Transcription of Samoan Medicinal Plants and Their Usage
1 Samoan Medicinal Plants and Their Usage ADAP 93-1 Reprinted May 2001. Samoan Medicinal Plants and Their Usage ADAP. PROJECT. Agricultural Development in the American Pacific Pacific Land Grant Programs 4. Samoan Medicinal Plants and Their Usage 2001 edition edited and designed by: Luisa Castro, University of Hawaii at Manoa Kristie Tsuda, University of Hawaii at Manoa Second edition prepared by: Michael T. Harrington Coordinator, Agriculture Instructional Materials Service Second edition illustration by: Petra Scotese Original study conducted, September 1974 by: Charles R. McCuddin Director, Office of Comprehensive Health Planning Department of Medical Services, American Samoa Government Original study funded in part by a grant from the South Pacific Commission (Secretariat of the Pacific Community Copyright 2001 ADAP Project The ADAP Project is a research, extension and instruction program of the American Samoa Community College, College of Micronesia, Northern Marianas College, University of Guam, and University of Hawaii.)
2 ADAP 93-1. Reprinted May 2001. ISBN 1-931435-27-8. For Further Information: American Samoa Community College fax College of Micronesia fax College of Micronesia (FSM) fax College of the Marshall Islands fax Palau Community College fax Northern Marianas College fax University of Guam fax University of Hawai i fax Funded by the United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Grant 99-38826-7854. ADAP Home Office College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources 3050 Maile Way, Gilmore Hall 213, University of Hawai i at Manoa Honolulu, HI 96822 USA The Pacific Land Grants and the are Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Institutions i TABLE OF CONTENTS.
3 PAGE. Preface to the Second Edition ..4. Background and Historical Knowledge Of Medicinal Plant Usage ..8. Collection Of Plants ..8. Preservation Of The Identification Of The Concept of Illness ..10. Seeking Sources of Help ..10. Types of Taulasea ..11. Plant Summary of Samoan Medicinal Plants and Their Usage ..12. A' Aloalo ..14. Aloalo Aloalo vao ..16. 'Aoa ..17. 'Apu Ateate ..19. Au' 'Aute ' 'Ava'ava aitu ..23. 'Ava niukini ..24. 'Ava pui Esi ..26. Fasa ..27. Fetau ..28. Fu'afu' Fue lau fao ..32. Fue manogi ..33. Fue moa ..34. Fue Fue sele Fue Futu ..38. Ku' La'au Lama ..43. Samoan Medicinal Plants ii Lau Lau magamaga ..45. Lau tamatama ..45. Lau Ma'ali.
4 49. Ma' Magalo (vi vao)..51. Mago ..53. Maota (maota mamala)..54. Moli'aina ..60. Moso'oi ..61. Nonu fi'afi' Nonu 'O'a ..65. 'Ofe Samoa ..66. Polo fe'u ..67. Pua ..68. Pua Samoa ..69. Seasea ..70. Sefa ..71. Soi ..72. Toa ..78. Togo ..79. To'i to'i ..81. Usi ..83. Vao lima ..84. Vi ..85. Reasons for Village Healer Preference ..86. Conclusion ..87. Appendix: Samoan Illness Names and A1. Samoan Medicinal Plants iii DEFINITIONS. Names of Illness Ate fefete enlarged liver Au pa jaundice Fa 'a ifo aluga nasal congestion and sinusitis Fa 'ai tiga sore throat Failele gau post-partum illness Fiva fever Fua fua 'ini facial pimples, acne Fua fua momono furuncle in external ear canal or nostril Fula maua palpable deep abscess Gutu malu thrush, stomatitis I'atolo furunculosis of the scalp Ila general term for childhood diarrhea Ila fa'au tama birthmark Ila mea red spot on back of infant's head Ila tatau birthmark Ila sa birthmark Lafa ringworm Lanuia ingestion of mucus and amniotic fluid at birth Lavea (naifi) laceration (with a knife).
5 Lo poto late arrival of first menstruation Ma'i general term for sickness Ma'i afi gonorrhea Ma'i fulafula boils Ma'i gau relapse fever Ma'i mata conjunctivitis Ma'i Samoa Samoan sickness, spirit caused Ma'i tafafao acute mental symptoms, shouting and talking to oneself, sleeplessness Manava le mama constipation Manava mamau constipation Manava tata diarrhea Manava tiga tele severe abdominal pain Mata fa stye Mata pa'ia eye trauma Mata tuia traumatic conjunctivitis Mata tolu children disease of the scalp, falling hair and scabbiness Mu burn Moa lili cataract Mumu general term for erythremia and cellulitis Mumu afi skin condition with pustules and peeling, leaving a reddened area Mumu ai ivi intense joint pain and inflammation Mumu fau pue localized cellulites with swelling Mumu filogia hard swelling on any part of the body Mumu lele advancing cellulites, (fatal septicemia)?
