Kou (Cordia)
Cordia subcordata
About Kou (Cordia)
Kou (Cordia) (Cordia subcordata) is a herb used in the Hawaiian & Polynesian Medicine tradition to help with Wound Healing, Skin Health, Fever, and Digestive Issues. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Cordia subcordata is a species of flowering tree in the borage family, Boraginaceae, that occurs in eastern Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, northern Australia and the Pacific Islands. The plant is known by a variety of names including mareer, kerosene wood, manjak, snottygobbles, glueberry, narrow-leafed bird lime tree, "kanawa," tou, and kou. In Java and Madura, it is known as kalimasada, purnamasada, or pramasada; Javanese folklore consider the tree to contain spiritual power.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist