Table 2.

Traditional medicine used.

Local name	Common name	Scientific name	Reasons for use	How it is used	Trimesters
Isikhukhukhu	Snuggle-leaf	Pouzolzia hypoleuca Wedd	Fast delivery	Mix with water and drink	3rd
Inkunzane	Boot protectors/Devil thon	Dicerocaryum species	Lubricate the birth canal	washing the birth canal	3rd
umphafa	Buffalo thorn	Ziziphus mucronata	Manage breech	Drinking	1,2 and 3
Ubhuzu	Donkey Berry	Grewia flavescens	Manage breech	mix its roots with water and drink	1,2 and 3
Umganu	Marula	Sclerocarya caffra	Inyongo (fever)	Drinking	1st
Isihaqa	Long tail Cassia Wild garlic	Cassia abbreviate	Stomach pains	Roots/barks mix with water and drink	1st
Ikhalimela			For fast delivery	Mix with cold water and drink	3rd
Nyeluka	Water snake/fish		Fast delivery	Mix its skin with water and drink	3rd
Inqwatshi kababhemi	Donkey Placenta		Fast delivery	Mix with water and drink	3rd
Ubulongwe bendlovu	Elephant Dung		Manage bleeding	Fumigating	1,2 and 3
Ivimbela	White/Red ointment		Chase evil spirits and manage breech	Mix with Vaseline and massage stomach	1,2 and 3
Ifutha lemvu	Sheep Fat		Manage breech and protect from witchcraft	Fumigating and anointing	1,2 and 3
	Eucalyptus oil		Protect the baby from witchcraft	Anointing, mix with water and drinking	1,2 and 3
Muzemuze	Wasp Habitant		Fast delivery	Take its habitat mix with water and drink	3rd
Isikhundla sikamvundla	Hare nest		Fast delivery	Mix its soil with water and drink	3rd
Amanzi Angcwele	Holy water		Protect from evil spirits and witchcraft	Drinking and bathing	1,2 and 3
Itiye Elingcwele	Holy tea		Protect from evil spirits and witchcraft	Drinking and bathing	1,2 and 3
Inhlabathi elomthambiso	Dried soil with urine		Prevent from tying and witchcraft	tie dried soil with urine in a cloth	1st and 3rd
Ukuchupha unyawo	Footprint soil		Prevent from tying and witchcraft	tie soil in a cloth	1st and 3rd
Ukuzinuka Amakhwapha	Smelling your armpit		Prevent from vomiting	Putting nose under armpit	anytime