Meaning
A common wild bush used in Jamaican folk medicine, brewed into a 'bush tea' for colds, fever, and 'washing out' the system. Its vivid name — a ram goat dashing along — nods to the plant's fast, sprawling growth (and, some say, its reputed effect on vigour). Also called 'ramgoat roses'.
Examples
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Bwile some ram-goat-dash-along fi di cold.
Boil some ram-goat-dash-along for the cold.
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Di bush grow all ova di fence.
The bush grows all over the fence.
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Granny swear by ram-goat-dash-along tea.
Grandma swears by ram-goat-dash-along tea.
Origin
A colourful Jamaican folk name (Turnera ulmifolia and related bush) for a fast-growing medicinal weed. See [[bush-tea]], [[cerasee]].
How it’s used
A medicinal bush-tea plant with a vivid folk name ('ramgoat roses'). See [[cerasee]], [[bush-tea]], [[search-mi-heart]].