HWST 285 – Hawaiian Medicinal Herbs I: La‘au Lapa‘au

Credits: 4
Class hours: 3 lecture and 2 lecture/lab
Prereq: “C” or higher in HWST 107.
Description: An introduction to Hawaiian medicinal herbs including the basic philosophy and strictness in adhering to protocol, with discussion, identification, and utilization of various methods and techniques of extraction used by Hawaiians in preparing native and hanai herbs (hanai: exotic herbs adopted into the culture) for curing diseases.