Basil, cinnamon, goatweed, bay leaf, and jack in the bush are part of the traditional pharmacopoeia of the islands. Lemon grass also grows in the garden, and burning its dried leaves helps keep mosquitoes away.
Salinieku tradicionālajā ārstniecības augu klāstā ietilpst gan baziliks un kanēļkoks, gan kaprārija, ķekarainā pimenta un smaržīgās krastkaņepes.