sabulun kuyangi, Zornia diphylla, Pers. (Leguminosæ), a low herb with paired leaflets; sometimes used as fodder and medicinally; said to form a slight lather with water. (Etym. “slaves’ soap”). Syn. sabulun sallo.
sabulum mata (Sok. Zanf. and Kats.), Vernonia primulina, O. Hoffm. (Compositæ). An erect plant, 1 to 2 feet high, with blue thistle-like flowers. Syn. tozalin kura.
safa (Sok.), or shafa (Kano and East), spring onion; vide [albasa].
sa furfura (Sok.), Crotalaria polychotoma, Taub. (Leguminosæ). A small herb with yellow flowers and pale pubescent leaves; supposed, if accidentally given to an infant, to cause the hair to turn grey before puberty. ?Syn. [yauki], q.v.
sagagi (Katagum), Indigofera simplicifolia, Lam. (Leguminosæ). A stiff-branched undershrub with small narrow pods.
sa hankaki dako, Polygala arenaria, Willd. (Polygalaceæ). A small field herb, used medicinally in cases of serious internal disease, syphilis, &c. (Etym. “cause the crows to wait,” because supposed to be very poisonous). Syn. sha ni ka san ni; and gujiyar dawaki (Zanfara).
sainya (Kano, Kats., &c.), Securidaca longipedunculata, Fres. (Polygalaceæ). A shrub with purple flowers and a winged seed. The root has a rank smell and is used medicinally in many ways, as a purge, worn as a charm, &c. Syn. uwar magunguna (Sok., &c.—“mother of medicines”). It is an occasional ingredient in some prescriptions for arrow-poison.
sakata, a var. of yam, said to be inferior to others and not used for sokwara. (Dioscorea alata, L.). cf. [doya].
salla, vide [shalla].
samachi, vide [sabani].