Ilpengke
Gidgee Fuchsia Bush
Eremophila dalyana
Ilpengke nhenhe ulkere iwerre ayerrerle ante lyapentye akngerre tyerrtye Anmatyerre arle awelye mpwarentye akngerre.
A powerful medicinal shrub from Alyawarre country, the Gidgee Fuchsia's leaves are collected and boiled to use as a wash for sores. They are also ground and mixed with fat to use as an ointment for colds or chest ailments.
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