Common Name: Buchu
Apothecary: 50 gm fills 100#0.
Comment: one of the most efficient urinary antiseptics.
Constituents: phenolic compound in volatile oil similar to that of Arctostaphylos.
Purposes: (See also Disease: Signs & Symptoms)
| cystitis |
| prostatitis |
| urethritis |
Used In: (See Formulas)
BJO Tea
Bladder Tonic #1DC161
Diuretic Tea
Dysuria Tonic/G #1DC162
Fibre Drink
Lumbago Tonic #1DC163
Properties:
Aromatic
Diaphoretic
Diuretic
Stimulant
Contraindication(s):
Constituents:
| Flavonoid | Hesperidin. |
| Glycoside | Barosmin or diosmin. |
| Resin | 4 - 5%. |
| Volatile oil | 1.5 - 2.5% including the phenol diosphenol (25 - 40%), limonene, menthone, camphor. |
Materia Medica: (See Materia Medica.)
| Anti-microbial | URINARY SYSTEM |