Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by alphabetically by botanical name:
| Ajuga | |
| ophrydis | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal for female sterility & painful menstruation. |
| Alectra sono, | |
| capensis | |
| hundtii | |
| sessiliflora | |
| Dyes: | Dye |
| var. monticola | |
| var. sessiliflora | |
| Asystasia | |
| gangetica (Creeping Foxglove) isihobo, | |
| Food: | Leaves eaten as spinach. |
| subsp. gangetica | |
| subsp. micrantha | |
| schimperi | |
| Food: | Edible leaves |
| Acanthosicyos | |
| naudinianus | |
| Food: | Fruit is edible and a major source of water. |
| Ageratum | |
| conyzoides * (Floss Flower) mafodlwane, | |
| Medicinal: | Antiseptic for wounds, respiratory tract disorders & worms. Toxic. |
| houstonianum * | |
| Medicinal: | May be toxic. |
| Aster | |
| bakerianus (Michaelmas Daisy) dlutshana, ndlutjana, | |
| Cultural: | Protective charm. |
| Medicinal: | Roots for headaches, & eye infections. An emetic & purgative. |
| harveyanus | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal |
| Athrixia luphephetse, | |
| elata (Daisy Tea) umnondvo, | |
| Food: | Tea making. Edible portions |
| phylicoides (Zulu Tea) sephomolo, | |
| Household: | Brooms |
| Medicinal: | Used to treat coughs, sores & boils. |
| Food: | Tea making |
| Acanthospermum sanama, dilizumgcabho, | |
| glabratum * | |
| Medicinal: | Leaves, seeds & stem medicinal |
| hispidum * umgcabo, | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal |
| Ambrosia | |
| artemisiifolia * | |
| Medicinal: | Major cause of hayfever |
| Artemisia | |
| afra (African Wormwood) mhlonyane, umhlonyane, | |
| Medicinal: | Stems & leaves for digestive problems, diabetes, intestinal worms, colds, influenza, asthma, headache and recently possibly malaria. |
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