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.
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.