[syn. Jacquemontia ovalifolia subsp. sandwicensis]
Pāʻūohiʻiaka or Oval-leaf clustervine
Convolvulaceae
Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands
Barber's Point, Oʻahu
White-flowered form
Dried leaves and stems were made into a tea or mixed with niu (coconut) and eaten by early Hawaiians.
Medicinally, pāʻūohiʻiaka was used to treat babies with thrush (ʻea), as a laxative for lepo paʻa (constipation), and for babies with general weakness (pāʻaoʻao). It also was used to help babies and adults with ʻeha makaʻu (frightening pains or aches). The plant was mixed with kalo (taro) leaves and salt for cuts.
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