For centuries, Jamaicans, especially in rural communities have been using herbal remedies to maintain health and to prevent diseases.
However, there is need to be careful when administering herbal medicines and to get guidance from the herbal experts.
Research Officer of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank Chelsea Stephenson, made these comments while delivering a lecture titled ‘Return to Roots: Herbs and Healing in Jamaica’.
Ms. Stephenson, who has done a study of herbal plants, urged Jamaicans, to be careful when using medicinal plants and herbs.
