Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by alphabetically by botanical name:
Capparis tomentosa (Woolly Caper Bush) imphololwane, impololwane, indodebomvu, indodebovu, ingongola, inkunzibovu, | |
Roots & stems for chest pains & a wide range of ailments such as coughs, colds, barrenness & impotence. | |
Capsicum frutescens * (Tabasco Sauce Plant) | |
Fruit & seeds analagesic for fractures, dental abcesses & orchitis. | |
Cardiospermum corindum (Ballon Vine) | |
Sedative properties. | |
Cardiospermum grandiflorum (Balloon Vine) uzipho, | |
Medicinal. Sedative properties | |
Cardiospermum halicacabum * (Lesser Balloon Vine) likhambilemamba, | |
Medicinal for diarrhoea, catarrh & body sores. Sedative properties. | |
Carissa bispinosa (Num-num Shrub) umbethankunzi, umbetsankunzi, | |
Root medicinal for toothache | |
Carissa tetramera (Sand Forest Num-num) lucondvo, | |
Medicinal for impotence in men. An African Viagra. | |
Cassia abbreviata subsp. beareana (Sjambok Pod) | |
Various parts used as aphrodisiac & remedy for stomach aches | |
Cassinopsis ilicifolia (Lemon Thorn) sihloko, | |
Bark remedy for dysentary | |
Cassipourea swaziensis (Swazi Onionwood) | |
Bark used medicinally. | |
Cassytha filiformis * (False Dodder) umkhunga, | |
Medicinal for dysmenorrhoea. | |
Catha edulis (Bushman's Tea) mlomomnandzi, mlomomunandzi, umlomo-mnandzi, | |
Leaves are widely used stimulant brewed or chewed. (khat). A truth drug - stimulates mental capacity. Can become addictive. Roots used for fertility enhancement. | |
Catharanthus roseus * (Madagascar Periwinkle) ikhwinini, isishushlungu, | |
Medicinal for diabetes, rhematism, insect bites & cancers. | |
Catunaregam spinosa subsp. spinosa (Thorny Bone-apple) sikhwakhwane, sithole, | |
Fruits as emetic | |
Celtis africana (White Stinkwood) liklolo, liklolo lelikhulu, luhlolo lolukhulu, mbelangoma, umvumvu, | |
Traditional medicine. Roots & bark are an aphrodisiac. | |
Centella asiatica (Indian Pennywort) letintfwala, licubudwane, likhomisi, likhomisle, | |
Fruit for skin conditions, pubic lice, leprosy, cancer, & fever. Bulb for new born babies health | |
Centella glabrata var. natalensis (Persiegras) isiwisa, | |
Traditional medicine | |
Cephalanthus natalensis (Tree Strawberry) mfomfo, umfomfo, umufofo, | |
Fruit for fevers. Bark & stem treat retardation of motor function | |
Ceratotheca triloba (Wild African Foxglove) ludvonca, ludvonqa, umdonqa, | |
Leaves for fever, stomach cramps & diarrhoea. Also an abortifacient. Roots used for sores. | |
Cestrum aurantiacum * (Jessamine) | |
Can be poisonous to stock. Especially unripe fruit is poisonous. | |
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