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Buchu
Agathosma betulina
Buchu · Honey Buchu · Mountain Buchu · Anise Buchu · Boechoe · Bugo (Agathosma betulina) · Rondblaarboegoe · Round Leaf Buchu · Round Leaved Buchu · Round-Leaf Buchu · Round-Leaved Buchu · Rounds · Short Buchu · boegoe · bucco · buchu · buckobuske
At a glance
Origin / distribution: ZA
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: 8-ACETYLTHIO-P-MENTHAN-3-ONE, ASCORBIC-ACID, BAROSMA-CAMPHOR, CALCIUM
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: Agathosma betulina
Common names: Buchu, Honey Buchu, Mountain Buchu, Anise Buchu, Boechoe, Bugo (Agathosma betulina), Rondblaarboegoe, Round Leaf Buchu, Round Leaved Buchu, Round-Leaf Buchu, Round-Leaved Buchu, Rounds, Short Buchu, boegoe, bucco, buchu, buckobuske
POWO: 770863-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in ZA.
Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- ZA
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Geographic Influence on Secondary Metabolite Profiles in Leaves of the Endemic <i>Agathosma betulina</i> (P.J. Bergius) Pillans. in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. · 2026 source ↗
- Dual PTP1B/DPP4 Inhibitory Potential of <i>Agathosma betulina</i>, <i>Cymbopogon citratus</i>, and <i>Artemisia afra</i>: Structure-Based Modeling of Phytochemical Leads and Essential Oil Bioassays. · 2026 source ↗
- Density functional theory and molecular dynamics simulation-based bioprospection of <i>Agathosma betulina</i> essential oil metabolites against protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B for interventive antidiabetic therapy. · 2025 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- 8-ACETYLTHIO-P-MENTHAN-3-ONE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- BAROSMA-CAMPHOR
- CALCIUM
- CHROMIUM
- DIOSMIN
- DIOSPHENOL
- EO
- 2-EPI-P-MENTHANE-8-THIOL-1-ONE
- IRON
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- P-MENTHANE-8-THIOL-1-ONE
- L-MENTHONE
- 8-MERCAPTO-P-MENTHA-3-ONE
- MUCILAGE
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- MYRCENE
- PHOSPHORUS
- ALPHA-PINENE
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- (+)-PULEGONE
- RESIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- 4-TERPINEOL
- TIN
- ASH
- QUERCETIN
- RUTIN
- ALPHA-TERPINENE
- ZINC
- ALUMINUM
- P-CYMOL
- DIPENTENE
- HESPERIDIN
- (+)-MENTHONE
- NIACIN
- DL-PIPERITONE-EPOXIDE
- QUERCETRIN-3,7-DIGLUCOSIDE
- SODIUM
- THIAMIN
- AROMADENDRENE
- BUCHU-CAMPHOR
- CALAMENENE
- CIS-CARVEOL
- TRANS-CARVEOL
- CIS-CARVEYL-ACETATE
- TRANS-CARVEYL-ACETATE
- DIHYDROCARVONE
- 1,8-CINEOL
- 1-4-CINEOL
- CITRONELLOL
- CITRONELLYL-ACETATE
- 3-METHYL-CYCLOHEXANONE
- P-CYMEN-8-OL
- P-CYMENE
- CYMOPYROCATECHOL
- BETA-DAMASCENONE
- DEC-CIS-4-ENOL
- DEC-TRANS-4-ENOL
- DIOSPHENOL-METHYL-ETHER
- 4-HYDROXY-DIOSPHENOL
- PSEUDODIOSPHENOL
- DIOSPHENOLENE
- DODECA-CIS-CIS-3,6-DIENOL
- DODECA-CIS-CIS-3,6-DIENYL-ACETATE
- BETA-ELEMENE
- ESTRAGOLE
- EUGENOL
- FURFURAL
- 5-METHYL-FURFURAL
- GUAIACOL
- VINYL-GUAIACOL
- BETA-IONONE
- D-LIMONENE
- CIS-LINALOOL-OXIDE
- TRANS-LINALOOL-OXIDE
- (+)-LINALOOL
- P-MENTH-1-EN-9-AL
- P-MENTH-1-EN-9-OL
- P-MENTH-1-EN-9-YL-ACETATE
- P-MENTH-4(8)-EN-7-OL
- P-MENTH-8-EN-7-OL
- P-MENTHA-1,3,6-TRIENE
- P-MENTHA-1,8-DIEN-10-AL
- P-MENTHA-1,8-DIEN-10-OL
- P-MENTHANE-8-THIOL-3-ONE
- MENTHOFURAN
- ISONEOMENTHOL
- ISONEOMENTHOL-ACETATE
- NEOMENTHOL
- (+)-4-HYDROXYMENTHONE
- 8-ACETOXYMENTHONE
- (+)-8-HYDROXYMENTHONE
- 4-ACETOXY-ISOMENTHONE
- TRANS-2-HYDROXYMENTHONE
- ALPHA-MUUROLENE
- GAMMA-MUUROLENE
- MYRTANOL
- MYRTANOL-ACETATE
- MYRTENOL
- MYRTENYL-ACETATE
- NEROL
- NEROL-ACETATE
- NEROL-ACETONE
- CIS-BETA-OCIMENE
- TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE
- ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
- BETA-PHELLANDRENE
- ALPHA-PHELLANDROL
- BETA-PHELLANDROL
- PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL
- BETA-PINENE
- PINOL
- PIPERITENONE
- 8-ACETYL-THIOPIPERITONE
- PULEGONE-EPOXIDE-A
- CIS-2-ACETOXY-PULEGONE
- (+)-ISOPULEGONE
- 4-ACETOXY-ISOPULEGONE
- 4-HYDROXY-ISOPULEGONE
- TRANS-2-ACETOXY-PULEGONE
- QUERCETIN-3,7-DI-O-BETA-D-GLUGOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3,7-DIGLUCOSIDE
- SABINENE
- SPATHULENOL
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- BETA-TERPINEOL
- DELTA-TERPINEOL
- TERPINOLENE
- (+)-LIMONENE
- COBALT
- P-MENTHAN-3-ON-8-THIOL
- TERPINEN-4-OL
- ISOPULEGOLE
- ISOPULEGOLE-ACETATE
- NEOISOPULEGOLE
- BORNEOL
- CAMPHENE
- CARVONE
- ISOMENTHONE
- ISOPULEGONE
- LIMONENE
- MENTHOL
- MENTHOL-ACETATE
- MENTHONE
- PIPERITONE
- PULEGONE
- (-)-ISOMENTHONE
- (-)-ISOPULEGONE
- (-)-PULEGONE
- DIOSMETIN
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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