EMOLLIENT • FREE TRANSLATOR.ORG • Definition of Emollient

... producing perspiration; the leaves are named Chirussa; the roots dye red, and are very astringent. Goho or Go-o: this is the ordeal medicine; it is both purgative and emetic. Mutuva or Mutumbue: this plant contains so much oil that it serves as lights in Londa; it is an emollient drink for the cure of coughs, and the pounded leaves answer as soap to wash the head. Nyamucu ucu has a curious softening effect on old dry grain. Mussakasi is believed to remove the effects of the Go- o. Mudama is a stringent vermifuge. Mapubuza dyes a red color. Musikizi yields an ...

— Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa - Journeys and Researches in South Africa • David Livingstone