botanical record · discovered
Buchu
Barosma betulina
Buchu
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Spanish, French, US, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Antiseptic, Carminative, Catarrh, Diuretic
Science studied: 8-ACETYLTHIO-P-MENTHAN-3-ONE, ASH, BAROSMA-CAMPHOR, P-CYMOL
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Rutaceae
Scientific name: Barosma betulina
Common names: Buchu
History
The source record documents this plant in Spanish, Elsewhere, French, US, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Antiseptic
- Carminative
- Catarrh
- Diuretic
- Emollient
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Sudorific
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- Tonic
- Bladder
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Spanish
- Elsewhere
- French
- US
- German
- Italian
- Dutch
- Portuguese
Documented cultural uses
- Antiseptic
- Carminative
- Catarrh
- Diuretic
- Emollient
- Stimulant
- Stomachic
- Sudorific
- Tonic
- Bladder
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- 8-ACETYLTHIO-P-MENTHAN-3-ONE
- ASH
- BAROSMA-CAMPHOR
- P-CYMOL
- DIOSMIN
- DIPENTENE
- EO
- 2-EPI-P-MENTHANE-8-THIOL-1-ONE
- (+)-LIMONENE
- MANGANESE
- P-MENTHANE-8-THIOL-1-ONE
- 8-MERCAPTO-P-MENTHA-3-ONE
- MUCILAGE
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- (+)-PULEGONE
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- QUERCETRIN-3,7-GLUCOSIDE
- SELENIUM
- SODIUM
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- 4-TERPINEOL
- TIN
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- NIACIN
- L-MENTHONE
- MYRCENE
- DL-PIPERITONEPOXIDE
- SILICON
- QUERCETIN
- ALUMINUM
- CALCIUM
- DIOSPHENOL
- IRON
- (+)-MENTHONE
- ALPHA-PINENE
- RUTIN
- ALPHA-TERPINENE
- THIAMIN
- HESPERIDIN
- CHROMIUM
- PHOSPHORUS
- RIBOFLAVIN
- ZINC
- RESIN
- COBALT
- MAGNESIUM
- CAMPHENE
- (-)-ISOMENTHONE
- (-)-ISOPULEGONE
- (-)-PULEGONE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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