Author: Pip M. E. Williams
Publisher: Raupo
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 79
ISBN-13: 9780143011361
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Pip Williams, a retired pharmacist living in Northland, has spent his life observing and recording the use by local Maori of native plants for medicinal purposes. Te Rongoa Maori brings together his observations on 43 New Zealand plants and the health problems they were used to treat, colourfully interspersed with anecdotal evidence and beautifully illustrated with watercolours and engravings. Much of the information in Te Rongoa Maori was told to the author by Ngapuhi kuia and kaumatua over 40 years ago. Maori in earlier times knew abou the therapeutic benefits derived from trees and plants for a variety of health problems, but had no knowledge of pharmacology. Consequently, Te Rongoa Maori makes no claims to being a manual of Maori medicine. However, it comprises an important and faithful record of information gleaned over a lifetime's close association with the Ngapuhi people, and of the cultureal importance of this heritage.
Author: Murdoch Riley
Publisher:
Published: 2018-05
Total Pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9780854671427
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A useful book of timetested Maori herbal therapies. By quoting the words of many skilled practitioners of the art of herbal medicine, and by describing some of the spiritual practices and karakia associated, the book becomes a useful compendium of proven therapies, whether for arthritis, headaches, insect bites, rheumatism, skin complaints, sore throats, sprains, wounds etc. Headings for over 30 ailments. The book has beautiful photography by Phil Bendle that identifies many of the indigenous plants used by the Maori.
Author: Donna Kerridge
Publisher:
Published: 2018-08
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 9780473450267
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Donna Kerridge compiled this 68pg workbook for her rongoa Maori students. However due to public requests for copies of the workbook she has decided to make it available to a wider audience. The workbook should be read in conjunction with the beautiful book written by Rob McGowan - Rongoa Maori, a practical guide to traditional Maori medicine
Author: Glenis Mark
Publisher:
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 75
ISBN-13: 9780473471316
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Rangimarie Turuki Pere
Publisher:
Published: 1997-07
Total Pages: 58
ISBN-13: 9780959799491
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Cassandra Barnet
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 58
ISBN-13: 9780473332877
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Artists share personal tales and tips on healing. Some are factual, some are highly personal recounts, some are contemplative, and some are humorous
Author: P. M. E. Williams
Publisher: Raupo
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 79
ISBN-13: 9780790005102
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Out of print for over two years this book is now being reissued by popular demand. Pip Williams spent his life observing and recording the use by local Maori of native plants for medical purposes. This book brings together his observations on 43 New Zealand plants and the health problems they were used to treat, colourfully interspersed with anecdotal evidence and beautifully illustrated with watercolours and engravings. Much of the information was told to the author by kuia and kaumatua over 40 years ago.
Author: Richard Nunns
Publisher:
Published: 2014-08-01
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9781877517785
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →One of the largely unseen consequences of the European colonisation of Aotearoa was that the playing of, and knowledge about the traditional musical instruments of the Maori almost completely disappeared. In the 1970s a young Pakeha schoolteacher, Richard Nunns, started asking questions of his Maori friends about these instruments, which sparked a 40-year journey of rediscovery. Over that time Richard has become internationally recognised as the leading figure in the revival of taonga puoro, alongside the late Hirini Melbourne, educator and musician, and Brian Flintoff, master carver and instrument maker. Te Ara Puoro tells the story of Richard's remarkable journey; of how fragments of knowledge given by elders were pieced together through countless presentations and performances on marae the length and breadth of the country; of how the instruments were re-created and developed; and of how he subsequently mastered their playing. The book gathers together an enormous amount of the current knowledge about taonga puroro, and will undoubtedly be the most important written resource in existence on the subject.It also charts the many other paths that Richard has taken with the music, including the huge variety of recordings he has done, his sound-track work, and his playing in other genres, such as free jazz and classical. This is a remarkable and important story. Lavishly illustrated with photographs of the instruments, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in Maori culture.