Dr Nick Fuller, whose GP practice is based in Antigua's capital St John's, told the BBC: "Herbalism is not proven so I couldn't recommend it.
"But I don't see any harm in it," he adds.
"At the end of the day, chikungunya is a virus and needs to run its course," he explains.
With no antiviral medicines available yet to fight chikungunya, the only sure-fire way to deal with it is not to get it.
The government is therefore trying to stem the outbreak in Antigua, which has seen 1,442 suspected cases to date, through preventative measures.
They have stepped up insecticide spraying in communities and made bulk purchases of bed nets and repellent.
A public education campaign urges residents to avoid mosquito bites by wearing clothes that cover the arms, legs and feet and to use repellents.