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Muti, the Glossary

Muthi is a traditional medicine practice in Southern Africa as far north as Lake Tanganyika.^[1]

36 relations: Afrikaans, Agapanthus praecox, Childbirth, Chlorophytum comosum, Cognate, Colonialism, Commelina africana, Enema, Erythrina humeana, Erythrina lysistemon, Gazania linearis, Gunnera perpensa, Helichrysum pedunculatum, Human sacrifice, Hypertension, Kidnapping in South Africa, Kohautia amatymbica, Lake Tanganyika, Ledebouria ovatifolia, Murder of Masego Kgomo, Northern Ndebele language, Obstetrics, Plantago major, Postpartum period, Ranunculus multifidus, Rhoicissus tridentata, Salvia scabra, Senecio coronatus, South African English, Southern Africa, Thunbergia atriplicifolia, Traditional healers of Southern Africa, Traditional medicine, Xhosa language, Xhosa people, Zulu language.
South African English
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Zulu culture
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Afrikaans

Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken in South Africa, Namibia and (to a lesser extent) Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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Agapanthus praecox

Agapanthus praecox (common agapanthus, blue lily, African lily, or lily of the Nile) is a popular garden plant around the world, especially in Mediterranean climates.

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Childbirth, also known as labour, parturition and delivery, is the completion of pregnancy where one or more babies exits the internal environment of the mother via vaginal delivery or caesarean section.

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Chlorophytum comosum

Chlorophytum comosum, usually called spider plant or common spider plant due to its spider-like look, also known as spider ivy, airplane plant, ribbon plant (a name it shares with Dracaena sanderiana), and hen and chickens, is a species of evergreen perennial flowering plant of the family Asparagaceae.

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Cognate

In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymological ancestor in a common parent language.

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Colonialism

Colonialism is the pursuing, establishing and maintaining of control and exploitation of people and of resources by a foreign group.

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Commelina africana

Commelina africana, the common yellow commelina, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae.

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Enema

An enema, also known as a clyster, is an injection of fluid into the lower bowel by way of the rectum.

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Erythrina humeana

Erythrina humeana, commonly known as the dwarf coral tree, dwarf erythrina or Natal coral tree, is an ornamental tree native to South Africa.

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Erythrina lysistemon

Erythrina lysistemon is a species of deciduous tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to South Africa.

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Gazania linearis

Gazania linearis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, with thin linear leaves, native to South Africa.

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Gunnera perpensa

Gunnera perpensa, is a species of Gunnera found in Madagascar.

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Helichrysum pedunculatum

Helichrysum pedunculatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to South Africa and Lesotho.

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Human sacrifice

Human sacrifice is the act of killing one or more humans as part of a ritual, which is usually intended to please or appease gods, a human ruler, public or jurisdictional demands for justice by capital punishment, an authoritative/priestly figure or spirits of dead ancestors or as a retainer sacrifice, wherein a monarch's servants are killed in order for them to continue to serve their master in the next life.

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Hypertension

Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.

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Kidnapping in South Africa

Kidnapping in South Africa is a common crime in the country, with over 4,100 in the 2013/2014 period, and a child going missing every five hours.

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Kohautia amatymbica

Kohautia amatymbica, or tremble tops, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to southern Africa.

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Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika (Ikiyaga ca Tanganyika) is an African Great Lake.

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Ledebouria ovatifolia

Ledebouria ovatifolia, the flat-leaved African hyacinth (not to be confused with Ledebouria ovalifolia), is a widespread species of bulbous flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to South Africa and Lesotho.

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Murder of Masego Kgomo

Masego Kgomo (c. 1999 – 31 December 2009) was a South African girl murdered in order to provide body parts for rituals performed by a sangoma. Muti and murder of Masego Kgomo are traditional African medicine.

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Northern Ndebele language

Northern Ndebele, also called Ndebele, isiNdebele saseNyakatho, Zimbabwean Ndebele or North Ndebele, associated with the term Matabele, is a Bantu language spoken by the Northern Ndebele people which belongs to the Nguni group of languages.

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Obstetrics

Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period.

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Plantago major

Plantago major, the broadleaf plantain, white man's footprint, waybread, or greater plantain, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae.

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Postpartum period

The postpartum (or postnatal) period begins after childbirth and is typically considered to last for six weeks.

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Ranunculus multifidus

Ranunculus multifidus, called the common buttercup in South Africa, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae.

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Rhoicissus tridentata

Rhoicissus tridentata is a climbing plant in the family Vitaceae.

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Salvia scabra

Salvia scabra (coastal blue sage) is a herbaceous perennial native to the southeastern strand of the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, growing on sandy shores, coastal brush, and hilly slopes up to an elevation of 600 feet.

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Senecio coronatus

Senecio coronatus (Thunb.) Harv. aka the woolly grassland senecio is a plant in the family Asteraceae, endemic to and widespread in Southern Africa, occurring in the moister southern and eastern regions.

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South African English

South African English (SAfE, SAfEn, SAE, en-ZA) is the set of English language dialects native to South Africans.

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Southern Africa

Southern Africa is the southernmost region of Africa.

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Thunbergia atriplicifolia

Thunbergia atriplicifolia, the Natal primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to South Africa and Eswatini.

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Traditional healers of Southern Africa

Traditional healers of Southern Africa are practitioners of traditional African medicine in Southern Africa. Muti and traditional healers of Southern Africa are traditional African medicine and Zulu culture.

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Traditional medicine

Traditional medicine (also known as indigenous medicine or folk medicine) comprises medical aspects of traditional knowledge that developed over generations within the folk beliefs of various societies, including indigenous peoples, before the era of modern medicine.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muti

Also known as Isicakathi, Muthi, Muti murders, Umuthi.

Muti, the Glossary

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See also

South African English

Traditional African medicine

Zulu culture

Zulu words and phrases

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