Buchu oil enjoys a gras status (generally accepted as safe by the FDA and European Union) and is a key ingredient in all of Buchulife...
Buchu & the Titanic
The evidence of Buchu’s fame can be found in the cargo manifest of the Titanic, which was carrying eight bales of the Buchu herb when she went down.
The 'noble's tea'
Buchu was introduced into Europe in the latter part of the 1700’s, where it became known as ‘Noble’s Tea’ as...
Worth its weight in gold
Buchu was highly prized and a scarce commodity. So much so that a thimbleful could be exchanged for an entire sheep.
Natural anti-inflammatory
What may look like an ordinary shrub is in fact the world’s first documented natural anti-inflammatory.
100% Organic Buchu
BuchuLife’s oil is extracted in a patented process that is 100% natural and organic.
A rare herb
The Fynbos strip where this medicinal herb grows runs from Paarl (33° 43’ 53.45” S; 18° 57’ 44.38” E) to Citrusdal (32° 10’ 44.14” S; 18° 53...
Buchu in the USA
In 1821 the drug house Burchell’s introduced Buchu to the medical profession, and by the 1860’s, the leaf had been imported into the United States as a panacea for most ailments.
Buchu & the Civil War
Buchu was first introduced into the USA in the 1840’s and thereafter used during the American Civil War for pain and inflammation.
