Steinmetz:Barosma

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Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Barosma betulina

Also known as (or relevant to) Barosma betulina Barosma crenulata (and other species) Diosma ericoides Diosma betulina Empleurum unicapsulare (serrulatum) Family Rutaceae English Names Buchu Natural Habitat Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) Part(s) Used Folia Bucco = Folia Buchu = Folia Diosmae

Constituent(s) rutin resin diosmin barosmin volatile oil gum diosphenol albumen mucilage hesperidin; the constituent diosphenol is known as Buchu camphor. Action diuretic sudorific stimulant tonic stomachic antiseptic emollient; used in the treatment of catarrhal inflammations and disease of the bladder. The official source is Barosma betulina only.