COMMON MEDICINAL PLANTS
OF PORTLAND, JAMAICA.

A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BETWEEN
the WINDWARD MAROON COMMUNITY,
the PORTLAND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (PEPA)
and
CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL ETHNOMEDICINAL EDUCATION and RESEARCH (CIEER)

Funded by
USAID, PEPA, CIEER, and the US Peace Corps

Austin, Summer and Michael B. Thomas, Eds. 2003. Common Medicinal Plants of Portland, Jamaica.
Centre for International Ethnomedicinal Education and Research. Gainesville, Florida. USA. 144 p.
©2003. ISBN: 0-9729594-0-8

A collaborative work by Ms. Ivelyn Roslie Harris, Mr. Lloyd Harris, Mr. Lloyd G. Henry | Biographies
Botanical Illustrator: Mr. Ivor Pennycooke

January 11, 2007. The New Agriculturalist. Safeguarding health and culture
Traditional healers collaborate with scientists to catalogue Maroon medicinal plant use
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Dedication. This e-book is dedicated to the memory of the Queen Nanny, the great 18th century leader of the Windward Maroons and to all Maroon Herbalist's, who for centuries in the remote rural landscape of Jamaica have maintained a traditional way of life from the rest of the island nation.


This project was made possible through support provided by the Office of Environment USAID, Kingston, Jamaica, Bureau for Latin America & the Caribbean (LAC), U.S. Agency for International Development, under the terms of Award No. 532-A-00-01-00084-00. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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