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A New Zealand researcher combines Samoan and Māori healing knowledge with modern science to develop plant-based treatments for viral diseases, including COVID-19, amid growing outbreak risks due to climate change.
A New Zealand researcher is merging traditional Samoan and Māori healing knowledge with modern virology to develop treatments for viral diseases like dengue, Zika, and measles.
Her work, informed by childhood experiences with indigenous practices, has identified two plant-based remedies effective against the virus causing COVID-19.
Collaborating with communities in Samoa and northern Aotearoa, she emphasizes co-designed research, sustainable practices, and protection of indigenous knowledge and native plants.
With climate change expanding the range of disease-carrying mosquitoes into New Zealand’s Far North, rising imported cases and longer rainy seasons heighten the risk of local outbreaks, underscoring the urgency for community-led, proactive solutions.
Un investigador de Nueva Zelanda combina el conocimiento curativo samoano y maorí con la ciencia moderna para desarrollar tratamientos basados en plantas para enfermedades virales, incluido COVID-19, en medio de crecientes riesgos de brotes debido al cambio climático.