traditional medicine

Izindlela Zokuzelapha Ekhaya

Ukuzelapha ekhaya ngendlela yesintu: Ithumba Uma unethumba ufuna lisheshe livuthwe khona uzolikhama, uhlanganisa ushukela nensipho enemisebe yelanga, bese unamathisela kuleyondawo oyisola ukuthi inethumba, ulale ukufakile wakuvala ngendwangu, liyavuthwa ithuma kuvele nomlomo bese kubalula ukuthi likhameke nezinhlungu zingabi khona kakhulu. Izinyo Uma uhlushwa amazinyo enezimbobo, uthatha intuma enkulu itholakala ehlathini, ikhandlela, nendishi enamanzi. Ikhandlela uyalikhanyisa ulifake … Read more

Izinkolelo ngonwabu nexoxo (Beliefs about a chameleon and a frog)

Kunezinkolelo eziningi mayelana nezilwane esizweni samaZulu lokhu kungaba okuhle noma okubi. Kulendaba sizogxila kakhulu ekusetshenzisweni kwalezilwane ngendlela yokuthakatha noma ngendlela embi. Kunabantu abanesiphiwo sokusebenzisa amakhambi okwelapha. Abanye basebenzisa nezilwane noma okutholakala ezilwaneni ukwelapha noma ukubulala. Lohlobo lwalaba abasebenzisa indlela engalungile bayakwazi nokuthi benze izulu lidume likade libalele lingakhombisi mvula. Kujwayeleke ukuthi kube yizimbangi ezithile noma … Read more

South Africa’s Medicinal Plants

With a huge proportion of South Africa’s population using traditional medicine (some sources say as many as 80% of South Africans make use of medicinal plants) it makes sense that there’s a growing awareness around indigenous plants and their uses. What’s wonderful to see is how much of the information available online is supplied by South Africans … Read more

Izindlela Zesintu Ezisetshenziswa Abantu Ukuqinisa Uthando

Esithenjini KwaZulu bekuyinto eyaziwayo ukuthi uma indoda yesigodi kuyindoda esuthayo, omacaphuna kusale, wayekwazi ukuthatha isithembu sabafazi ababili noma babe bathathu kuya ngamandla endoda. Kodwa lokhu kusukela emandulo lapho umama wekhaya, ubesethi uma esebona engasenawo amandla okondla kahle nokunakekela ubaba wekhaya ngenxa yokuhamba kweminyaka. Akhulume nobaba wekhaya echaze isimo sakhe bese ethi, umnika igunya lokuthi angamthola … Read more

Ingxoxo KaMnz Cele

Isangoma, uMnumzane Vukani Cele Umnumzane Vukani Cele, uhlala eMbumbulu uyisangoma usichazela ngobungoma. Uma uzoba yisangoma uqala ugule, usizo ngeke uluthole noma kuphi, kodwa kufanele uye kothwasa esangomeni, ngoba usuke usungenwe abantu bakini asebashona noma abangasekho (amadlozi) abasuke befuna ube yisangoma. Uqala ngokuthwasa lapho usuke ufundiswa esangomeni izinto ezahlukene njengokubhula, imithi, inhlonipho kanye nokuziphatha. Kunemigomo nemithetho yakhona … Read more

Healing using organic plants

Healing from home provides indigenous methods and recipes from organically grown plants that have medicinal purposes. These plants can be used to heal, soothe, and alleviate pain. Not only do these methods save time and money but they are easy to prepare. Contents The Banana Tree Fennel Mint Granadilla Lemon Grass IsiZulu Summary The Banana Tree Peel and … Read more