Two more Jamaican herbs that fight cancer - News - Jamaica Gleaner - Tuesday | May 1, 2012
Two more Jamaican herbs that fight cancer - News - Jamaica Gleaner - Tuesday | May 1, 2012 Two more Jamaican herbs that fight cancer Published: Tuesday | May 1, 2012 3 Comments Dr Tony Vendryes, Contributor MY WARMEST congratulations to Dr Henry Lowe and his team on their research and development of Jamaican herbs that have cancer-fighting properties. Here are two other local herbs that are useful and safe to consider using. Anamu: What Jamaicans call guinea hen weed or garlic weed is known in South America as anamu. This is a herb that is indigenous to the Amazon rainforest and the tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Africa. Its botanical name is Petiveria alliacea and it has a long history of use in herbal medicine in all the countries where it grows. Natural health practitioners hav