Meaning
Mint — the fragrant herb (often peppermint or the local 'mint bush') grown in the yard and brewed as a soothing 'mint tea' for gas, a griping stomach, or a cold. A staple of Jamaican bush medicine, picked fresh and steeped in hot water.
Examples
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Boil some mint tea fi di gripe.
Boil some mint tea for the stomach gripe.
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Pick a piece a mint from di yaad.
Pick a sprig of mint from the yard.
Origin
Grown as a yard herb for tea/remedy. See [[gripe]], [[bush-tea]].
How it’s used
Yard herb brewed as mint tea for stomach upset and colds.