Traditional Medicine in South Africa Flashcards
What is a sangoma
Spiritual healers and are most often female/women.
What do sagomas use?
Bones
What is a Inyanga
Healers of medicine using herbs, roots and bark.
What does Inyanga mean
Man of tree’s
Pennywart/ varkoortjies
Used to treat wounds, fever, acne and allergies.
Coral tree/umsisi
The bark is used to treat toothache and arthritis. Also used for swellings and wounds
Madagascar periwinkle/isiushlungu
The roots are used for diabetes and rheumatism. Liquid from the leaves is in chemotherapy to treat several types of cancers.
Pig’s ear/ Kouuterie/imphewula
The warmed leaves are used for earache and inflammation. It is also used to soften and remove warts and corns.
Hoodia/ bitterhaap
The stems are dried and used to stop people wanting to eat. Also used for indigestion and stomach ache.