Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - MELIANTHACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Bersama ndiyaza, | |
| lucens (Glossy White Ash) sindiyandiya, | |
| Cultural: | Lightning protection |
| Medicinal: | Bark & roots relieve menstrual pain, nervous disorders & impotency. |
| swinnyi (Glossy White Ash) | |
| Cultural: | Lightning protection |
| Medicinal: | Bitter bark used in traditional medicine for a variety of ailments. |
| tysoniana (Glossy White Ash) | |
| Cultural: | Lightning protection. |
| Medicinal: | Bitter bark in traditional medicine for impotency & menstrual pains. |
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by botanical name - families:
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