🌀Māori Rongoa
Kohekohe Bark
Dysoxylum spectabile
About Kohekohe Bark
Kohekohe Bark (Dysoxylum spectabile) is a herb used in the Māori Rongoa tradition to help with Fever, Wound Healing, Skin Health, and Digestive Issues. The bark is the part traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Kohekohe (Didymocheton spectabilis) is a medium-sized tree in the Meliaceae family, native to New Zealand. It is found in lowland and coastal forests throughout most of the North Island and also occurs in the Marlborough Sounds in the north of the South Island. Mature trees grow up to 15 metres (49 ft) in height, with a trunk up to a metre in diameter.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Bark · both