Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by alphabetically by botanical name:
Combretum paniculatum (Flame Combretum) | |
Root used medicinally. | |
Combretum zeyheri (Large-fruited Bush Willow) imbondvo lemhlophe, immbondvo lemhlophe, | |
Roots for nose bleeds & with fat make an ointment. | |
Commelina africana (Yellow Commelina) lidzangamane, | |
Root for menstrual cramps, venereal diseases & other ailments. | |
Commelina benghalensis (Wandering Jew) idambiso, idangabane, idemadema, idlebendlele, | |
Infertility, burns, sore throats, dysentary, leprosy | |
Commiphora africana (Poison-grub Tree) liminyela, | |
Bark for snake bites. Fruit for stomach ailments. Resin for abdomen. | |
Commiphora harveyi (Cork Tree) umbangandlala, umnumbi, | |
Bark medicinal. | |
Convolvulus farinosus (Bindweed) umkhokha wehlathi, | |
Purgative & emetic fot stomach ache. | |
Conyza canadensis * (Canadian Fleabane) | |
Herb. Astringent, diuretic, diarrhoea,colds. | |
Conyza scabrida | |
Early white settlers soaked leaves & used to bandage wounds. | |
Conyza ulmifolia umacakaza, | |
Medicinal for coughs. | |
Corchorus asplenifolius (Jute) | |
With other plants as an aphrodisiac and for impotence. | |
Cordia caffra (Septee Tree) umlovu, | |
Medicinal. | |
Cordia monoica (Cork Bush) lilovu lelimnyama, lilovu lelimyama, | |
Medicinal. | |
Cordyla africana (Wild Mango) imbubuli, thunzikhulu, umbubuli, vovovo, | |
Bark used as an emetic | |
Cotyledon orbiculata (Pig's Ears) imphewula, | |
Leaf poultice for sore throat, to expel worms, boils & abcesses. | |
Crabbea hirsuta (Prickle Head) ihlasi, umusa, | |
Medicinal | |
Crassula acinaciformis (Giant Crassuls) | |
Medicinal | |
Crassula alpestris subsp. massonii | |
Medicinal | |
Crassula arborescens subsp. arborescens (Bull Tacky) | |
Medicinal | |
Crassula compacta | |
Medicinal | |
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