Plant Identification

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PLANT IDENTIFICATION

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PLANTS IN THE BIOPROCESSING MEDICINAL GARDEN COMPLEX We have developed this plant identification system in to help you identify and label a wide variety of plants. If you have a plant that is not shown here, please send a fresh sample to our lab for identification processes. For details contact Dr. Ingelia P. White, program coordinator at 808.236.9102 or ingelia@hawail.edu

‘Akia (Wikstromia uva-ursi) Thymelaeaceae All plant parts are used for antitumor.		Sage (Salvia officinalis) Lamiaceae Food flavourant. Use for treating sore-throats, thrush, and gingivitis.


Ko’oko’olau (Bidens mauiensis) Asteraceae Leaves are used for medicinal tea.		Pohe kula, asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica) Apiaceae To treat eye ailment, migraine headache, ulcers and leprosy.


Lotus (Nelumbo hybrid), Nymphaeaceae Tuberous roots and seeds are eaten. For treatment of chronic enteritis, insomnia, haemorrhoids, and fever. Antidote in mushroom and alcohol poisoning.		Kou (Cordia subcordata) Boraginaceae Leaves to treat asthma, bronchitis, hepatic infections, cirrhosis of the liver, and inflammation of the lymph nodes.


Aweoweo (Chenopodium oahuense) Chenopodiaceae Young leaves are edible.		Periwinkle (Vinca minor) Apocynaceae Leaves to treat cuts, boils, toothache, diabetes, rheumatism, nervous disorders, melanoma, breast and lung cancers, Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.


Cockscomb (Celosia argentea) Amaranthaceae Leaves and flowers are edible. Also used as antidiarrheic		Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) Tropaeolaceae Flowers and leaves are edible, rich in vitamin C, iron and sulphur. Use for treating topical fungus infections, urinary and respiratory tract infections.


Sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) Convolvulaceae Tuberous roots and leaves are eaten, rich in vitamin A, magnesium and iron. Leaves for treating coughs.		Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum v. purfuranscens) Lamiaceae Food flavourant. Seeds for dysentery, diarrhea. Leaves are remedy for coughs, earache, ringworm, and urinary tract infections.