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which, after straining; and cooling', is administered as a clyster. 

 The woody carrot-like root of the allied plant isiKhuhahende 

 (Indigof era sp .) is another favonrite. Of this a single red 

 root maybe pulverised, after the outer bark has been removed, 

 and boiled along with a handful of ground uJiha (an astrin- 

 gent variety of Kafir-corn), the porridge being then eaten. 



The young man's philtre isiKhwa or nmWelela is said to do 

 good service in restraining bloody stools, a handful of the 

 small tubers being chopped up, infused in a q.uart of boiling 

 water and injected. Or, again, the acidulous leaves of the 

 hnFeyesele or {N) iniFeyenJxrda (Dissotis in can a), so beloved 

 of native children, may be used, a couple of handfuls being 

 thoroughly bruised and a hot infusion made Avith a quart of 

 water to be administered as an enema ; or a slightly boiled 

 decoction of the isiKelekeJilane (Crassula rubicunda) given 

 in the same way. 



Several iridaceous plants, as, for instance, the n in Lunge 

 (Antholyza paniculata), furnish some of the most im- 

 portant native cures for dysentery and diarrhoea, tlie disc-like 

 portions of the root being generally used. 



The common bramble, iJirigijolo (Rub us rigidus), has the 

 reputation of being a very effective remedy, six inches of the 

 stout root being pounded and boiled in a pint or so of water 

 and injected into the rectum. The leaves of the uNgwaleni 

 (Cluytia pulchella) are sometimes made into an infusion, 

 and a couple of dessert-spoonfuls drunk as a dose. A small 

 quantity of the ba^-k of the lonBauda tree, of the isiSefo and 

 of the umDlavitza is also ground, mixed with water to taste, 

 and taken in doses of a spoonful at a time. 



Other plants frequently recommended are the horny roots 

 of the root-parasites iHlnle and the uMafimihhuha, as Avell as 

 those of the iGoIolenkaum (Sapindus oblongif olius), the 

 nmGxamu or iHluze (Schotia brachypetala), and the 

 vDulamuthwa (Vangueria lasiantha), of the last-named 

 a double handful of the leaves being pounded, mixed with a 

 little cold water and the mixture drunk ; or the bark from 

 the roots of the iNqayi (E 1 a3 o d e n d r o n v e 1 u t i n u m ) , about a 



