Hyptis Pectinata, also known as Woman Piaba is used to ease stomach aches, colds and headaches as well as being used for women in labour. It is also used in Jamaica to ease pain in the bowels and as a drink for women in early menopause.

In Jamaica, it's prepared as a tea for stomach-ache, colds and headaches, as a drink for a woman in labour, and as an appetizer.