Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by alphabetically by botanical name:
| Pechuel-loeschea | |
| leubnitziae | |
| Insecticidal: | Aromatic & pesticidal. |
| Philenoptera | |
| violacea (Apple-leaf Tree) isihomohomo, sihhomuhhomu, sihomuhomu, umhomuhomu, umphandvo, | |
| Timber: | Fencing & timber for construction |
| Cultural: | Roots & leaves used for witchcraft and to clean sangoma bones. |
| Fodder: | Browsed by game & stock |
| Insecticidal: | Root a fish poison. |
| Household: | Carving & tool hamdles. |
| Medicinal: | Leaves a traditional medicine. Used as ordeal plant in West Africa. Smoke from burning roots a cold cure. Roots for snake bite. Bark is a diruetic |
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