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BUCKU [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Medicinal Plants
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A plant of the genera Barosma and Diosma.

OBS

The dried leaves of certain plants of the genera Barosma and Diosma are used as a diuretic and diaphoretic ...

OBS

Buchu leaves shouldn't be boiled.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des plantes médicinales
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Petit arbuste de la famille des Rutacées, cultivé en Afrique australe dont les feuilles (buchu) renferment des essences à propriétés stimulantes, diurétiques et balsamiques.

OBS

Il ne faut pas faire bouillir les feuilles du buchu.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Cultivo de plantas medicinales
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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