Ocimum gratissimum L.

• Region

  West Indies

• Country

  Dominica

• Locality

  Carib Territory. W of road in Salibia in higher elevation area ("savanne-si").

• Elevation

  Alt. 175 m. (574 ft.)

• Coordinates

  15.22, -61.27

• Location Notes

  [West Indies]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

• Level 1 Use

  MEDICINES

• Level 2 Use

  Sensory System Effects/Disorders

• Level 3 Use

  Eyewash

• Level 1 Use

  OTHER SOCIOCULTURAL USES

• Level 2 Use

  Unspecified (Other Sociocultural Uses)

• Level 3 Use

  Charm

• Use Notes

  "to protect from spells/bless fishing boats"

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The New York Botanical Garden INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY Plants of Dominica
LAMIACEAE
Ocimum suave Willd.
det. J. Higgins, 1995
WEST INDIES. Dominica. Carib Territory. W of road in Salibia in higher elevation area ("savanne-si"). 15°13 N. 61°16'W. 175m. Pathside. Sloped ground, moist soil. numerous bees feeding.
Shrub to 1.5m with woody center, dense: leaves hairy, fragrant when broken: flowers with brown stigmas, wnite styles, yellow anthers.
n.v.: Ti Baume Fosse [Creole-Patois].
USE: Eyewash {seed}. Place in eye overnight
Charm to protect from spells/bless fishing boats {whole
plant}. As ritual bath	_ ___
James Higgins 20	August 8, 1992
with Prosper Paris
Fieldwork supported by U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) & Metropolitan
Life Foundation