Editing Muti (section)

===The use of Isicakathi on the baby===
''[[Salvia scabra]]'', mixed with the mother’s milk, is given as medicine to infants. The mixture is given to the baby to ingest every day for two months.<ref name=BolofoJohnson1988/>
''Isicakathi'' is generally used to induce growth and prevent diseases. It is also used as an alternative to the mother’s milk and to counteract the milk’s sourness.<ref name=BolofoJohnson1988/> The use of ''Agapanthus praecox'' ensures that the baby is strong, whilst preventing bowel problems and crusts on its head.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1155/2017/3075638 |title=Micromorphological Characterization of the Leaf and Rhizome of Agapanthus praecox subsp. Praecox Willd. (Amaryllidaceae) |journal=Journal of Botany |volume=2017 |pages=1–10 |year=2017 |last1=Sharaibi |first1=Olubunmi Josephine |last2=Afolayan |first2=Anthony Jide |doi-access=free }}</ref>

An ointment is used to hasten the parturition of the baby and placenta using the leaves of ''[[Scutia mytina]]''. ''[[Erythrina humeana]]'' is used to heal the umbilical cord of the baby by burning the bark and using the powder to apply on the baby.<ref name=DlisaniBhat1999/>

[[File:Bluelily1900ppx.jpg|right|thumb|''[[Agapanthus praecox]]'' flower]]

[[File:Agapanthus africanus1.jpg|right|thumb|''[[Agapanthus africanus]]'' flower]]