puṉu ngangkaṟi

medicinal plants

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.
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.
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.
ilintji
native lemon grass, scented oil grass (Cymbopogon ambiguus)

id:9935 order:489

Aṉangu ngaalytjarangku ilintji rungkaṟa kapingka tjunkula wari tjikilpai.
A person who has congestion grinds native lemon grass, puts it in water and drinks it cold (in order to relieve it).