The numerous phytochemicals it possesses have various uses in medicine and in the pharmaceutical and food industries. Jamaican flower extracts are used as natural food colorings, in emulsions for beverages and in the preparation of brightly colored, acid-flavored jams and jellies. The cooking of flowers is also used as a substitute for tea or coffee by people suffering from health problems. It is also used in the therapy of the heart, diseases of the nerves, high blood pressure, fever, liver diseases, and calcification of the arteries. 
 
 On the other hand, in traditional medicine, it is recognized that Jamaica has beneficial therapeutic effects for health and minimal side effects, observing that it protects the human vascular system and inhibits angiotensin.