The Benefits of Kawakawa! What is Kawakawa?
KAWAKAWA
(Macro-piper Excelsum)
New Zealand Native Pepper Tree
Kawakawa is a traditional Maori healing plant or medicine – (Rongoa Maori) – that has been used for centuries and is still highly regarded by many as a “Healing Wonder Plant” that is widely utilised today.
Kawakawa has proven to be a very powerful and effective healer, with it's heart shaped leaves it is also very attractive and easily identifiable.
KawakawaCareNZ has utilised this traditional healer and combined it with other natural and more contemporary and complimentary healing agents and created our very own exclusively unique recipes of carefully blended healing Balms, Creams and Lotions that cater to specific health needs.
KawakawaCareNZ remedies – through customer use – have proven to be very effective in aiding, easing and clearing symptoms of specific ailments and are highly recommended by those who have had success with their use.
Kawakawa Properties:
- Pain relief
- Anti-inflammatory
- Anti-biotic
- Anti-fungal
- Tissue and skin cell repair
- Insect repellent
- Tooth ache
- Sunscreen
- Detox, cleansing internal organs
- Blood purifier
- Mild sedative – aid insomnia, calm nerves, relaxant
- Immune building
- Boils, Sores, Cuts, Grazes, Acne/Pimples, Rash, Bruising, Insect bites
- Eczema and Psoriasis
- Itchy skin conditions
Kawakawa is also traditionally used for poulticing, to draw puss and infection from boils, wounds and other skin infections. It can be made into tea, and used in bath water to soothe and assist skin irritations, while drinking the tea aids with detox and internal cleansing of the body.
Kawakawa Leaves for bathing by KawakawaCareNZ have been ‘Wild Crafted’ from a purely natural and organic source of native bush plantation and harvested under traditional Maori Cultural protocol.
The leaves are then taken through a thorough cleaning process and hung to dry naturally. The leaves are then separated from the stalks and mulched into the Tea Leaf product bagged and sealed to keep the freshness and quality of the product in tact.
Kawakawa Tea has many uses and properties to heal and soothe most skin conditions, relieve muscular and body aches and pains, cleansing of the internal organs (Digestive and Urinary tracts, liver and kidney), blood purification, insomnia and much more.
Assistance with healing and soothing symptoms of skin irritations and pain relief, can be achieved by adding the Kawakawa leaves to bath water and soaking in it.
Drinking Kawakawa Tea assists with all of the above through the internal cleansing and clearing away of toxins from the inside out.