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Kids Story Time and Craft
From: 12/17/2019 9:30:00 AM
To: 12/17/2019 11:00:00 AM
Kids will enjoy an interactive, nature-themed story at the Preserve. Reserve their spot for a fun tie-dye craft using natural, plant-based dyes. Story: FREE. The craft costs $12 per child...
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Santa's Enchanted Forest
From: 12/22/2019 2:00:00 PM
To: 12/22/2019 5:00:00 PM
Celebrate the season with fine holiday fun at the Preserve, including crafts, games, treats, face painting, and a visit from Santa Claus himself. FREE FOR EVERYONE...
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Trails
Medicinal Trail
The medicinal trail exhibits the plants used in traditional folklore medicine by the people of The Bahamas. This practice, termed Bush medicine, involves the brewing of roots, bark and leaves of particular plants and trees to make beverages (commonly called teas). This tea making tradition was passed down from generation to generation and the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve is dedicated to preserving this traditional knowledge. Over 200 plant species are used for medicinal purposes in The Bahamas, to reduce anxiety, restore appetite, relieve respiratory infections, increase sexual vitality, and treat asthma and skin allergies.
This trail is organized by ailment, featuring specimen trees and plants that are used in the treatment of a particular illness. It is a must for anyone interested in homeopathic medicine and ethnobotany.
Browse the plants found in this area below.
MEDICINAL PLANT AREA
DERMATOLOGICAL USES
59 Milky Weed
Euphorbia mesembrianthemifolia
60 Cough Bush
Neurolaena lobata
61 Shephard's Needle
Bidens alba
62 White Sage
Lantana involucrata
63 Bahama Sage
Lantana bahamensis
64 Bahama Buttercup
Turnera ulmifolia
65 Aloe
Aloe vera
66 Scurgeons needle
Opuntia cochenillifera
67 Short-leaved Fig
Ficus citrifolia
68 Sword Bush
Phyllanthus epiphyllanthus
69 Obeah Bush
Stemodia maritima
70 Blue Flower
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
71 Bahama Senna
Cassia chapmanii
72 Bay Geranium
Ambrosia hispida
PAIN RELIEF
5 Lignum Vitae
Guaiacum sanctum
23 Horse Bush
Gundlachia corymbosa
34 Silver Top Palm
Coccothrinax argentata
70 Blue Flower
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
73 Thatch Palm
Thrinax morrisii
74 Strong Back
Bourreria succulenta
75 Mahogany
Swietenia mahagoni
76 Jack-Ma-Da
Koanophyllon villosum
77 Life Leaf
Kalanchoe pinnata
INFANT CARE
76 Jack-Ma-Da
Koanophyllon villosum
78 Catnip
Salvia serotina
79 Dill
Antheum gravelons
BUSH TEAS AND TONICS
2 Rufous Orchid
Encyclia rufa
4 Pigeon Plum
Coccoloba diversifolia
5 Lignum Vitae
Guaiacum sanctum
35 Gum Elemi
Bursera simaruba
68 Sword Bush
Phyllanthus epiphyllanthus
74 Strong Back
Bourreria succulenta
75 Mahogany
Swietenia mahagoni
77 Life Leaf
Kalanchoe pinnata
80 Snakeroot
Picramnia pentandra
81 Pissabed
Vallesia antillana
82 Sweet Margaret
Psidium longipes
83 Lemon Grass
Cymbopogon flexuosus
84 Iron Wood
Krugioidendron ferreum
85 Wild Lime
Zanthoxylum fagara
86 Brasiletto
Caesalpinia vesicaria
87 Snow Berry
Chiococca alba
88 Wild Dilly
Manilkara bahamensis
89 Feather Bed
Diospyros crassinervis
COLD AND FLU REMEDIES
60 Cough Bush
Neurolaena lobata
61 Shephard's Needle
Bidens alba
70 Blue Flower
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
69 Obeah Bush
Stemodia maritima
72 Bay Geranium
Ambrosia hispida
83 Lemon Grass
Cymbopogon flexuosus
77 Life Leaf
Kalanchoe pinnata
90 White Torch
Amyris elemifera
91 Mexican Poppy
Argemone mexicana
92 Goat weed
Capraria biflora
93 Wooley Booger
Corchorus hirsutus
OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
66 Scurgeons needle
Opuntia cochenillifera
68 Sword Bush
Phyllanthus epiphyllanthus
94 Cancer Tree
Jacaranda coerulea
GASTROINTESTINAL REMEDIES
65 Aloe
Aloe vera
68 Sword Bush
Phyllanthus epiphyllanthus
70 Blue Flower
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
71 Bahama Senna
Cassia chapmanii
72 Bay Geranium
Ambrosia hispida
73 Thatch Palm
Thrinax morrisii
76 Jack-Ma-Da
Koanophyllon villosum
80 Snakeroot
Picramnia pentandra
95 Crabwood
Ateramnus lucidus
96 Sea Grape
Coccoloba uvifera
97 Cascarilla
Croton eluteria
98 White Stopper
Eugenia axillaris
99 Princewood
Exostema caribaeum
100 Naked Wood
Myrcianthes fragrans
101 Vanilla Orchid
Vanilla barbellata
POISONOUS PLANTS
102 Castor Bean
Ricinus communis
103 Young Manchineel
Grimmeodendron eglandulosum
104 Manchineel
Hippomane mancinella
60 Poison Wood
Metopium toxiferum
RESPIRATORY AILMENTS
27 Bay Lily
Hymenocallis arenicola
60 Cough Bush
Neurolaena lobata
77 Life Leaf
Kalanchoe pinnata
98 White Stopper
Eugenia axillaris
CIRCULATION REMEDIES
67 Short-leaved Fig
Ficus citrifolia
70 Blue Flower
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
75 Mahogany
Swietenia mahagoni
76 Jack-Ma-Da
Koanophyllon villosum
80 Snakeroot
Picramnia pentandra
106 Satin Leaf
Chrysophyllum oliviforme
107 Golden Fig
Ficus aurea
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