Exporting Herbs and Spices to the EU and ACP Countries

Caribbean herbs and spices

• Aloe vera – Barbados Aloes gone to Mexico • Carapa Guianensis – Crabwood, Andiroba gone to Brazil and Columbia • Capsicum – Scotch Bonnet Peppers gone to Mexico and Central America • Cola Nitida – Jamaican Kola Nut – gone back to Africa • Columbrina aborenscens – Mauby gone to Venezuela • Croton eluthera – Cascarilla, Eluthera bark gone!! • Cymbopogon citratus – West Indian Lemongrass gone !!! • Erynigium foetida – Fitweed, chardon bene gone back to Africa • Hibiscus sabdariffa – Jamaican Sorrel gone to Africa • Lippia alba – Santa Maria, Catmint gone to USA • Maranta Arundaniciae– Arrowroot dying marlet!! • Myristica fragrans – Nutmeg and Mace gone to Asia • Pimento diocica – Jamaican Allspice gone to Mexico • Pimento Racemosa – West Indian Bay Leaf gone to Mexico!! • Quassia amara – Bitterwood gone to Brazil ( Surinam still there) • Smilax regelii – Sarsparilla, Jamaican Bayonet gone to Central America • Vetiver zizanoides – Vetitiver, Khus Khus grass gone to India • Zingiber Officinalis – Jamaican ginger gone to Nigeria and India

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