Scandia rosifolia. Kohepiro. Rose-leaved anise.
Previous names
Angelica rosaefolia
Māori names
kohepiro, koheriki, kūmarahou (all in Williams 1971)
Common names
Medicinal
Aromatic herb. Leaves used as diuretic, for dropsy, and as a remedy for syphilitic disease (Colenso 1868a).
Related pharmacology of Angelica species in Brooker, Cambie and Cooper 1987.
See Riley 1994 for information on medicinal uses of related plants elsewhere in the world.
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28 May 2007
2 July 2020