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TABLE 1 ( Continued ) 
FAMILY 
SCIENTIFIC NAME 
OF SPECIES 
COMMON NAMES 
IN HAWAII 
TRADITIONAL USES AS 
MATERIA MEDICA 
Thymeliaceae 
Wikstroemia oahuensis 
(Gray) Rock 
akia 
laxative, asthma ( K & A : 8 ) ; 
fish poison (Neal: 540; 
Deg.: 224-225) 
Punicaceae 
Punica Granatum L. 
pomegranate; 
pomaikalana 
used in Orient (Neal: 551) 
Combretaceae 
T erminatia Catappa L . 
tropical almond; false 
kamani 
"used medicinally" (Neal: 551) 
Myrtaceae 
Eucalyptus sp. 
eucalyptus; nuholani 
fevers, sores, pains, rheumatism 
(K & A: 73) 
Eugenia Cumini ( L. ) 
Druce 
Java plum 
use unknown; hearsay 
Eugenia malaccensis L, 
mountain apple; ohiaai 
general debility, thrush, sores, 
cuts (K & A: 31-32); throat 
infection (personal commu- 
nication) 
Metrosideros macropus 
H.&A. 
ohia lehua, ohia hamau 
sore throat, bronchitis, con- 
sumption, wounds (Handy: 
20) 
Psidium Guajava L. 
guava; kuaiva 
"medicinal tea" (Neal: 556); 
deep cuts, sprains, diarrhoea, 
intestinal hemorrhages (K & 
A: 55) 
Apocynaceae 
Nerium Oleander L. 
oleander; oleana 
skin diseases (Neal: 611) 
Thevetia peruviana 
( Pers. ) K. Schum. 
be-still, yellow oleander 
"used medicinally” (Neal: 610) 
Convolvulaceae 
Ipomoea Batatas (L.) 
Poir. 
sweet potato; uala 
medicinal uses (Handy: 21); 
asthma, constipation, "fallen 
womb” (K & A: 35-36) 
Ipomoea congesta R. Br. 
morning glory \koali 
awahia 
purgative, healing broken bones 
(Handy: 19; K & A: 52; 
Neal: 623); relief of mus- 
cular pain (personal commu- 
nication ) 
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L. ) 
beach morning glory; 
"good for the expectant moth- 
Sweet 
pohuehue 
er” (K & A: 73) 
Boraginaceae 
Messerschmidia argentea 
(L. f. ) Johnston 
tree heliotrope; tahinu 
use unknown; hearsay 
Verbenaceae 
Lantana Camara L. 
lantana; lakana 
use unknown; hearsay 
Stachytarpheta cayen- 
nensis (L. C. Rich.) 
Vahl. 
vervain; oi 
"used in tropical America” 
(Neal: 639) 
Solanaceae 
Capsicum frutescens L. 
red pepper; nioi 
pains in back, rheumatism, 
swollen feet ( K & A : 72) 
Lycopersicon esculentum 
Mill. ssp. Galeni 
(Mill.) Luckwill 
currant tomato; ohia 
makanahele 
use unknown; hearsay 
Solanum nodiflorum 
black nightshade; 
disorders of respiratory tract, 
Jacq. 
popolo 
skin eruptions, cuts, wounds 
(Handy: 18; Neal: 655); 
trachoma (personal commu- 
nication ) 
Solanum sodomaeum L. 
apple of Sodom; popolo 
kikania 
used in Africa for skin diseases 
(Neal: 655) 
