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HARAKEKE Flax, New Zealand hemp
Among many other uses, the leaves were ideal for binding and holding fractures in splints. A large leaf was used as the
AKAKURA, PUATAWHIWHI
The inner bark was boiled and the liquid drunk for “Maori sickness”. This also cured sores and stopped bleeding. Sore ey
Poisonous Berries
The woody fibre is considered poisonous. It was used formerly as a part of the Maori spearhead