Myrtaceae Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha

'ohi'a

Hawaiian - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 31

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Scientific name: Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha
USDA symbol: MEPOP2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: 'ohi'a
Family: Myrtaceae
Family (APG): Myrtaceae
Native American Tribe: Hawaiian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Flowers and other plants rubbed, squeezed and the resulting liquid taken for severe childbirth pain.

RECRD: 8115 id: 22983

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