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Hawaiian & Polynesian Medicine
La'au lapa'au — Hawaiian plant medicine — and broader Polynesian healing traditions use noni, kava, turmeric, and coastal plants for body and spirit.
Hawaii & Pacific Islands
Akoko (Euphorbia)Aloe Vera (Pānini-awa)Asi (Polynesian Basil)Awa (Hawaiian Kava)Awa Puhi (Wild Ginger)Banana Flower (Futi)Betel Leaf (Kava Samoa)Bitter Melon (Parekura)Breadfruit (Ulu)Cassava Leaf (Manioke)Coconut (Niu)Dilo Oil (Tamanu)Fā (Pandanus Key)Fau (Sea Cotton)Frangipani (Pua Melia)Gardenia (Tiare)Ginger (Cago)Guava Leaf (Poro)Hala (Pandanus)Hau (Sea Hibiscus)Hawaiian Basil (Kinehe)Hō'i'o (Fern Fiddlehead)Holei (Kopiko)ʻĀpepe (Wild Taro)Ihi (Oxalis)Ilima FlowerKaunu'oa (Dodder Vine)Kava (Awa)Kawakawa (Polynesian Pepper)Ko (Hawaiian Sugarcane)Kou (Cordia)Kukui Nut (Candlenut)Kupukupu (Sword Fern)Laua'e FernLega (Wild Saffron)Lemon Grass (Serelek)Māhoe (Whitewood Samoan)Mako (Mangrove)Mama (Morinda)Mamane (Sophora)