Lai or Ti or Ki
Description: Shrub will tall stems and long curved leaves that are a light green and dark green color.
ʻōlelo mua (Introduction):
Inoa(Name):
- Scientific – Cordylines fruiticosa
- Hawaiian – Ki or Lai or Ti
ʻOhana: Part of Asparagaceae family
Kūlana olakino(Status):
Lāʻau lapaʻau(Medicinal Use):
- For treatment of nasal growth, combine ki with rhizomes of ‘olena and ‘awapuhi lei and powered ‘iliahi and naio and taken internally with a food substance like poi. To treat shortness of breath/asthma, ki flowers and leaf buds are mixed with ‘uhaloa root bark, ‘ala’ala wai nui pehu, noni fruit, ‘uala huamoa, and ko kea . Ki can remedy a lot of things, you just need to know what other plant to mix ki with.
Ways it was Used:
- Ki is also used a lot culturally. They can be used as food wrappers for imu (underground oven) and footwear. The sweet roots baked as a treat for famine food. There were also light alcohol beverages made from ki.
Kino lau(Many Forms taken by Supernatural body): None