Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by alphabetically by botanical name:
| Gomphocarpus glaucophyllus umbohlobohlo, | |
| Medicinal | |
| Gomphocarpus physocarpus (Baboon Cottonbush) lusingalwesalukati, | |
| Powdered roots and leaves stomach ache, dizzy headache (snuff), warts and TB. | |
| Gossypium herbaceum (Wild Cotton) kotini, kotini wesiganga, litjinda, | |
| Roots used for toothache. | |
| Graderia scabra (Wild Penstemon) impundu, | |
| Stomach complaints, fevers, menstrual pain | |
| Grewia bicolor (Bastard Brandybush) | |
| Roots as emetic & for chest complaints. | |
| Grewia flava (Velvet Brandybush) liklolo, | |
| Roots as emetic | |
| Grewia flavescens (Rough-leaved raisin) labhojane, lambonjane, ligusha-lemahlatsi, likloko, liklolo, | |
| Multiple medicinal uses. Impotence, sterility, wounds. | |
| Grewia hexamita (Giant Raisin) umsiphane lomkhulu, | |
| Roots as emetic, for vomiting & as a male aphrodisiac. | |
| Grewia micrantha (Golden Raisin) umsiphane lomkhulu, | |
| Roots as emetic | |
| Grewia monticola (Silver Raisin) umsipune, | |
| Roots as emetic. | |
| Grewia occidentalis (Cross-berry Raisin) likloko, liklolo, | |
| Multiple medicinal uses. Impotence, sterility, wounds. | |
| Grewia subspathulata (Hybrid Raisin) | |
| Roots as emetic | |
| Grewia villosa var. villosa (Mallow Raisin) labhojane, | |
| Roots as emetic. | |
| Greyia sutherlandii (Natal Bottlebrush) inhlazane, umwatsawatsa, | |
| Root infusions for nausea and induce vomiting | |
| Gunnera perpensa (River Pumpkin) cobho, gobho, qobho, | |
| Roots for menstrual pain & male impotence. Also treating cows. | |
| Gymnosporia buxifolia (Common Spike-thorn) sibhubhu, sibhuku, sihlangu, sihlangulesimnyama, | |
| Medicinal for angina pectoris. Roots for stomach cramps. | |
| Gymnosporia glaucophylla (Blue Spike Thorn) sihlangu, sihlangwe, sihlangwe simnyama, simnyama, umboyi, | |
| Snakebite cures. Roots given to pregnant women. | |
| Gymnosporia heterophylla (Angular-stemmed Spike Thorn) sihlangu (white), sihlangulesimnyama, | |
| Bark used as snakebite cure. | |
| Gymnosporia markwardii (Spike Thorn) sihlangu, | |
| Snakebite cures | |
| Gymnosporia nemorosa (White Spotted Spike-thorn) mzubanacansi, sihlangu, | |
| Spines are medicinal. | |
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