ABSTRACT
Roig (1945) found Schaefferia being sold in markets in Santiago de Cuba and Havana under the names amansa guapo and cambia voz. No one would tell him what it was being used for, but he speculated it was an aphrodisiac. Liogier (1974) confirmed Roig’s
suspicion. In addition, tea of the leaves is used in Haiti against flu and coughs (Liogier 1974).
