Tuhke Koaros mie Koasoaiepe de Poadope – Every Tree Has a Story
Amy Eisenberg, Ph.D.
Volume 22, Number 1 (2022) 22 (1): 24-53
Keywords Pohnpei, Micronesia, traditional medicine, agriculture, agroforestry
Abstract
I served as researcher at the College of Micronesia and suffered an injury to my arm. I was fortunate to be treated by honorable traditional healer Sounwini Lepen Lison Leon Aldis with his instructions for the use of traditional medicines, ceremonial prayers, and health practices. This article describes my experience with this beloved healer, traditional Pohnpei medicine and the myriad plant medicines of Pohnpei, Micronesia. Lepen’s teachings guided me and here I report my experience with his permission. May he rest in peace. His memory is a blessing. Many native plants are described with images to reveal their powerful attributes. The Story is told in narrative with photographs disclosing the richness of Pohnpei island medicines and the deep traditional food and medicinal knowledge held by Sounwini Lepen Lison Leon Aldis. I dedicate this paper in his blessed memory.
Amy Eisenberg, Ph.D.
Published June 1, 2022
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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