Maori name: Rimu
Common name: Red pine
Botanical name: Dacrydium cupressinum
Rimu grows throughout New Zealand.
The hard and scaled outer layer of the bark was scratched off, and then applied to ulcers, bruises or burns.
The red gum was applied open wounds to stop bleeding and prevent infection.
The red gum from the rimu trunk was used for any bleeding of the lungs, stomach or intestinal tract and also to treat stomach aches.