6 Mumu mageso redness and itching of the skin, spreading Mumu pae spreading dark spot usually on buttocks of children Mumu tatau same Mumu tuaula cellulites and septicemia Samoan Medicinal Plants iv Mumu tuaula head feels swollen, eyes sore, cold sweat, dizziness, numbness of legs Pala ga'au enteritis, usually in children Po'o sa spreading skin sores forming a solid mass Pua'i toto vomiting, or coughing up of blood Puna toto vaginal bleeding Sela difficulty in breathing, labored breathing Sila ilagi carbuncle Sila ilagi deep abscess Suka diabetes Tale cough Taliga tiga ear ache To'ala fanau female reproductive organ problems To'ala sulu stomachache with sever lower back pain, hard stomach, possible numbness of legs Tu pterygium Tuia fish spine puncture wound Tulita fasia urinary tract infection Ua ono dysuria in babies Ulu tiga general term for headache Ulu tiga tutui stabbing or throbbing migraine headache Umete deep abscess with fever Utu mites, lice General terms Ai'ile very young coconut, golf ball to baseball sized Aitu spirit of dead person, or general spirit Fofo directional message.
7 Also, person who specializes in this practice Lapalapa blunt end of the coconut frond Milimili gentle stroking of the skin Niu coconut Niu'ui green coconut Nifoloa spirit associated with Falelima village in Savai'i, Western Samoa O'o coconut that has sprouted; also, the white pithy ball inside same Oloa sickness caused by the spirit of Nifoloa Pe'epe'e coconut milk Taulasea indigenous Samoan healer Tipolo lime tree, or the fruit of the tree To'ala general term for female reproductive organs; also used to describe life essence felt to reside in upper abdomen Vaila'au general term for liquid plant medicine Samoan Medicinal Plants v 2001 NOTE. Neither the publisher nor the authors accept responsibility for any effects that may arise from using the materials contained in this manual.
8 The information supplied in this book is purely anecdotal and is intended to serve as a reference guide to the commonly used Medicinal Plants in Samoa. This reference guide is not meant to replace the care and information you receive from your doctor or health care professionals nor is it to be used for self-treatment of chronic or acute medical conditions. FOREWARD. The following study of Samoan indigenous medicine was carried out by the Office of Comprehensive Health Planning, Department of Medical Services, American Samoa Government during Fiscal Year 1974. The study was funded, in part, by a grant from the South Pacific Commission. Sufficient material has been collected to afford a comprehensive overview, with some degree of specificity concerning the practice of bushmedicine' in American Samoa today.
9 This study could not have been accomplished without the cooperation and valuable assistance of: HC. Mamea Tiapula, Mr. Molimau Savaiki, Mrs. Nu'u Atuatasi, and HC Aiono Magalei, who were the principle sources of first-hand knowledge of indigenous medicine. Special recognition also goes to Mrs. Arieta Mulitauaopele, Associate Health Planner for her ability to act as the link between the Samoan taulasea (village healers) and the author of this report. Many thanks to the Samoan Medical Officers at the Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) Tropical Medical Center for Their valuable insight and participation, and finally to the CHP Office Staff; Mrs. Salaina Tulafono, and Miss Valisa Samuelu for Their dedicated efforts and support in the typing of the report.
10 Charles R. McCuddin Director, CHP. For more rigorous and up-to-date information regarding Pacific Island Medicinal Plants , please refer to the following publications. Samoan Herbal Medicine: 'O La'Au Ma Vai Fofo O Samoa by W. Arthur Whistler. Paperback - 128 pages (October 1996) Isle Botanica;. ISBN: 0964542625. The Ethnobotany of Tonga: The Plants , Their Tongan Names, and Their Uses (Bishop Museum Bulletin in Botany, No. 2). by W. Arthur Whistler. Paperback (October 1991) Bishop Museum Press;. ISBN: 0930897579. Polynesian Herbal Medicine by W. Arthur Whistler. Paperback (January 1994) Pacific Tropical Botanical;. ISBN: 0915809168. Tongan Herbal Medicine by W.
