Hawaiian Medicinal Plants: Books & More

"From the age of five, Henry Auwae learned the art of lāʻau lapaʻau (herbal medicine) from his grandmother, a woman whose knowledge extended back to nineteenth century Hawaiʻi. In this two-disk documentary series, "Papa" Auwae shares this traditional knowledge."

Streaming access through Ethnographic Video Online (UH login required).

Hawaiian herbs of medicinal value found among the mountains and elsewhere in the Hawaiian Islands, and known to the Hawaiians to possess curative and palliative properties most effective in removing physical ailments.

A new, updated version by Likeke McBride. A reprint of a 1970s book, this version has been updated with color pictures of the plants, new botanical names, a new introduction by Dane Silva and an informative chapter on Hawaiian healing.

This book shows 32 medicinal plants found on the Big Island of Hawaii, how to use them and their Indications. "To the point" - easy to understand information. Colorful photographs and hand drawings are helpful to identify the plants easily.

Noni: The Complete Guide for Consumers and Growers, is a full-color, how-to guide into the world of the tropical healing plant known as noni (Morinda citrifolia).

This book, Kāhuna, focuses upon the priests and practitioners who developed and prescribed those treatments through prayer, ritual and medicines, and with as much information as can be found about them. The Rev. Dr. Malcolm Nāea Chun has put together a comprehensive story about the origins of Hawaiian medicinal kahuna to the modern day legalism that overshadows the practice today.

The book examines the New Zealand flora, its economic plants, and their chemistry, and review the question of the use made by Maoris, missionaries, and early settlers of native plants for medicinal purposes.

Traditional Tongan Medicine -- Tongan medicine in ancient times -- Modern Tongan medicine -- Contemporary herbal medicine

Traditional Samoan medicine -- Modern Samoan medicine -- Samoan medicinal plants -- Literature cited -- Glossary of Samoan medical terms

Anthropologist Daniel E. Moerman describes the medicinal use of more than 2700 plants by 218 Native American tribes. Information includes 82 categories of medicinal uses, ranging from analgesics, contraceptives, gastrointestinal aids, hypotensive medicines, sedatives, and toothache remedies.