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Local medical practices in this Pacific archipelago are reviewed, the folk taxonomy and medicinal uses of 71 plants are discussed, and the medicinal applications of each species in some other regions of the Pacific are enumerated. Included are the plant parts used, Tongan names, the illnesses, and the preparations of the remedies.
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A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Botany, University of Hawaii, May, 1970.
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Weiner, M.A. Ethnomedicine in Tonga. Econ Bot 25, 423–450 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02985210
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