Pittosporaceae Pittosporum sp.

Ho-a-wa

Hawaiian - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy

Use documented by:
Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 44

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Scientific name: Pittosporum sp.
Common names: Ho-a-wa
Family: Pittosporaceae
Family (APG): Pittosporaceae
Native American Tribe: Hawaiian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Fruit and other plants pounded and resulting liquid used as a wash for scrofulous neck swellings.

RECRD: 8173 id: 28332

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