Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 5, 2019 17:19:16 GMT 12
TRADITIONAL MĀORI MEDICINE COULD BE A CURE FOR KAURI DIEBACK
A Northland woman says a recent experiment she conducted to treat kauri dieback has had remarkable results.
"We gather the fat of the whale and use also the bone of the whale, we mix both elements and then apply it on the bark of the tree. Within this process, we deliver our karakia."
Both Butterworth and Ashby hope to get their treatment scientifically tested. Until then, they will continue to utilise the rongoā methods of their ancestors.....
www.stuff.co.nz/environment/113238540/traditional-mori-medicine-could-be-a-cure-for-kauri-dieback
A Northland woman says a recent experiment she conducted to treat kauri dieback has had remarkable results.
"We gather the fat of the whale and use also the bone of the whale, we mix both elements and then apply it on the bark of the tree. Within this process, we deliver our karakia."
Both Butterworth and Ashby hope to get their treatment scientifically tested. Until then, they will continue to utilise the rongoā methods of their ancestors.....
www.stuff.co.nz/environment/113238540/traditional-mori-medicine-could-be-a-cure-for-kauri-dieback