Stedman's Medical Dictionary
buchu
Pronunciation: bū′kūThe dried leaves of Barosma betulina, B. crenulata, or B. serratifolia (family Rutaceae), a shrub growing in South Africa; used as a carminative, diuretic, and urinary antiseptic.
Synonym(s): Hottentot tea
[Afr. autochthonous lang.]
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