Wairaakau Flora Kowhai

Kowhai: Sophora microphylla

nSkin: chicken pox, scabies, boils tumours, wounds, 

dandruff, ringworm, cuts, bruises, eczema and

dermatitis –  inner bark and outer rind

pulped and boiled in water. Used as a poultice or

mixed with fruit juice as a drink

nMuscles: Aching muscles, sprains– use a poultice as for skin

nBones: Hastens healing of fractures - boil leaves and use as a poultice only after bones have been reset
Sexually transmitted diseases: healing and cleansing boil the inner sap and use as a wash