Plumerias

Plumeria used in healing Tea

Parental use of the term "Hot Qi" to describe symptoms in their children in Hong Kong: a cross sectional survey "Hot Qi" in children
Flora Y Kong¹ , Daniel K Ng¹ , Chung-hong Chan¹ , Wan-lan Yu¹ , Danny Chan² , Ka-li Kwok¹ and Pok-yu Chow^1
1Department of Paediatrics, Kwong Wah Hospital, 20 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
²Department of Physiotherapy, Kwong Wah Hospital, 20 Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong

the use of herbal beverages "five-flower- tea" (a combination of several flowers such as Chrysanthemum morifolii, Lonicera japonica, Bombax malabaricum, Sophora japonica, and Plumeria rubra) (57.6%) or selfheal fruit spike (Prunella vulgaris) (42.4%).

Don Ho slide show from YouTube

76 Foot Lei for Don Ho's Memorial Service

Tiny bubbles fitting end for Ho farewell

By Dan Nakaso
Advertiser Staff Writer

A 76-foot lei crafted earlier today is carried out to the Diamond Head Lawn at the Sheraton Waikiki. The lei adorned a canoe for the scattering of ashes during Don Ho's memorial service. ANDREW SHIMABUKU | The Honolulu Advertiser

Concert-goers blew tiny bubbles into the Waikiki night to conclude a tribute to Hawai'i entertainer Don Ho.

Honolulu police estimated the crowd at tonight's concert at 10,000 people — far less than the 25,000 that organizers had expected.

The concert ended with everyone singing "Hawai'i Pono'i," just after Ho's daughter, Hoku, sang her father's standard, "I'll Remember You."

"That was for daddy," Hoku Ho said. "I love you daddy

Click here to read the story from Honolulu Advertiser

Plumerias as an Anti-Inflammatory

Antiinflammatory evaluation of leaves of Plumeria acuminata
M Gupta¹ , UK Mazumder¹ , P Gomathi² and V Thamil Selvan^1
1Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
²Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, ASN Pharmacy college, Burripalem road, Nelapadu, Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, India

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2006, 6:36     doi:10.1186/1472-6882-6-36

Published

2 November 2006

Abstract

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Plumeria acuminata belonging to the family Apocynaceae is commonly known as 'perungalli' in Tamil and is widely distributed throughout the Southern parts of India. In traditional medicinal system different parts of the plant have been mentioned to be useful in a variety of diseases. The plant material is widely used as a purgative, remedy for diarrhoea and cure for itch. The milky juice is employed for the treatment of inflammation and rheumatism. The bark has been reported to be useful in hard tumors, diarrhoea and gonorrhoea. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the antiinflammatory activity of methanol extract of leaves of Plumeria acuminata on carrageenan, dextran, histamine and serotonin-induced inflammation in rat hind paw oedema models.

May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii

May 1, 2007 09:49 PM PDT

By Mary Simms

WAIKIKI- (KHNL) May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii! In Waikiki, a big event marked the 80th anniversary of Honolulu's "Lei Day". It was complete with hula, musical performances, and of course a lei competition!

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In Memorium: Tobas Fire continues to burn brightly!

Toba’s Fire continues to burn brightly.

Last year, Plumerias.com had the pleasure of interviewing Richard and Evelyn Toba in preparation for a story in the Plumerian section of noted plumeria people.  Sadly, we have recently learned that Richard passed away earlier this year in 2007.

Here is our article on Richard and Evelyn Toba.

Time Lapse Plumeria Flower Opening on YouTube

In Memorium: Cali McDonald Chen

Current News

On the Plumeria World Radar:

California - South Coast Plumeria Society (next meeting April 1st, 2007, Grafting by Bret Morgan, 1:30 PM Murdy Park Community Center, Norma & Goldenwest Street, Huntington Beach California. 

Texas - Plumerias Society of America - May 15th, 2007, 7:30PM (workshops at 6:45PM), General Meeting in Houston Garden Center, 1500 Hermann Drive, Texas.

Pineapple trick inspires winter-flowering plumeria

malamalama - The Magazine of the University of Hawaii system

Published May 01, 2005

Pineapple trick inspires winter-flowering plumeria

Winter visitors to Hawaiʻi are often met with a quintessential greeting of aloha, a plumeria lei… from Thailand? The fragrant lei flowers are imported because few Hawaiʻi plumeria blossom in the decreasing periods of daylight during fall and winter.

Horticulturist Richard Criley of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources has a solution. A chemical used by the pineapple industry to stimulate flowering and uniform ripening is applied to the plumeria tree in September and October. Foliage falls off, leaving the tree unable to respond to shortening days. Warm nights, generally above 65 degrees, spur the plants to regrow, producing flowers of the same size and quality as those normally produced in the spring.

http://www.hawaii.edu/malamalama/2005/05/researchnews.html#plumeria