puṉu ngangkaṟi

medicinal plants

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.
aratja
hill fuchsia (Eremophila freelingii)

id:9933 order:487

Aratja nyaḻpiya rungkaṟa kapingka kutjalpai munu tairakaṟa pika nyitilpai.
They used to grind the leaf of the hill fuchsia, boil it in water and, dipping it out, rub it on sores.
mangka-mangka
caustic weed, milk weed, matspurge (Euphorbia drummondii)

id:9934 order:488

Mangka-mangka wankaya pikangka tjulkulpai ipi puṟunypa, ka palyaringkupai.
They used to squeeze the milk like substance out of fresh milk weed onto a sore and it would heal.