Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by alphabetically by botanical name:
| Typha | |
| capensis (Bullrush) libhuma, | |
| Household: | Sleeping mats |
| Medicinal: | Rhizomes - menstrual pain, blood purification & pregnancy oedema. |
| Food: | Edible rhizomes |
| Tradescantia | |
| fluminensis * | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal for warts. |
| Trachyandra | |
| asperata (Spear Grass) unjwazi, | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal for new-born's navel. |
| var. nataglencoensis | |
| var. swaziensis | |
| Tulbaghia lukhwembeti, emasheshelu, | |
| acutiloba (Wild Garlic) lisela, liselwa, | |
| Insecticidal: | Snake repellant |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal. |
| Food: | Edible leaves & rhizomes |
| alliacea (Wild Onion) negoje, | |
| Food: | Stems and leaves used as vegetable. |
| leucantha | |
| Cultural: | A protective charm. |
| Food: | Culinary herb. |
| ludwigiana (Scented Wild Garlic) ingotjwa, mwelela, sikhwa, | |
| Cultural: | Bulb love charm used by young men when want to propose love. |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal. |
| Food: | Edible leaves & rhizomes |
| Tritonia | |
| disticha subsp. rubrolucens (Red Tritonia) isidwe esibomvu, | |
| Medicinal: | Used traditionally to treat stomach complaints in babies. |
| Tridactyle | |
| bicaudata subsp. bicaudata iphamba, | |
| Cultural: | Protective charm. |
| Trema | |
| orientalis (Pigeon Wood) nsakasaka, umbalakacane, umbalakancane, umbalalaquane, umbambangwe, umphahla, | |
| Fodder: | Forage & fodder |
| Household: | Making fruit boxes |
| Medicinal: | A medicinal tree. |
| Food: | Young leaves eaten as spinach. |
| Tapinanthus | |
| oleifolius (Bird Lime) inovu, | |
| Cultural: | Bird-lime |
| rubromarginatus (Red Mistletoe) inovu, | |
| Cultural: | Bird-lime |
| Thesium | |
| multiramulosum mayisaka, | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal |
| pallidum (Yellow Thesium) umahesaka-obomvu, | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal |
| Talinum | |
| arnotii (Porcupine Root) mphunyuka, umpunyu, | |
| Cultural: | Charm against lightning. |
| Household: | Leaves used for soap. |
| Medicinal: | Bulb medicinal for stomach ache, chest & abdomen & for TB. |
| Food: | Edible leaves |
| paniculatum | |
| Food: | Edible leaves. |
| tenuissimum | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal |
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