🌀Māori Rongoa
Mingimingi Leaf
Coprosma propinqua
About Mingimingi Leaf
Mingimingi Leaf (Coprosma propinqua) is a herb used in the Māori Rongoa tradition to help with Skin Health, Wound Healing, Fever, and Digestive Issues. The leaves are the part traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Coprosma propinqua is a New Zealand plant belonging to the Rubiaceae family and the genus Coprosma. Its Māori name (in common New Zealand usage) is mingimingi, a name which is also applied to closely related species such as C. dumosa, C. rhamnoides, C. virescens and C. crassifolia. It is a small-leaved shrub or tree which grows 3 to 6 metres high. It has divaricating branches, and is common in swampy forest, in scrub, along stream banks...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Leaves · both