Bloodwood Sap

Corymbia bleeseri

Tirnung-ma nyila karnti-ka karrinyana bloodwood- ta. Kungulu-marraj nyila na ngurnalu manana warrkuj. Boilim ngurnalu kamparnana. Ngantipa-ma kukijkarra ngurnalu ngarnana. Tirnung-ma nyila-ma punyu jimirnkirt-ku-ma. Janga-ngka-wu mangarli-wu-ma nyampa-wu-ma. Janga nyamu-lu karrinyana kuliyan, nyila-ma-lu nyangana kuyany nyawa tirnung.

This is a type of sap which can be found on bloodwood trees. We collect the sap that looks like blood. We boil it and drink it. Bloodwood sap is good for the kidneys. It also makes us feel better when we have a chest infection. If someone has cancer, they also drink a tea of the bloodwood sap.

Speaker: Violet Wadrill