Top 10 Aboriginal bush medicines

From witchetty grubs to kangaroo apples, these native medicines are used to cure ills the traditional way.

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Emu bush (Eremophila sp.)

Concoctions of emu bush leaves were used by Northern Territory Aboriginal tribes to wash sores and cuts; occasionally it was gargled. In the last decade, leaves from the plant were found to have the same strength as some established antibiotics. South Australian scientists want to use the plant for sterilising implants, such as artificial hips.

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