Guyanese Open Medical School in St. Lucia - Promise 21st Century Education
In the town of Vieux Fort, St Lucia, a few minutes’ drive from the Hewanorra International Airport, Guyanese investors have now opened the St. Helen University School of Medicine and are recruiting students from around the world for its first academic year beginning January 2013.
Senna Pods
Senna Pods - Botanical Names: Cassia acutifolia Cassia angustifolia, Senna alexandrina
Common Names: Senna pods
Ferrol Compound
Ferrol Compound is a unique tonic. It contains iron, essential vitamins and mineral salts. These ingredients help develop red blood cells and carry oxygen throughout the body. Build up your body to help fight off coughs and colds with Ferrol Compound.
Cascara, Amarga
Botanical: Picramnia antidesma (S. W.)
Synonyms: Mountain Damson Bark. Simaruba Honduras Bark.
Parts Used: Bark, root-bark.
Habitat: Jamaica and South Guiana.
Bitter Cup or Quassia Cup
Bitter Cup or Quassia cup from the 19th century
Quassia trees are remarkable for their ability to repel insects due to a resin that acts as an insecticide and because the wood of the tree has medicinal properties still valued today. Cups made of the wood are native to the West Indies and are known to have existed in 19th century America.
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