Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - MYRSINACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Myrsine | |
| africana (Cape Myrtle) santinyana, | |
| Cultural: | Forbidden in home |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal. |
| Rapanea | |
| melanophloeos (Cape Beech) dzilidzili, gcolo, gcolokhulu, gcolokhulu, gcolokulu, ikhubakhula, ligcolo, ludzilidzile, luqolokulu, maphipha, | |
| Timber: | Branches used for hut building. |
| Cultural: | Charm to ward off evil. |
| Household: | Wood used for cabinets & violins. |
| Medicinal: | Decoction of bark as emetic & expectorant. To strengthen blood and treatnerves and bad dreams. For pains in lower abdomen. To treat diabetes. |
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by botanical name - families:
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