Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - BALANITACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Balanites umnono, manono, | |
| maughamii subsp. maughamii (Torchwood) liphambo, umnulu, umnunu, umnununu, | |
| Cultural: | Decoction of roots & bark for divining & to ward off evil spirits. Bathing in water in which the bark has been infused is stimulating. |
| Insecticidal: | Fruits are lethal for snails, some aquatic life including bilharzia fluke. |
| Firewood: | Firewood. |
| Household: | Tool handles & crafts. Seeds yield a tastelees, colorless oil which burns with a bright flame. The kernels can be used as torches. |
| Medicinal: | Bark, fruit, roots for emetics & bilharzia. Fruits dropped in water lethal for bilharzia flukes and snails. |
| Food: | Fruits are edible but little used. |
| pedicellaris subsp. pedicellaris (Small Torchwood) liphambo, umnunu, | |
| Cultural: | Roots used for chewing when divining. |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal |
| Food: | Fruits are edible but little used. |
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