JA Herbs: 40 Jamaican Medicinal Herbs - Softcover

Abba, Kukuwa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1786450755 ISBN 13: 9781786450753

Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

King of the forest, carry mi seed, donkey peepee, stinking toe, ganja, leaf of life. These are the names of some of the 40 herbs documented in JA Herbs, all with proven medicinal and other uses. JA Herbs provides a fascinating insight into a small fraction of the hundreds of plant varieties that grow in Jamaica.

Jamaica, an island more associated with tourism and music, has always had a strong tradition of herbal healing, and with increasing interest internationally in ethnobotany and complementary medicine, it is vital that there is research and development of the plant wealth of the island.

There is every chance that you have consumed – or otherwise used a product – that has an extract of the annatto plant, which is one of the main sources of natural colourants in the food and cosmetic industries. Can you believe that a by-product of the shamy darling plant is being developed for use in solar technology? Welcome to the wonderful world of JA Herbs!

About this title

About the Author:

Kukuwa Abba is a Health and Social Development professional with over three decades of varied experience. She has worked in the UK's National Health Service (NHS) as a Health Educator and Public Health Specialist with portfolios in Community Health Development, Public Health Policy and in Health Impact Assessment(HIA). Kukuwa's groundbreaking HIA of Procurement Processes for Public Sports Facilities in a London Borough is published on the WHO's HIA website. As a Public Health Specialist, Kukuwa was responsible for undertaking the first Health Equity Audit of Specialist Cardiac Services in a large Central London Health Trust. Kukuwa has also worked as a freelance Consultant on a number of national and international projects ranging from A Women's Political Development Programme to Specialist Drug Services for young addicts from ethnic minority communities for a national charity. She continues to work as a freelance Health, Culture and Development Consultant, in Jamaica, the UK and Africa. Kukuwa spent many years as a Journalist and Cultural Entrepreneur, working for a variety of media, including newspaper, magazine and radio. Kukuwa believes that culture is at the centre of all human endeavours and sees health in this same context.

About this edition

• Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing
• Publication date: 2022
• ISBN 10: 1786450755
• ISBN 13: 9781786450753
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 124