Silene capensis - Undlela ziimhlophe :
The Xhosa people of South Africa call this sacred plant
"undlela ziimhlophe" which translates as
"white ways" or "white paths."
The Xhosa use the roots of this plant to induce prophetic dreams and to communicate with ancestral spirits in dreams.
Many of the traditional ubulawu plants in South Africa are oneirogenic (dream inducing).
These effects have been confirmed by a number of western researchers studying South African traditional healing.
The
Southern Bantu-speakers value oneirogenics because of the fundamental
association of dreams with the ancestor spirits in their culture.