Practical Folk Medicine of Hawaii

by L.R. McBride

L. R. McBride combined his talents as a thorough researcher and botanical illustrator with a life-long interest in folk medicine to produce this book of extraordinary value for students of natural medicines and Hawaiiana. Remedies consist of fragments of the knowledge of the medical khuna and treatments that have come with immigrants from around the world. Instructions are given for finding, identifying and using plants and herbs, including the tools needed to do the job. The fully illustrated text features an alphabetical listing of common ills and the natural products of the islands used to combat them.

104 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1975

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the botanical illustrations are charming and accurate, this was a very old book better for historical reflection on folk cures than a usable recipe book. The author (probably correctly at the time) prescribes turtle oil for several remedies and how you can get some, which is patently illegal now since the honu sea turtles are endangered.