Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 19, 2017 17:27:58 GMT 12
RONGOĀ MĀORI PRACTITIONERS RAISE MANA OF TRADITIONAL MĀORI MEDICINES
A plant's healing power is the focus of a new rongoā Māori medicine course in the Waitākere Ranges, Auckland.
The sold-out six-week course is a first for Joanne Hakaraia, who is also co-founder of Sisters Indigenous, a natural product company focused on promoting traditional medicinal knowledge.
"In the old days we used to hold quite tightly to the knowledge of the forest, worried what would happen if large companies found out about these natural resources," said Hakaraia.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/96853320/rongo-mori-practitioners-raise-mana-of-traditional-mori-medicines
A plant's healing power is the focus of a new rongoā Māori medicine course in the Waitākere Ranges, Auckland.
The sold-out six-week course is a first for Joanne Hakaraia, who is also co-founder of Sisters Indigenous, a natural product company focused on promoting traditional medicinal knowledge.
"In the old days we used to hold quite tightly to the knowledge of the forest, worried what would happen if large companies found out about these natural resources," said Hakaraia.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/96853320/rongo-mori-practitioners-raise-mana-of-traditional-mori-medicines