Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - PHYTOLACCACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Phytolacca | |
| americana | |
| Medicinal: | Fruits, leaves & especially roots thought to be poisonous. |
| dioica * | |
| Medicinal: | Fruits, leaves & especially roots thought to be poisonous. |
| heptandra | |
| Medicinal: | Fruits, leaves & especially roots thought to be poisonous. |
| octandra (Forest Inkberry) umnanja, umnyandla, | |
| Household: | Ripe fruit has been used as a source of ink. |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal for snakebite, hest complaints & wounds. Poisonous. |
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by botanical name - families:
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