puṉu ngangkaṟi

medicinal plants

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.
ngaya
mulku
cat

id:9943 order:499

Aṉangu pikatjarangku mulku ngalkula palyaringkupai alatjiṯu.
If a sick person eats a cat he will get completely well.
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.