Scrofula. I-hashe. This is a fairly common disease, looked upon as due to bad blood or weak parents.
Treatment: A very large variety of herbs is used by the Amagqira Awemiciza for this disease either as a paste to external manifestations or internally in infusion. The best known are:—
| Um-Bangandlela | —Heteromorpha arborescens |
| Um-Pafa | —Ziziphus mucronata |
| I-Yeza lehashe | —Bulbine asphodeloides |
| I-Rubuxa | —Pentanisia variabilis |
| Um-Sintsana | —Erythrina Humei |
| Um-Tumana | —Solanum Capense |
| I-Yeza lehashe (No. 2) | Thunbergia Capensis |
Each or all of these drugs, amongst others is used for I-hashe or if a running sore (I-quita) Scrofula, multiple running swellings, or enlarged glands. [[63]]
Cancer. Isi-hlava or Um-hlaza a name given to all sores that refuse to heal or continue to spread.
Mumps. Uqilikwana. The following curious practice is the only method of treatment I can find. The sufferer finds the burrow of a hare and stooping down, calls down the hole “Qilikwana! Qilikwana! Nika Kum” (Mumps! Mumps! get away from me) and then walks straight home without looking back. A cure follows in time!
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.