White Currant

Flueggea virosa

Nyawa ngurna manana wikwik, kumpulyu kukijkarra-wu. Kumpulyu-ma, janga-ngka-wu kulykulya-wu. Nyawa kartak-kula ngurna yuwanana kuya. Boil ‘em jiyarni ngu winkilying-pirrji, nyila-ma kumpulyu-ma. Ngurnalu yuwanana nyampayirla-la du nalija-la. Winkilying na ngu, nyila-ma kanyjurra, kulyurrkkaji-wu-ma, ngurnalu kukijkarra na, nyamu-wa karru jiwilying na.

You grate the (young) roots of the white currant to make a medicinal tea to treat coughs. You put gratings in a billycan and boil it until it goes red. The red liquid is used to treat coughs. We drink it when it gets cold. You can also mix it with tea.

Speaker: Violet Wadrill