Wairaakau Flora

 

Kowhai: Sophora microphylla

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Skin: chicken pox, scabies, boils, tumours, wounds, 

   dandruff, ringworm, cuts, bruises, eczema and 

   dermatitis – inner bark and outer rind pulped and

   boiled in water. Used as a poultice or mixed
   with fruit juice as a drink

Muscles: Aching muscles, sprains– use a poultice as for skin

 nBones: Hastens healing of fractures - boil leaves and use as a poultice only

    after bones have been reset

nSexually transmitted diseases: healing and cleansing - boil the inner sap 

    and use as a wash