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.
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.