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.
