Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
SiSwati names and uses, arranged by alphabetically by botanical name:
| Vernonia glabra (Bitter Leaf) | |
| Medicinal for diabetes | |
| Vernonia hirsuta (Quilted-leaved Vernonia) ijungitheka, ikhambi lenyongo, uhlunguhlungwana lwentaba, umhlazawentaba, | |
| Medicinal for colic, sore throats, coughs, & headaches | |
| Vernonia myriantha (Poison Tree Vernonia) lihwabahwaba, | |
| Medicinal for the mentally afflicted. | |
| Vernonia natalensis (Silver Vernonia) | |
| Powdered bark for coughs, malaria & fevers. Smoke for headaches. | |
| Vernonia oligocephala (Bicoloured-leaved Vernonia) ihlambihloshane, uhlunguhloshana, | |
| Leaves& twigs for diabetes, rheumatism & malaise | |
| Vernonia poskeana subsp. botswanica (Bitter Leaf) | |
| Medicinal | |
| Vernonia tigna (Bitter Leaf) lihlunguhlungu, luhlunguhlungu, | |
| Mixtures for menstrual irregularities & as abortifacient. Anthelmintic. Leaves & roots treat athritis & to improve male erections. | |
| Vigna unguiculata (Cow Pea) tindlubu, tinhlumayo, | |
| Seeds for menstruation, epilepsy & chest pains | |
| Vigna vexillata (Wild Sweet Pea) mgcenga, | |
| Fevers | |
| Viscum rotundifolium (Round-leaved Mistletoe) | |
| To remove warts | |
| Viscum verrucosum (Warty Mistletoe) liphakama, | |
| Medicinal | |
| Vitex doniana (Black Plum) | |
| Fruits for anaemia. Roots for gonorrhoea | |
| Vitex rehmannii (Pipe-stem Tree) bufufu, mbhindvongo, tibhindvolo, | |
| Infusion of leaves as enemas for stomach ache. Also used for chest complaints and fits. | |
| Warburgia salutaris (Pepperbark Tree) sibhaha, | |
| Bark for colds, chest complaints, malaria & as a tonic. Antibiotic. | |
| Watsonia latifolia (Bugle Lily) | |
| Bulb medicinal. | |
| Watsonia meriana (Bugle Lily) | |
| Medicinal | |
| Watsonia pulchra (Natal Watsonia) | |
| Medicinal bulb for diarrhoea | |
| Watsonia watsonioides (Bugle Lily) | |
| Bulb medicinal. | |
| Withania somnifera (Indian Ginseng) buvimbha, | |
| Roots for memory, infections, syphilis, & colds. Leaves for wounds. | |
| Wrightia natalensis (Saddle Pod) umbengende, umbengendze, | |
| Medicinal. | |
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