puṉu ngangkaṟi

medicinal plants

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.
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).
karingaṉa
mint bush (Prostanthera striatiflora)

id:9936 order:490

Kaṟingaṉa aṯuṟa yuṟuṟa kapuṯuṟa pilpirta nyitilpai ka palyaringkupai.
One smashes the mint bush (leaves) makes it into a poultice and rubs it on (the sick person’s) chest and they get better.
ngaṟankuṟa
mintjingka
native fuchsia (Eremophila latrobei)

id:9937 order:491

Witapi pakuringkunyangka ngaṟankuṟa parkangka nyitiṟa palyaringkupai.
When someone has a sore back they rub it with native fuchsia leaves and it gets better.
ilykuwara
witchetty bush (Acacia kempeana)

id:9938 order:493

Waṉkangku aṉangu puunnyangka ilykuwara parka waṟungka witaṟa tjunkupai.
When a caterpillar nest (droppings) get onto a person’s skin he takes some witchetty bush leaves heats them over a fire and puts them (on the itches).