- Region
- Oceania
- Origin
- Aotearoa New Zealand
- Traditions
- Rongoā Māori
Oceania · Herb · № 848
Coriaria arborea
Herb · Oceania
Tutu
Coriaria arborea
A highly poisonous shrub. Its poison, tutin, can cause convulsions and be fatal.
Safety notes
Poisonous. Honey from bees that collect honeydew on tutu can also be poisonous.
Cautions by tradition (1)
- Healing traditions of Oceania: Highly poisonous: tutin causes convulsions and can be fatal; honey from tutu honeydew can also be poisonous.
Preparation
Do not prepare or use it yourself.
Use in traditions
Māori made a drink from the juice of the ripe berries, carefully straining out the poisonous seeds. Knowledge of tutu shows that plant knowledge is also knowledge of danger.
Applications
Use by tradition
How different herbal traditions describe this herb. Amounts are traditional guidelines checked for obvious errors; they are not medical advice. For poisonous plants no dosage is given on purpose.
Healing traditions of Oceania
Attributed effects
Māori made a drink from the juice of ripe berries, carefully straining out the poisonous seeds; knowledge of tutu is also knowledge of danger.
Preparation and amount
Do not prepare or use it yourself.
Caution: Highly poisonous: tutin causes convulsions and can be fatal; honey from tutu honeydew can also be poisonous.