Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - SALICACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Salix | |
| alba * | |
| Household: | Wood used for cricket bats & wooden clogs. |
| Medicinal: | Bark - anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic & analgesic. Aspirin source. |
| babylonica * | |
| Soil Conservation: | Introduced to stabilise banks of rivers & dams. |
| mucronata subsp. woodii (River Willow) umnyetane, umnyezane, | |
| Cultural: | Twigs believed able to ward off storms & lighning when treated. |
| Fodder: | Leaves used for fodder. |
| Household: | Baskets made from branches, household goods and ornaments. |
| Medicinal: | Branch tips and leaves are used for rheumatism and fever. Roots used as bladder purger. |
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by botanical name - families:
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