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Dogs with rashes are bathed with St. John's bush ( Justicia secunda , Acanthaceae).
Momordica charantia is widely used in the Caribbean for various ailments [ 84 66 ] . Leaves rubbed in coconut oil ( Cocos nucifera ) are used for scabies and skin rashes in Eastern Nicaragua, the Caribbean and in the Philippines [ 100 101 110 ] . Aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Momordica charantia inhibit the growth of Escherichia coli , Sacrina lutea , Staphylococcus aureus , Pseudomonas aeruginos , Bacillus subtilis , Proteus species and Staphylococcus albus . Preliminary work showed activity against Salmonella paratyphi and Shigella dysenterae [ 87 ] .
Saccharum officinarum is used medicinally in Eastern Nicaragua and in the Caribbean for infections, chills, fever, rashes and sores [ 122 53 ] . Chlorogenic acid, ferulic acid and p-cumaric acid have been found in the plant [ 128 129 ] .
Passiflora quadrangularis leaf decoction is used by the Garífuna of Eastern Nicaragua for fevers, rashes and sores [ 50 ] . The leaf and branch decoction is used in Columbia in external baths for snakebites [ 139 ] . An extract of branches and leaves had moderate neutralizing ability against the haemorrhagic effect of Bothrops atrox venom in Columbia [ 35 ] . The plant contains passiflorene, nor-epinephrine, 5-hydroxytryptamine and flavonoids [ 107 50 ] .
The use of Justicia secunda for rashes has been previously recorded [ 52 ] . Different species have yielded steroids, lignans, betaine, triterpenoids, coumarins, dihydrocoumarin, umbelliferone and 3-(2-hydroxyphenyl) propionic acid alkaloids and flavonoids [ 90 91 92 ] . Coumarins and flavonoids have anti-inflammatory properties [ 38 11 ] . Wounds on Wistar rats treated with organic and aqueous extracts of Justicia pectoralis showed intermediate swelling in comparison to wounds treated with coumarin isolated from the plant extract (least swelling) and the controls [ 93 ] . This study supported local usage for wound-healing properties.
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