Meaning
The Jamaican name for the aloe vera plant — the thick, spiky succulent whose clear inner gel is a cornerstone of home remedy. The bitter gel is drunk (boiled or blended) to 'wash out' and cleanse the system, rubbed on burns, cuts, and skin, and used on the hair and scalp. A must-have plant in almost every yard.
Examples
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Rub some single bible pon di burn.
Rub some aloe vera on the burn.
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She bwile single bible fi wash out har system.
She boiled aloe vera to cleanse her system.
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Single bible good fi di hair.
Aloe vera is good for the hair.
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Rub di sinkle bible jelly pon di burn.
Rub the aloe vera gel on the burn.
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Granny bwile sinkle bible fi wash out di system.
Granny boiled aloe vera to cleanse the system.
Origin
A Jamaican folk name for aloe vera (also 'sinkle bible'), of uncertain origin. See Wash-out, Cerasee.
How it’s used
Aloe vera; drunk to cleanse, applied to burns/skin/hair. See Wash-out, Cerasee, Leaf of life.