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Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Photo take about 30 mt from the beach usually very common along the coast small bush whit purple small flowers.
Native throughout the Caribbean, It is usually found along country roadsides and it grows also well as a ruderal plant on disturbed terrain. It is an invasive species in some places
The fresh leaves are consumed in bush tea as a “cooling” tonic and blood cleanser, to treat “asthma” and “ulcerated stomachs”Tea brewed from this species has been shown to cause a dose-dependent "fall in [the] blood pressure" of normal rabbits. However, the tea has also been observed to cause a "mild non-dose dependent systematic toxicity" in various tissues throughout the body, "such as congestion, fatty changes, and necrosis in liver, blood vessels, kidney, lung and testis, but the brain, eyes, intestines and heart were essentially normal." wikipedia
Spotted on Feb 19, 2012
Submitted on Feb 19, 2012
