puṉu ngangkaṟi

medicinal plants

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.
waṉka
itchy grub (Ochrogaster contraria)

id:9950 order:509

Waṟungku kampanyangka waṉkaku yakutja pikangka tjunkupai wiyaringkunytjaku.
When a fire burns someone you place a itchy grup bag on the burn to make it better.
muur-murrpa tjau
resin from desert bloodwood tree

id:9941 order:497

Aṉangu purtjutjangku muur-muurnguṟu tjau mantiṟa minangka uṟuṟa nyitilpai.
A person with sores takes resin from the desert bloodwood tree and mixing it with water runs it on (his sores).
kuḻilypuru
native pine (Callitris glaucophylla)

id:9942 order:498

Pikatjarangku kuḻilypuru parka piltingka kutjaṟa tjikiṟa palyaringkupai.
A sick person boils up some dried native pine leaves and drinks it to get better.