Notebook about Groote Eylandt kept by Elizabeth A. Taylor, 1937-1939 - Page 29

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very corky. The natives cut the tree &

the white sap which flows out is put

straight on to sores which are  

healed rapidly, it is also good

for sore eyes - no water is mixed

with the sap.

MUN-roo-yoo-ru  a small vine &

like a pea, with pods & flowers (pink)

grows everywhere. the natives get

the root which is stringy, this is

chewed and juice sprayed on

from mouth to the sore

Mar-pun-Thu-  very big shrub

like a cotton plant, flowers also

the natives strip off the bark and

peel off the outside layer_ for

headaches this bark is tied very  

tightly round the head - for pains  

in the chest it is tied round tightly

also - for colic also, put on

in the evening & by morning the

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