Botanical Index No. 163

Buchu

agathosma betulina

Medicinal Actions

Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Digestive, Diuretic, Laxative, Stimulant, Stomachic, Tonic, Urinary Antiseptic

Primary Conditions Treated

Adaptogen Aperitif Panacea Adenopathy Anorexia Bruise Calculosis Cardiopathy Catarrh Cholecystosis Cholera Cold Constipation Cramp Cystosis Dropsy Dyspepsia Flu Gas Gastrosis Gout Hangover Hematuria High Blood Pressure Inflammation Kidney Stone Nephrosis Pain PMS Prostatosis Rheumatism Stomach Problem Urethrosis UTI VD Water Retention Wound

General Dosage

1 tsp leaf/cup water up to several ×/day; 10–30 drops extract in water or juice; 1–2 g dry leaf as tea, 3 ×/day; 2–4 ml leaf tincture; 2–4 ml leaf tincture; 4–8 ml concentrated leaf infusion; 2–4 ml liquid leaf extract; 0.3–1.2 ml liquid leaf extract.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 2b, 2d. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Contraindicated in nephrosis. Commission E reports it contains irritating EO with diosphenol and pulegone. Pulegone is hepatotoxic. The volatile oil is an irritant to the GI tract and the kidneys. Because of the irritant oil, its use in pregnancy and lactation is to be avoided.

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