Happy Sunday
🌿 Kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum) is a native plant of Aotearoa NZ, known for its heart-shaped leaves + spicy, soothing qualities. Traditionally used in Māori medicine for pain, digestion & clearing energy.
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First round of blooms falling from putiputi whanaunga #gardening #plantmedicine #rongoā

The green, heart-shaped leaves of a young kawakawa plant

Dying in bed with a cold today: razorblade throat, grunty cough, sore lungs. Then I remembered kawakawa and mānuka honey tea existed. Easily the best medicine I've had all day #rongoā