Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - GERANIACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Geranium | |
| flanaganii | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal in Zulu households. |
| Pelargonium | |
| alchemilloides (Pink Trailing Pelargonium) inkubele, ishwaqa, umangqengqe, | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal for fever, diarrhoea & wounds. |
| luridum (Stalk-flowered Pelargonium) lishaca, lishaga, vendle, | |
| Cultural: | Roots are a love charm. |
| Medicinal: | Tubers for diarrhooea, dysentary & nausea. Threatened abortion. |
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by botanical name - families:
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