Aug
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In the year 1769, when Captain James Cook first explored New Zealand, he was made aware of the Manuka plant. Because of its similarity to tea bushes with which he was already familiar, and because a medicinal tea was brewed from the Manuka bush leaves, he referred to it as the tea tree, a name […]
Aug
27
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The aboriginal Maori people of New Zealand, who have lived in the area for perhaps 1000 years, recognized that the Manuka tea tree plant could be used for its therapeutic and healing properties. For example, they used the leaves and back of the Manuka bush to treat colds, fever, digestive ailments, burns and other wounds.
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