Buchu

Agathosma betulina

Other names: Buchu

European

Photo credit: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen

Toxicity: Volatile oil (pulegone) can irritate; may be too irritating in kidney disease.

Contraindications: Avoid/caution in people with a history of kidney disease.

Interactions: None specifically reported.

Evidence level

Traditional (systematized)

Documented in systematic traditional medicine literature.

infusion · leaf

Part used: leaf

Traditional use: dysuria

Evidence:Traditional (systematized)

tincture · leaf

Part used: leaf

Traditional use: diuretic and urinary antiseptic for genitourinary infections (cystitis, urethritis, prostatitis)

Proposed mechanism: volatile oil (diosmin, pulegone) antiseptic

Evidence:Traditional (systematized)

European

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