, 91, 96
banana leaves 19, 43
Barbados cherry 51
barks 79
bay leaves 37, 38, 45, 61, 69, 70
bay wood 45
bedroom bully 67
bedtime 15
beer 67
beetroot 14, 15
beta-carotene 14
blackstrap molasses 69
black flower spice 77
black pepper 37, 61, 63, 64, 66, 72, 75
bladder, strengthen the 50
bleeding 81, 83, 86
bleeding, stops internal 81
bleeding in the nose and mouth 81
blood, Cleanses the 81
blood, nourishing the 89
blood, purifies the 81, 88
blood circulation 50
blood pressure 9, 20, 75, 80, 81, 82, 84, 87, 88
Blood tonic 15
boils 89
boils, draw out 83
bones 42, 61, 63, 66, 79
bonnet peppers 37
bonnet pepper oil 64
breadfruit 45, 81
breakfast 9, 15, 24, 25
breasts, inflamed 82
breasts, sore 82
breath, shortness of 85
Brial-wis 71
bronchial congestion 88
bronchitis 80, 85
BSE 63
bull 34, 35, 38
bulls bollocks 34
burns 80, 82, 85, 89
burns, dress 85
bush bath 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90
bush doctor 20
butcher 34, 59, 63
C
cabbage, Chinese 37
cactus 7, 13
cake, tonic 78
calcium 14, 20, 24, 48, 57, 75 89
callaloo 14, 15, 85
calmer 17, 20
cancer 8, 9, 10, 14, 16, 33, 73
capons 59
capsicum 61
carbuncles 83
carcinogenic 8
Caribbean drinking chocolate 28
Caribbean salads 64
carrots 10, 11, 15, 26, 27, 61
carrot juice 4, 10, 14, 27
carrot leaf 27
cashews 67
chainy-root 71
chemicals, toxic 48
cherry jam 55
cherry syrup 51, 55, 68
chest, pain in the 88
chest, tightness in the 81
chicken 10, 58, 59, 61, 82, 83, 89
chickenpox 89
chigger-nut 79
childbirth 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 89
childbirth, pain during 89
chilli 19
Chloride 75
cho-cho 35, 36, 39, 45, 63
chocolate 18, 19, 28, 29, 77
christophine 36
cinnamon 11, 17, 19, 27, 29, 45, 53, 55, 57, 72, 78, 91
cockerel 58, 59
cockroache, poison 89
cock an’ bull 34
cock soup 59, 60
coco 35, 36, 38, 39, 61, 63, 66
coco, commander 36
cocoa 18, 19, 28, 29, 30, 31, 82
cocoa solids 28
coconut 2, 7, 56, 57, 82, 83, 85, 88, 89, 90, 91
cod liver oil 51, 68
colds 71, 76, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90
colds and chills 87
colic 76, 80, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87
colitis 81
constipation 81, 82, 83, 85, 87, 88, 89
convalescing 48
cool you down 84
corns 81, 89
coughs 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 89
coughs, chronic 80
cough medicine 81
cow-cod 35, 38
Cow-cod soup 35, 36, 39
crab 2, 85
crick in the neck 80
Crillo bean 28
cure 8, 9, 20, 71, 79, 80, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91
curry goat 58
D
dai choy goh 50
dancehall 4
dandruff, cure 84
dasheen 63
depression, fight 29
desire, excite a man’s 26
diabetes 81, 84, 85, 89
diarrhoea 20, 75, 80, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89
digestion 8, 10, 53
diuretic 89, 90
doctrine of signatures 14, 26
dog bath 83
dog fleas 83
drink, blue coloured 80
dry-belly-ache 81
dumplings, flour 36
duppies, evil 89
duppies, keep away 89
duppies, tea to keep away 89
Dutch-grass 80
dysentery 80, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89
E
ear, pains in the 84
ear ache 80, 85
eczema 81, 82, 84
egg 4, 31, 78
egg eyes 31
emetic 80, 81, 82
enemy 86
epilepsy 82
ethnobotony 5
evaporated milk 27
evil, keep away 89
eyes, dark 88, 89
eyes, red 89
eyes, strengthen 86
eyesight 10
eye diseases 86
F
fainting, prevent 89
fear of being loved 23
fear of loving 23
female hormones 34
female reproductive organs, tonic for 87
female weakness 84
feminizing 67
fever 20, 42, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90
fevers, reduce 83
fifth quarter 63
filtered water 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 44, 48, 71
fish 2, 4, 41, 42, 50, 51, 64, 65, 66, 73, 76, 83
