Early Hawaiian residents chewed the bark of its roots and swallowed the juice, in the belief that it helped to heal sore throats.
Practitioners pressed the juice from its roots, leaves, flowers and flower buds and gave it as a tea to individuals suffering from asthma.
Arthritic joints were helped when patients drank a tea brewed from the leaves.
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