V.2.

Palos of Mayombe

pp. 196-203

p.

vernacular : Palo __

Latin

traits

196

Algorrobo / Flecheo

Pithec-ellobium saman

"rain tree is used in funeral rites"

Amargo

Picramnia reticulate

"to expel wichcraft"

Amarillo

Bocconia frutescens

"vermifuge"

Ayu`a / Alana

Zanthoxylum martinicense

"a 'savior' amongst trees ... often applied in ... rompemientos, which is a form of exorcism."

Blanco

Simarouba flauca

"treats diabetes and dysentery."

Bobo / Cimmarona

Annona glaubra

"heals tuberculosis"

Bomba

Xilopia glabra

"internal bleeding"

197

Bronco [/ Monte (p. 200 infra)]

Malpighia biflora

"can be used against hair loss." {"Palo bronco de monte" (GA-CH, p. 479)}

Caballero

Phoran-dendron rubrum

"great protector against the evil eye"

Caja

Allophyllus cominia

"against high blood pressure"

Cuaba

Amyris balsamifera

"confers the power of invisibility and can also be used to locate lost things. It is the treasure hunter among the palos".

Cahchimba

Aralia capitata

"very protective against hostile spiritual influences"

Cafe`

Amaioua corymbosa

"incense"

Caliente

Copaiba

"antifungal and is a fierce warrior against ... tumors."

198

Cambia Voz

Schaefferia frutescens

"use in works where you need someone to change their mind"

Caimitillo

Chryso-phyl[l]um oliviforme

"for ... stability. It can also treat diabetes"

Caimito

Chryso-phyllum cainito

"tends to return bilongo[-]s back to their sender."

Cenizo

Pithec-ellobium obovale

"is used to induce stability"

[p. 197 : "is used in works of balance"]

Clavo

Eugenia caryo-phyllata

"is used to expel ingested witchcraft" "sacred to Zarabanda."

Cochino

Tetra-gastris balsamifera

"against colics"

Curbana / Malambo

Canella alba

"to attract ... good fortune and prosperity." {tetanus (GA-CH, p. 494)}

Diavolo

Capparis cynophallo-phora

"Jamaican caper tree" {"roots decoction ... against herpes", EDT 1:1312, vol. 1, p. 150}

199

Dominador

Sambucus

{elder[berry], having its medicinal fungus sambucinus kikurage}

Guaco

Mikania co[r]difolia

"Climbing Hempweed"

Guairafe / Guara`

Cupania cubensis

{usually known as Cupania juglandifolia}

Guasima

Guazuma tomentosa {ulmifolia}

"West Indian Elm" {"bastard cedar", used against elephantiasis ("Gu")} {Its "fruits have a cherry flavor" ("WIE").}

Guayaca`n / Yunkagua`

Gaicum officinale

{[when burning,] the same odor as the flesh of a Christian who will be braized ("P&Y")}

Guitarra

Citharexylum caudatum

"juniper"

Hediondo

Cassia emarginata

{medicinal uses "EB--CE"}

Jaguey

Ficus crassinervia (trigonata)

{strangler fig (VSD"J")}

200

Jeringa

Moringa oleifera

"can be used against ... vertigo"

Jicotea

Castanea

"the shield of palos." {Palo de Jicotea is more usually Ludwigia erecta.} {"jicotea will stay within the snail" (BT&C).}

Manga

Mangifera

"to secure shaky situations. This palo is 'the rock' of the sticks." {mango tree}

Moro

Psychotria brownei

{Browne's wild coffee}

Moruro

Pithec-[e]l[l]obium arbore[u]m

"is frequently used to make the Chicheriku` ... and to send nightmares." {wild tambran (GA-CH, p. 447)} {Cuban tamarind, Cojoba cubense (EDT 1:2010, vol. 1, p. 238a)}

Mulato

Exothea paniculata

{inkwood (GA-CH, p. 496)} {ironwood (EDT 1:3100, vol. 1, p. 353a)}

Papo

Fagelia bitaminosa

{papito, zapatico de la reina ("IP", p. 548)}

201

Ramon

Trophis racemosa

"to increase lactation in women."

