Pipturus albidus

Māmaki
	File:Pipturus albidus - Mamaki.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Subclass:	Rosidae
(unranked):	Eurosids I
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Urticaceae
Genus:	Pipturus
Species:	P. albidus
Binomial name
	Pipturus albidus; A.Gray ex H.Mann

Māmaki (Pipturus albidus) is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family, Urticaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. It can be found in the wild growing at forest edges or along streams.^[1]

Uses

Fresh māmaki leaves were combined with hot stones and spring water by the Native Hawaiians to produce an herbal tea that was an effective treatment for general debility. Today, packages of dried māmaki leaves are commercially produced.^[2]

References

^ Little Jr., Elbert L. (1989). "Mamaki" (PDF). United States Forest Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
^ Krauss, Beatrice H. (2001). Plants in Hawaiian Medicine. Bess Press. pp. 85–88. ISBN 9781573061285. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

External links

"Pipturus albidus". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
"mamaki, mamake, waimea (P. albidus on Kauai & P. ruber)". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum.

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[1] Little Jr., Elbert L. (1989). "Mamaki" (PDF). United States Forest Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

[2] Krauss, Beatrice H. (2001). Plants in Hawaiian Medicine. Bess Press. pp. 85–88. ISBN 9781573061285. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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