c. Tumours and New Growths.
Ili-fa, plural Ama-fa, supposed to be collections of bad or useless blood.
Treatment: When small they are pressed frequently by the teeth of a menstruating or suckling woman. When large and having resisted this last treatment they may be incised or even excised; (Treated by Ukutyadwa, which means to cut open). If painful they are poulticed.
Boils. I-tumba are specially recognised and treated by poulticing. The discharging pus is believed to be bad blood and its removal a great good to the person’s system. [[64]]