Rayo

Parkinsonia aculeate

"to heal epilepsy"

Real

Roys[t]onea regia

{"the hand of the god Nsasi" ("PRRP", p. 46b); in Yoruba myth, "numerous lizards covred the trunk of the tree" ("PRRP", p. 47b). According to Penutian mythology, the pattern for the human hand originated from the Lizard-deity.} {According to Abakpa myth, the corpse of Sika`n "was buried under the royal palm-tree, the only witness" ("PRRP", p. 47b). [Therefore, a hand must be raised by the witness in testifying.]}

Rojo

Pterocarpus soyauxii

"African Coralwood" {"The wood has a high resonance quality as its damping of vibrations is low and formerly large telegraph slit drums and war drums, as well as xylophones, were made from it in DR Congo and Gabon. ... The heartwood is the source of the so-called true barwood dye. In Africa nowadays, the dye is still used to colour red fabrics, fibres and clothes, including the tail-like ornaments made from raffia fibre in Cameroon and worn on the back by women of the Bulu people." ("PST")}

Rompe-hueso

Casearia arborea

"gives relief from burns"

Santo

Gilibertia arborea

{"cacho de venado" (PG, p. 215)} {against fever (CRCE 12083, p. 376a)} {also known as Dendropanax arboreus}

Tengue

Poeppigia procera

{"to heal sores" (DT 2:126727, vol. 2, p. 517b)} {Palo Tapavista "For amulets" (GA-CH, p. 502)}

202

Tosino / Torcido

Mouriri valenzuelana

"to twist someone's luck"

Tocino

Acacia paniculata

"removal of potency and lust"

Vencedor

Zanthoxylum arboreum

satinwood "attracts good fortune as it breaks down difficulties."

Vence Batalla

Bignonia

bejuco/guaco "finding ways where there are none."

Verraco

Hypericum styphelio[i]des

{against toothache pain; is named "cochino" ('pig') "because it hath the peculiarity of odor of this animal" ("IP", p. 377)}

Vencedor

Zanthoxylum pistacifolium

{also known as "pensador" ('thinker'), "PV"}

V.

Appendices

pp. 204-210

V.1

Glossary

204-7

V.2

Mpungo/Nkisi & Catholic Saints

208-9

V.3

Bibliography

210

p.

term

meaning

204

cascarilla

powdred eggshell

fua`

dead

fula

gunpowdre

kalunga

ocean0

kindiambazo

practitioner of Palo Mayombe

kinyumba

spectre

kiyumba

skull

205

macuto

talisman

mbele

machete

mbomba

boa

mpaka

horn

mpungo

qualities of the nganga

murumba

Palo craft

mvumbi

cadavre

ndoki

impraedictable aspect

206

nfumbi

dead one who hath agreed to the nganga

nfumo

chief of the ritual

ngua

mother of ritual

nkento

woman

nkulo

ancestre

nkutu

bag

nsunsu

bird

ndialongo

rooster

nbiola

hen

nsambi

pigeon

nsuakara

guinea-fowl

kiambico

duck

207

ndamba

owl

nzo

home, house

p.

Mayombe

Catholic

208

C^ola Wenge

Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre

In~a N~aa`ba

Nuestra Sen~ora de las Mercedes

209

nkuyo

a`nima sola del purgatorio

Pandilanga

JesuCristo

Pungu Mfu`tila

San La`zaro

Sindaula

San Silvestre

Watariamba

San Norberto

Zarabanda

San Miguel Arca`ngel

Natalia B. Aro`stegui & Carmen G. D. Villegas : Ta Makuende Yaya y las Reglas de Palo Monte. Editiones Union, Cuba, 1998.

Lydia Cabrera : La Regla Kimbisa .... Coleccion del Chicheriku, 1977.

Lydia Cabrera : Reglas de Congo : Palo Monte Mayombe. Coleccion del Chicheriku, 1979.

Joel James Figarola : La Brujeri`a Cubana : el Palo Monte. Editorial Oriente, Cuba, 2009.