02 May 2012

South Africa’s Healing Herb Now Marketed Mainstream

Submitted by: Jonas

A portfolio of scientifically formulated BuchuLife branded health care products is now available at select national retailers and independent outlets.

Comprising four definitive Buchu products, each purpose-designed to treat specific ailments, the BuchuLife medicinal product range is backed by clinical trials conducted at eminent organisations including Synexa Life Sciences, a Cape Town-based biotechnology company, and the Sports Science Institute of South Africa.

Find your nearest stockist of BuchuLife health care products right now by visiting the BuchuLife website at www.buchulife.com and click on the relevant link!

BuchuLife health care product range

•    Sparkling Herbal Water in four delicious flavours - natural, cranberry, lime and blackcurrant – a refreshing, sugar-free daily health and wellness boost jam-packed with vitamins and antioxidants
•    UTI Relief Capsules – for rapid relief from painful chronic urinary tract infections including cystitis, prostatitis, urethritis and abdominal pain
•    Joint Health Capsules – a natural anti-inflammatory that combats pain and inflammation and promotes strong, healthy joints and optimises heart health
•    First Aid Gel – a fast acting natural antiseptic and anti-inflammatory applied to soothe muscular pain and treat wounds, burns, bruising and skin ailments

Quick facts about the Buchu Herb

The medicinal Buchu herb is endemic to the Western Cape and is commercially cultivated for its volatile oil. Characterised by swollen oil glands on the oval, serrated leaves, Buchu has been used for centuries as an anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and natural pain reliever.

Buchu has been traded across oceans and continents for over 200 years and features prominently in international medical journals and pharmacopoeia. The Food and Drug Administration, World Health Organisation and European Union have all given Buchu oil a firm thumbs up as safe and non toxic!

•    Scientific name - Agathosma
•    Part used - volatile oil harvested from the leaves
•    Cultivation range - the fynbos area between Paarl and  Clanwilliam
•    Ethno botanical applications - as a clarifier of infections of the stomach, bowels and bladder, a general wellness tonic and as an antiseptic poultice applied to wounds
•    Contemporary applications - as an anti-inflammatory, anti-septic and treatment of hypertension

About BuchuLife the Brand

Developed by Cape Kingdom Nutraceuticals in partnership with Professor Tim Noakes of the Sports Science Institute and Professor Patrick Bouic, Head of Immunology at the University of Stellenbosch, the BuchuLife product range contains scientifically formulated Buchu oil rich in antioxidants and vitamins.

The oil is extracted in a natural and organic process, creating a range of safe and highly effective organic health and wellness products that are now available nationwide.

Optimise your health right now with ‘Proudly South African’ organic BuchuLife products and join the legendary Jacques Kallis, Jordy Smith, Roxy Louw and DJ Fresh as BuchuLife ambassadors!

About the Author: The BuchuLife brand features four highly effective organic health care products, all backed by clinical trials. Visit www.buchulife.com to find out more about the Buchu product range, where to buy your favourite BuchuLife product (www.buchulife.com) or to contact the Buchu health care specialists online.

Published in Health and Medicine