Papapa

The papapa has white bell shaped flowers.

It is found throughout New Zealand.

Maori Name: Papapa

Common names: Tuming, Snowberry

Botanical name: Gaultheria antipoda

Papapa is a shrub that grows to a height of one metre.

Wounds and bruising:

The leaves of the papapa plant can be applied directly to wounds as a poultice.

Stomach complaints:

The white flowers of the papapa shrub were eaten by the Maori to treat bouts of diarrhoea.

Other rongoa uses:

Leaves of the papapa plant were boiled in water and the infusion taken by mouth to increase the milk supply of nursing mothers.