Blinkblaarwag-‘n-bietjie – Ziziphus mucronata
- Widespread remedy for almost any pain – poultice of powdered & baked roots which is eaten after the removal from affected area
- Preparation made from roots used to treat lumbago and dysentery
- Boils & skin infections are treated with leaf paste
- Zulus use powdered leaf & bark for chest complaints & colds
- Sheltering under the tree is supposed to be protection from lightning
- If the tree is cut after the first rains, the rains will continue
- Straight thorn refers to the future and the hook refers to the past.
- Story about Zulu death and that the branch is the soul.
- Often in association with Acacias in brackish flats near water courses
- Hosts dark mounds of mistletoe, visible in winter
