puṉu ngangkaṟi

medicinal plants

aḻkarka
meat ant

id:9944 order:501

Iṯi tjaa pikatjara aḻkarka pungkula ipi nyitilpai ka tjikiṟa palyaringkupai.
When a baby is sick (the mother) squaches a meat ant and rubs it on her nipple so that when the baby drinks from her it will get better.
nyii-nyii kuṉa
finch droppings

id:9945 order:502

Kuṟu pikatjarangka nyii-nyii kuṉa katangka tjunkupai ka kuṟu palyaringkupai.
One puts finch droppings on the head of a person with sore eyes and they get better.
irmangka-irmangka
native fuchsia (Eremophila alternifolia)

id:9946 order:503

Irmangka-irmangka aṉangu pikatjarangku puntu winki nyitiṟa palyaringkupai.
A sick person rubs native fuchsia on their body and gets well.
tulypurpa
emu bush (Eremophila longifolia)

id:9947 order:504

Tulypurpa nyaḻpi aṯuṟa nyuma palyaṟa pika purtjungka tjunkupai wiyantjaku.
One smashes emu bush leaf and, making a lump out of it, puts it on a rash to make it go away.
munyuṉpa
waṯaṟa
turpentine bush (Eremophila sturtuu) or red poverty bush (Eremophila duttonii)

id:9948 order:505

Witapi pika ngaṟanyangka munyuṉpa puyutjunkupai pika wiyaringkunytjaku.
When one has a sore back you give the smoke treatment using turpentine bush to make the soreness go away.
wanguṉu
ngutjaṉu
naked woollybutt (Eragrostis eriopoda)

id:9949 order:507

Wanguṉu waṯa tililpai munu tjunparingkunyangka tjitji tjaa pika nyitilpai.
One sets fire to a naked woollybut bush and rubs the resultant ash on a child’s sore mouth.