Healing Plants of Paradise

[StillHope]

After reading the other thread about poisonous plants I feel like hearing about the good ones.
Anyone?

[Andrew]

Local Pineapples cure my sweet teethe.

Andrew

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[james weatherford]

Noni is wonderful for any kind of skin problem -- inside or out!

James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park

[james weatherford]

It grows really well. In our lava, am sure the mulch and manure and compost are necessary, since I notice the many abandoned fields planted for commercial purposes and are now yellowing without care.

We have two noni trees now in fruit (several more younger planted on another parcel).
One of our two has variegated leaves and the fruit is much smaller. It was a gift from a venerable octogenarian Japanese man in Hilo.
Chickens love to be under the noni on hot days and on pouring down rainy days. Chickens eat noni. We eat eggs and chickens. That is why we have several more planted

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Originally posted by StillHope

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Originally posted by james weatherford

Noni is wonderful for any kind of skin problem -- inside or out!

James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park

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Is it easy to grow and make juice?
Dr.Weatherford,do you have one in your garden?

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James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park

[james weatherford]

about the juice.
My wife puts some ripe fruit in a jar and lets it sit a few days.

Stinks awful, turns to mush.
She pours off the juice and drinks some. I put a few tblsps in smoothies.

Mostly I use it topically.

James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park

[missydog1]

while bamboo is not medicinal, I feel it can be very spiritual in impact.

Clumping bamboo only. For me a tranquil garden must have water feature, even a small one, and it must have bamboo.

Aloe vera grows very well here, so that's another medicinal plant to have around.
I now have some lavender in a pot, always like to have lavender.
Rosemary, parsley, oregano, thyme, basil -- all do well.

Red ti, green lau lau (ti) and hapu'u fern also add spirit to the garden.
And lilikoi vine is a wonderful plant, for both flowers and fruit.
Bananas, too, are a great presence.

I like pineapples, but it's really hard to weed around them, best to cut holes in plastic and stick them in, or put up with weed-surrounded pineapple like I do. []

A tree I would recommend is paklan. I planted one three years ago that is now a full tree, gives shade, doesn't drop leaves, has heavenly smelling flowers, and the bugs ignore it. They are not cheap but they're rewarding.

Mmm, which reminds me, a puakenikeni is another one for the spirit.

[james weatherford]

paklan?

James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park

[Carey]

Of the many plants that are grown here, many have some claims to healing powers. Two that I read the most about are
Tree: Moringa, very high nutrient leaves & pods
Bush: Kava, hey, tastes like dirt, but many utilize it's effects (I haven't really appreciated it, the tastes like dirt part.... maybe miracle berries would make it better?)

(shoulda said the 2 LEGAL plants that I read the most about...)

Paklan or Baklan (Michelia alba) link:
http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/plant/Mich...M-Alba.htm

[tptplyr1]

There is a plant that I have been selling for the past 7 years or so called the Cholesterol Plant, Cholesterol Spinach, Dawn Dewa, Googoolipid and other names. It is gynura nepalensis and over the years I have spoken to several hundred people that have told me that it has helped them control their cholesterol levels. If you google it there is an article in the Honolulu Star Bulletin from 2001 that talks about it. I kind of hesitate to mention the article because there is also a picture of me in it at my nursery. I am currently living about 1/3 of the time in HPP and should have some plants available in the near future. If anyone wants cuttings I plan to bring some over next Friday (27th) so let me know. My cholesterol level is okay as far as I know so I can't vouch for it myself but like I said there have been many people that have told me it has helped them.


dean

[Carey]

noni are fairly short (easy to keep at 10-12') and are fairly prolific fruiters....

Moringa can grow tall, but many growers keep them in more of a hedge row type planting (easy to start from fairly long branches, if any one wants a start, we have a tree that usually could use trimming)

I forgot to mention bitter melon, good for diabetics, but also has a high tendency to invade, so plant only with plan to maintain control of it!)
Stillhope, don't know your lot size, but we have one of the smaller town lots in Keaau, and have sooo many different things.... it is amazing what all can grow here! We are working to manage our lot... it had been very well planted 20 years ago, then the husband/gardener died & the wife didn't keep up the landscape, mainly mowed everything down & covered with weed barrier plastic... & garbage... but even after that period, as we clean up & clear out the crud, plants are popping up this year that we did not see before (things that looked like dead stumps for the last 2 years!) so I am learning more & more every day!