Page 1. Understanding rongoā - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New …
Rongoā is traditional Māori medicine – a system of healing that was passed on orally. It comprised diverse practices and an emphasis on the spiritual dimension of health. Rongoā includes herbal remedies, physical therapies such as …
Story: Rongoā – medicinal use of plants - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia ...
Rongoā is traditional Māori medicine. It includes herbal medicine made from plants, physical techniques like massage, and spiritual healing.
Rongoā – medicinal use of plants - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of …
Plants such as kawakawa, harakeke (flax), kōwhai and mānuka were all important for healing, and so was a belief in the spiritual causes of illness. Today rongoā – Māori medicine – is seeing a resurgence of interest.
Page 6. Rongoā today - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Although Māori largely accept Western concepts of health and illness, and use the mainstream health system, there is significant demand for rongoā today. This is particularly the case for unusual illnesses, or those that fail to respond to standard medical treatment.
Karamū – Rongoā – medicinal use of plants - Te Ara: The ...
Karamū was used by tohunga for healing. A wand made from a karamū branch was used to touch an invalid. It was then taken to a tohunga ahurewa (priestly expert) who would diagnose the illness. Share this item.
Preparing kawakawa (2nd of 3) - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New …
Photograph by Emily Tutaki. This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or …
Page 5. The impact of colonisation - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of …
Colonisation by Europeans had a significant effect on traditional Māori healing. Tohunga had limited ability to combat the diseases brought by Europeans. Though Western medicine was also relatively ineffectual at the time, this failure still strongly affected Māori confidence in tohunga.
Medicinal properties of kōkōmuka (koromiko) – Rongoā - Te Ara: …
Hōhepa Kereopa, a tohunga from the Ngāi Tūhoe tribe, explains how kōkōmuka (koromiko) is useful for curing constipation. Eating the young leaves will bring about more regular bowel movements.
Kawakawa – Rongoā – medicinal use of plants - Te Ara: The ...
Kawakawa (1st of 3) Next. The leaves of the kawakawa plant have a long history of medicinal use. They are still very popular with traditional practitioners for preparing rongoā.
Story: Māori musical instruments – taonga puoro - Te Ara: The ...
Taonga puoro (traditional Māori musical instruments) are seen as children of the families of the gods who brought them into being. ‘Rangi’ is the word for tunes, and the name of the primal Sky Father to whom music drifts up – so melodic instruments are from the world of Rangi.