buchu

bu·chu

(bo͞o′ko͞o, byo͞o′kyo͞o)

Any of various southern African shrubs of the genus Agathosma, especially A. betulina and A. crenulata, whose leaves are used as a mild diuretic and also yield an aromatic oil used for flavoring.

[Afrikaans boegoe, probably from Zulu bucu, perhaps ultimately of Khoikhoi origin.]

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buchu

(ˈbuːkuː)

(Plants) any of several S African rutaceous shrubs of the genus Barosma, esp B. betulina, whose leaves are used as an antiseptic and diuretic

[C18: from a South African Bantu name]

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Balance Facial Treatment uses products with Buchu leaf extract, charcoal and willow bark to deep clean and refines pores in the T-Zone area, while rice milk, shea butter will deeply moisturize the dry areas.

Ajman Hotel Launches Eminence Organic Skin Care at the Spa

[USPRwire, Wed Oct 17 2018] Buchu essential oil is derived from the Agothosma betulina it is from the Rutaceae family.

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The botanicals include Wild Rosemary, Confetti Bush, Citrus Buchu and African Wormwood, creating a distinct African dry gin.

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Buchu, the small-leafed bush traditionally used by the Khoikhoi as a cure-all tea, is now enjoying a renewed appreciation for its aromatic properties which Tempelhoff describes as eucalyptus and blackcurrant.

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Christopher Low provides another example, examining how Europeans appropriated and transformed buchu (used by the Khoisan people of southern Africa), while often failing to understand indigenous perspectives on this medicinal plant.

Indigenous Knowledge, Themes in Environmental History 3

If the bruising US dispute performed any useful purpose at all it was to expose the fact that South Africa's unique indigenous products--rooibos, honeybush, hoodia and buchu, to name a few--are unprotected in international markets.

Foreign hawks circle over magical rooibos reputation: the red beverage made from South Africa's rooibos plant has always been popular both in Africa and abroad. Research now indicates that its properties can help in curing several diseases, including diabetes. But, due to inadequate intellectual property rights protection, the name is open to abuse from foreign players trying to cash in on its growing demand. Tom Nevin report

From there he also derives the deodorising habit of sprinkling ground buchu in the armpits, which Outa Karel had maintained was a Hottentot custom.

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The 'Hottentots expressed so much faith in Boekoe-azyn (Buchu vinegar) that 'I allowed it to be used to cleanse the wound.

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Beautifully boxed, it contains a clear travel bag; a Re-charge Black Pepper Bodywash - 100ml; a Cool Buchu Bodywash - 100ml; a Deep-clean Mineral Ions Facewash - 30ml; Conditioning Olibanum Supershave - 30ml; an Ultra Light Bai Ji Hydrator - 30ml; one Protecting Vitamin Lipsaver - 7ml, and a Cool Buchu Eau de Toilette - 5ml.