From: Medicinal and ethnoveterinary remedies of hunters in Trinidad
Scientific name | Common name | Useful plant quality | Use |
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Araliaceae Dendropanax arboreus | Fei jein | Â | Combine with leaves of the plants below to bathe dogs "steam" to catch quenks |
Araceae Monstera dubia | Sei jein | Â | Ditto |
Monimiaceae Siparuma guianensis | Dead man's bush | Â | Ditto |
Solanaceae Solanum species | Devil pepper | Â | Ditto |
Araceae Syngonium podophyllum | Matapal-kit | Â | Combine with leaves of the plants above to bathe dogs "steam" to catch quenks |
Cucurbitaceae Momordica charantia | Caraaili | Used to bathe dogs so that it will catch agouti | Â |
Piperaceae Piper marginatum | Agouti bush / Lani bois | Plant used so the dogs will catch Agouti | Leaves used to bathe dogs. Some hunters combine the lani bois with leaves of guatacare (Eschweilera subglandulosa Lecythidaceae) |
Mimosaceae Pithecelobium unguis-cati | Cat's claw | The vine clings to any tree with "claws", therefore the dog will closely pursue Agouti | 5 – 7 shoots of the whole vine are pounded and put into water and this is used to bathe the dog |
Zingiberaceae Renealmia alpinia | Mardi gras | Berries on plant attract lice, which get trapped in the leaves and die. Dog will closely pursue the game | Plant berries and leaves are used to bathe the dog |
Poaceae Saccharum officinarum | Sugar cane | Deer eat these leaves | Leaves are used to bathe dog so it will track deer |
Orchidaceae Spiranthes acaulis | Lappe bush | Plant has markings similar to lappe so the dog will track lappe | Vine is used to bathe the dog |
Araceae Xanthosoma brasiliense, Xanthosoma undipes | Hog tannia | The leaf has needles similar to the bristle-like hairs on the back and neck of the wild hog/quenk. The quenks also eat these tubers. | The root (or tannia) is ground and sprinkled on the dog's food |
Haemodoraceae Xiphidium caeruleum | Walk fast | Ethnomedical belief is that use of the plant helps children walk | Leaves used to keep dogs walking straight |