Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by alphabetically by botanical name:
| Manilkara umncwambo, | |
| concolor (Zulu Milkberry) manematfole, mncwambi, sifomamasi, siformamasi, | |
| Timber: | Wood used for construction. |
| Firewood: | Firewood |
| Household: | Crafts & spoons. |
| Medicinal: | Roots are medicinal. |
| Food: | Edible & juicy fruit |
| discolor (Forest Milkberry) manematfole, masematfole, | |
| Timber: | Hard, valuable wood. |
| Firewood: | Firewood |
| Food: | Edible & delicious fruit |
| mochisia (Lowveld Milkberry) nwambu, umcambelo, | |
| Timber: | Termite proof fence posts. |
| Firewood: | Firewood |
| Medicinal: | Leaves used to treat depression |
| Food: | Tasty edible fruit. |
| Mondia | |
| whitei (White's Ginger) umondi, | |
| Medicinal: | Roots for stress, tension, indigestion & constipation. Aphrodisiac. Bark & leaves helps labout pains easy birth and healthy child. |
| Food: | Roots for making ginger beer. |
| Miraglossum | |
| pulchellum | |
| Food: | Edible roots. |
| Mentha | |
| aquatica (Water Mint) mayime, | |
| Cultural: | Protective charm against evil spirits. |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal for colds & respiratory problems. |
| Food: | Culinary herb. Leaves infused for tea. |
| longifolia (Wild Mint) futsane, | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal for headaches, indigestion & urinary tract. |
| Food: | Herbal tea from leaves. |
| subsp. capensis | |
| subsp. polyadena | |
| Manulea | |
| parviflora (Pepper and Salt) isola, | |
| Medicinal: | Enema for children with intestinal disorders. |
| var. limonioides | |
| var. parviflora | |
| Mimulus | |
| gracilis | |
| Medicinal: | Irregular menstruation |
| Metarungia | |
| longistrobus | |
| Honey: | Flowers attract bees. |
| Mackaya | |
| bella (Forest Bell Bush) luvatsi, umzwatsi, | |
| Firewood: | Kindle fire by friction. |
| Momordica | |
| balsamina (Bitter Gourd) inkaka, inkhakha, inkhakhi, | |
| Medicinal: | Fruit is purgative, emetic, antispasmodic & stomachic. |
| Food: | Leaves edible after boiling. Fruits may be poisonous. |
| cardiospermoides (Bitter Gourd) inshubaba, insubaba, | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal. Leaves used for treating diabetes. |
| Food: | Edible leaves |
| foetida (Bitter Gourd) inshubaba, | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal for stomach, boils & high blood pressure. |
| Food: | Edible leaves |
| Monopsis | |
| decipiens (Butterfly Lobelia) isidala somkhuhlane, | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal for colds, skin diseases & rheumatism |
| stellarioides subsp. stellarioides (Sticky-leaved Monopsis) inamethela, | |
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