Bersama maxima 

 Brachystegia bussei 

 Brachystegia spiciform,is 

 Bridelia m,icrantha . . 

 Burkea africana 

 Cajanus cajan 

 Calotropis procera . . 

 Cannabis sativa 

 Canthium crassum, . . 

 Carica papaya 



Carissa edulis 

 Cassia petersiana 

 Cassia sp. 



Ceratotheca sesam,oide8 

 Cissus buchanani 

 Clem,atis simensis . . 

 Clerodendron uncinatum 

 Crassopteryx febrifuga 

 Crotalaria sp. 

 Culcasia scandens . . 

 Dalbergia nitidula . . 

 Dalbergiella nyasae 

 Datura stram,onium . . 

 Dialopsis africana . . 

 Dichrostachys glomerata 



Dichrostachys nyassana 

 Diospyros mespiliformis 

 Diplorhynchus sp. . . 

 Dolichos lablab 

 Dolichos trinervatus 

 Dolichos sp. 

 Ekebergia arborea . . 

 Elephantorrhiza sp. 

 Erythrina abyssinica 

 Erythrina humei 

 Erythrophleum sp. 

 Ficus spp. 

 Flacourtia indica 

 Garcinia sp. 



Gymnosporia senegalensi 

 Gynandropsis gynandra 

 Harungana sp. 

 Heeria mucronata . . 

 Heeria reticulata 

 Heteromorpha sp. 

 Holarrhena febrifuga 

 Iboza riparia 

 Inula glomerulata . . 

 Jateorhiza palmata . . 

 Kigelia aethiopica . . 



Lannea schimperi . . 

 Lantana salvifolia . . 

 Lasiosiphon kraussianus 

 Lippia asperifolia . . 

 Luffa cylindrica 

 Markhamia obtusifolia 

 Mikania scandens . . 

 Moghania macrophylla 

 Mucuna sp. 

 Myrianthus arboreus 

 Olax dissitiflora 

 Olea chrysophylla 

 Oncoba spinosa 

 Osteospermum monocephalum 

 Parkia fdicoides 

 Pavetta crassipes 



Cinyanja Name 

 Mkanga . . 

 Mseza (C) 

 Cumbe 

 Mpasa 

 Mkalati 

 Naiidolo 

 Citonje 

 Camba 

 Mvilo 

 Papaya 



Mpabulu 

 Bwembanyani 

 Muwawani 

 Cewe 



Namwalicece 

 Kongwe . . 

 Likodza . . 

 Dang we . . 

 Kanyaminy am i 



Mkulasinga 

 Mlembela 



Mtutumuko (Y) 

 Cipangala 



Cipangala 



Msumwa 



Thombozi nsanga 



Nkhusa . . 



Mkhwere 



Gulinga . . 



Habere ya ng'ombe 



Citeta 



Mbale 



Cimutu . . 



Mwabvi . . 



Mtawa 

 Mpimbi . . 

 Mpelu 

 Luni 



Mbuluni . . 

 Mbewe (Y) 

 Mbewe (Y) 

 Kapoloni . . 

 Thombozi cipeta 

 Cingambilo 

 Mabwani 

 (Calumba root) 

 Mvunguti 



Kaumbu 

 Nakasonde (Y) 

 Katupe . 

 Mcamsi . 

 Loofah . 

 Msewa 

 MathoHsa 

 Damate . 

 Dema 

 Ciwele 

 Nandolo . 

 Nakatimba 

 Mtsece 

 Cimvulo 

 Mkundi 

 Manja atali 



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Use 

 Swelhngs, headache 

 Stomach disorders. . 

 Eye-wash 



Aphrodisiac 



Earache . . 



Aphrodisiac, heart poison . 



Narcotic . . 



At childbirth 



SyphiHs, source of papain use 



ful drug 

 Intestinal worms . . 

 Many 

 Many 



Smallpox, measles 

 Rheumatism 

 Colds 

 Bilharzia 

 Fevers? . . 

 Backache, headache 



Coughs, abscesses . . 

 Dysentery 

 Narcotic, asthma . . 



Aphrodisiac, scorpion and 



Snake bite 

 Toothache, headache 

 Many 



Venereal diseases . . 

 Prevents miscarriage 

 Aphrodisiac, cure for ' nyangu ' 

 Aches and pains . . 

 Chest pains 



Cure for disease of women 

 Delusions? 



Stomach troubles, dysentery 

 Ordeal poison 

 Influenza 

 Pneumonia 

 Chest pains 

 Many in W.A. 

 Pneumonia 

 Many 

 Dysentery 



Venereal disease, colds 

 Venereal disease, colds 

 Many 



Anthelmintic 

 Rheumatism 

 Anthelmintic 

 Venereal disease, balm for 



sores . . 

 Dysentery, diorrhoea, syphyl 

 Eye medicine 

 Wounds, snakebite, sores 

 Many uses 

 Constipation 

 Convulsions 

 Abortifacient 

 Dysentery 

 Insecticide 

 Sore throat 

 Emetic . . 

 Rheumatism 

 Epilepsy? 

 Cuts 



Madness . . 

 ♦ Mdulo ' 



Number 

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 68 

 70 

 79 

 80 

 82 

 83 

 85 

 86 



90 



91 



92 



94 



99 



107 



116 



118 



137 



144 



156 



163 



164 



165 



168 



169 

 170 

 176 

 178 

 182 

 183 

 185 

 191 

 194 

 204 

 205 

 206 

 215-17 

 218 

 221 

 229 

 230 

 233 

 234 

 235 

 237 

 247 

 253 

 255 

 262 



273 



284 

 286 

 287 

 290 

 295 

 303 

 305 

 307 

 313 

 317 

 321 

 322 

 324 

 329 

 339 

 341 



