Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - BUDDLEJACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Nuxia | |
| congesta (Brittle Wood) siphofane, umcumatsi, umcumcatsi, | |
| Timber: | Fence posts & building |
| Medicinal: | Bark is medicinal. |
| floribunda (Wild Elder) inkunzi, sitsambo, | |
| Medicinal: | Bark is medicinal & an antibiotic. Leaves also medicinal. |
| oppositifolia (Water Elder) sikhweza, | |
| Buddleja umbatacwepe, | |
| auriculata (Water Elder) | |
| Food: | Leaves used for tea. |
| saligna (Water Elder) | |
| Timber: | Hard, strong fenceposts |
| Honey: | Bee fodder |
| Fodder: | Forage & fodder |
| Firewood: | Excellent fuelwood. |
| Medicinal: | Leaves for coughs & colds. Roots purgative & to induce vomiting. |
| salviifolia (Water Elder) | |
| Honey: | Plant popular with beekeepers for honey production. |
| Cultural: | Used for magical purposes. |
| Household: | Tough wood for fishing rods. |
| Medicinal: | Decoction of roots for coughs, colds & colic. Extracts for sores. Infusion of leaves as eye lotion. |
| Food: | Leaves used for tea. |
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by botanical name - families:
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