MEDICINAL TREES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 14510, 13 November 1909, Page 5

MEDICINAL TREES.

WHAT TOB NATIVES KNEW.

The annual Departmental report on forestry, whioh it a very comprehensive ™>ume, andwptfiloUfc for priating! quite apart from cost of preparation SS* 2ti-g_-* P" « i«tere.S2g Sf^fj- *"» «« throbs, as stattfd by i d . *"*"• . The. following is the lis? \ KbioX- 1 * * • lrt * l -** ** th; .^•fT^nioe of root, and thick endt W" <**& »"« when suffering from ?°j{f\ *-♦ J«d portion of flat roots boiled— the > .extract therefrom is used J!-^5_ re * tlTe ' *-**nm » also used , for dressing opes wounds. ft£*^ JWfe9a«k>-*~ A decoction from the roots wye* in cases of weakness or generaT debility; used in the tame manner assimpanlla. retained m the mouth to relieve tooth: »*Uy «~ stoasjdMohe. The leaves SS.^JS-S? ***»* b?«>Bt insenfa "onetimes used at a substitute for tea. Ko^nnko.--The tender shoots are m *J i _**i *- «*«llowed for diarrhoea and dysentery. It relieves tiie pahTof stomaehtaohs) very quicklyKohekohtwUsed as a tonic. A kind ofhitter beer-«*de from iU leaves i. «*«d as a stomaoUe. Kahikatoa.— Berries masticated' and tahva swallowed to allay pains in the ■toAaoh, mul cures diarrhoea. A weak infusion of leaves given in fever eases. . Sfi^fcr I**1 ** »h«>tt rubbed on "»** bites aWirritation. Abo^it cures toothache. Nikau.— When cooked used by. Native, women for medicinal purposes. Rimu.— Gum used in dressing/severe wounds. ~— ~h» Tipau.—Tender shoots mastioatedeaid nraUowed in case* of oostivenes*. Titokx—An oil Ja expressed -from the nutt and used for earache, weak eyes, sores, bruises, sprains, etc. Tupaid, or Tntn.— The mice from the berries made a sort of wine, which the old Maoris were very fond of. R is rather laxative, and v said to counteract the costive effects of such foods as fern-root and karaka-nnts. Tataramoa (bush-lawyer).— A very good remedy for toothache. Kohukoha (tree-mots and lichens).— Reduced to nnejdutt and miked with hurakohia, is a specific for hakihaki (itoh) and, other skin diseMes. Hinukohia is oil from the kofaia seeds. Baurekau. or New Zealand coffee tree.— lnfusion of inner bark used to reduce sweuM^s, sprains, etc. Rata Vinev^ni inner portion of tho bark cut rateJtfHgß and boiled until it becomes blaoft>uihe extract is used for the rore-oTajll' open wounds, with very good roMUtsV