Botanical Name: Agathosma betulina
Other Names: bookoo, buku, diosma, bucku, and bucco.
Buchu leaf oil, extracted from the leaves of the buchu plant (Agathosma betulina, formerly Barosma betulina), is a clear yellow oil with a robust herbal aroma. This evergreen shrub belongs to the Rutaceae family, the same family as citrus plants like orange, lemon, grapefruit, and lime.
Medicinal Uses:
- Treat inflammation
- Kidney and urinary tract infections
- As a diuretic and as a stomach tonic
- Carminative action
- Treatment of cystitis, urethritis, prostatitis, and gout.
