BUCHU Chemische Eigenschaften,Einsatz,Produktion Methoden
Chemische Eigenschaften
Buchu is a small shrub with opposite leaves, white, five-petaled flowers and penta-follicled fruits. The plant is native
to South Africa (Cape of Good Hope). The buchus grow up to 1.5 m tall as a bushy, drought-resistant plant. The leaves are described
as yellowish-green to brown, glossy and leathery, revealing oil-glandular dots on the underside. Harvesting of the leaves occurs in
summer. Buchu leaves contain from 1.5 to 3.5% volatile oil. Buchus has a strong, sweet odor and a fresh, bitter flavor. Buchu leaves
and extracts are recognized in herbal medicine as diuretics and weak antiseptics. Buchu is a popular ingredient in over-the-counter
herbal diuretic preparations.
Occurrence
Buchu is found in South Africa.
Verwenden
Buchu is used as a diuretic and an antiseptic, and for the treatment of the common cold, stomachaches, rheumatism (Simpson, 1998), gout, leukorrhea, yeast infections, and urinary tract infections, including cystitis. Buchu is also used in combination with uva-ursi for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Essential oil composition
Over 100 components exist in the oil, including diiosphenol (the main component in distilled oil, also
called buchu camphor, barosma camphor or 1-pulegone), limonene, methone, pulegone terpinen-4-ol and p-menthan-3-on-8-thiol
(responsible for the aroma of the plant).
BUCHU Upstream-Materialien And Downstream Produkte
Upstream-Materialien
Downstream Produkte
