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TABLE 1 ( Continued ) 
FAMILY 
SCIENTIFIC NAME 
OF SPECIES 
COMMON NAMES 
IN HAWAII 
TRADITIONAL USES AS 
MATERIA MEDICA 
Zingiberaceae 
Alpinia purpurata 
(Vieill.) K. Schum. 
red ginger 
use unknown; hearsay 
Hedychium coronarium 
white ginger; awapuhi 
"for foetid nostrils” 
Koenig 
keokeo 
(K & A: 20) 
Zingiber Zerumbet ( L. ) 
Smith 
mountain ginger; 
awapuhi kuahiivi 
cuts and sores ( K & A : 19) 
Casuarinaceae 
Casuarina equisetifolia 
L. 
Peperomia membranacea 
H.&A. 
iron wood 
astringent (Neal: 247) 
Piperaceae 
peperomia; alaalawainui 
general debility, pulmonary dis- 
eases, venereal diseases, scro- 
fulous swellings and ulcers 
(K & A: 13-14) 
Peperomia latifolia Miq. 
peperomia; alaalawainui 
same as above 
Moraceae 
Artocarpus inrisus 
(Thunb.) L. f. 
breadfruit; ulu 
skin diseases and boils (K & A: 
38; Handy: 31 ) 
Morns alba L., f. 
nigrobacca Mold. 
mulberry; kilika 
use unknown; hearsay 
Urticaceae 
T ouchardia latifolia 
Gaud. 
olona, wauke-malulo 
"bodily ailments or weaknesses” 
(K & A: 71) 
Santalaceae 
Sant alum album L. 
Indian sandalwood; re- 
lated to the iliahi of 
the Hawaiians 
iliahi was used for sores, vene- 
real diseases (K & A: 24; 
Neal: 278) 
Amaranthaceae 
Amaranthus spinosus L. 
spiny amaranth; pokai 
kuku 
use unknown; hearsay 
Nyctaginaceae 
Mirabilis Jalapa L. 
four o’clock; nani ahiahi 
poultices, purgatives 
(Neal: 288) 
Batidaceae 
Batis maritima L. 
pickleweed; akulikuli 
kai 
"leaves have medicinal value” 
(Neal: 291) 
Portulacaceae 
Portulaca oleracea L. 
pigweed; akulikuli kula, 
ihi-ai, lumaha’i 
general debility (K & A: 24) 
Cruci ferae 
Nasturtium officinale R. 
Br. 
watercress; leko 
"for dry throat and cold in the 
head,” asthma (K & A: 64); 
tuberculosis ( personal com- 
munication ) 
Crassulaceae 
Bryophyllum pinnatum 
(Lam.) Kurz. 
air-plant 
fevers (Neal: 329) 
Pittosporaceae 
Pittosporum Tobira 
related to the ho’awa of 
ho’awa was used for sores (Neal: 
Rosaceae 
(Thunb.) Ait. 
the Hawaiians 
335); scrofula (K & A: 44) 
Rubus rosaefolius Sm. 
thimbleberry 
use unknown; hearsay 
Leguminosae 
Acacia confusa Merr. 
Formosa koa 
use unknown; chosen for its re- 
lationship to Acacia Koa 
Acacia Koa Gray 
koa, kahilikolo 
general debility, diseases of the 
skin (K & A: 46) 
Cassia Leschenaultiana 
DC. 
cassia; lauki 
use unknown; hearsay 
Crotalaria incana L. 
rattlebox; pikakani 
use unknown (listed in Handy: 
74) 
use unknown; hearsay 
Crotalaria mucronata 
Desv. 
rattlebox; pikakani 
Dioclea violacea Mart. 
sea bean; maunaloa 
cuts, skin diseases, "purifying 
the blood” (K & A: 65) 
Leucaena glauca (L.) 
Benth. 
false koa; koa haole 
use unknown; hearsay 
Medicago sativa L. 
alfalfa 
use unknown; hearsay 
Prosopis chilensis 
(Mol.) Stuntz 
algaroba; keawe 
dysentery, sore throat 
(Neal: 363) 
