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Project Olonā
A Collaborative Effort
Kapi'olani Community College STEM and Kamehameha Extension Education.
ʻIlima
Sida fallax
ʻIlima works as a mild laxative for infants at an early age. The juice does not have an effect on adults. ʻIlima sap and warm salt water was used as enemas for adults. Mixing the ʻIlima plant with other plants also make for medicinal use. Mixing it with other flowers creates a tonic. Mixing the ʻIlima bark with other plants creates a medicine for Asthma.
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