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Preparing kawakawa

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Preparing kawakawa

The kawakawa leaves are boiled in a pot to create wai rākau (herbal tonic).

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Rhys Jones, Rongoā – medicinal use of plants – Common medicinal plants, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/14594/preparing-kawakawa (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rhys Jones, published 2 March 2009.