Meaning
A wild herb used in Jamaican bush medicine, brewed as a tea reputed to 'clean the blood', ease skin problems, and cool inflammation. Its striking name comes from the reddish sap or berries of the plant. One of the many roadside bushes that make up the country pharmacopoeia of the island.
Examples
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Bwile dog-blood fi clean out di blood.
Boil dog-blood to cleanse the blood.
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Dem use dog-blood fi skin bump.
They use dog-blood for skin bumps.
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Di dog-blood bush grow pon di fence.
The dog-blood bush grows on the fence.
Origin
A Jamaican folk name (Rivina humilis / 'bloodberry'), from the plant's red sap/berries. See [[bush-tea]], [[cerasee]].
How it’s used
A 'blood-cleansing' bush-medicine herb, named for its red sap/berries. See [[cerasee]], [[jack-inna-bush]].