Bush Medicine by Joycie Morton Petyarre

Bush Medicine by Joycie Morton PetyarreThe plants depicted in Joycie's painting are found in the country around Amperlatwatye in Central Australia and are used for making bush medicine. One is a desert flower Joycie calls yoomba loomba, used for soothing skin infections by way of an ointment, and another is called apeng which, in addition to an ointment, can be mixed with water and made into a drink to help with coughs and colds. Painting bush medicine stories is important because it helps

Skin name: Ngale

This painting is certified by Utopia Lane Gallery as an authentic and original Aboriginal artwork hand painted by Sebella Morton

a sacred women's site on Atnwengerrp

45cm w x 30cm h x 2cm d

Lives: Utopia

especially akatyerre (bush tomatoes)

Hung in direction shown in your painting's image unless otherwise instructed

The ointment was applied to their face and their hair so that its powerful aroma would linger and aid in the relief of colds

It is a good medicine for the body for the inside

The conkerberry tree is a tangled

the leaves of this herb will cover large areas of ground after significant rain and small yellow flowers bloom

Designs in this painting represent elements of the Alpar Dreaming Story whereby the dry seeds of alpar play a significant role