Left: Short Buchu; Right: Long Buchu
Squibb’s Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919

Uses:

1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine:

-Cystitis, Urinary Tract Infections, Urethritis
-Edema, Dysuria
-increased Uric acid
-Prostatitis with incontinence
-Stones
-Gout, Rheumatism

2. Moves the Qi:

-Indigestion, Colic

3. Clears Heat, Promotes Sweat:

-occasionally used as a diaphoretic

Main Combinations:

1. Edema, Urinary retention:
i. Buchu, Juniper berry
ii. Buchu, Sweet Spirits of Niter, Holland Gin
iii. Buchu, Juniper, Marshmallow
iv. Buchu, Juniper, Parsley Piert, Bearberry
v. Buchu, Parsley Piert, Wild Carrot seed, Pellitory, Juniper (Herb Manual, 1936)
v. Buchu, Cubebs, Dandelion root, Marshmallow, Poplar bark
vi. Buchu, Hydrangea, Broom tops, Couch grass, Bearberry, Saw Palmetto berries (Dr. Christopher)
vii. Buchu with Coffee, Vanilla, Couch grass root
2. Cystitis:
i. Buchu, Bearberry, Yarrow
ii. Buchu, Tansy, Wild Carrot, Bearberry, Juniper, Licorice
iii. Buchu, Parsley Piert, Broom, Bearberry, Juniper berry, Gum Arabic
3. Chronic Bladder irritability with constant desire to urinate, Buchu, Bearberry, Parsley root, Gravel root, Ginger (Dr. Christopher)
4. Bladder atony with mucus discharge, Buchu, Bearberry (equal parts as an infusion, Universal Formula, 1850)
5. Strangury, Buchu, Cleavers, Tansy, Poplar bark
6. Bright’s Disease, Buchu, Blue Cohosh, Couch grass (Dr. Christopher)
7. Prostatitis:
i. Buchu, Saw Palmetto
ii. with incontinence, Buchu with Peach leaves
8. Stones: Buchu, Tribulus, Gravel root
9. Promote appetite and Digestion, Buchu with Hops, Wintergreen (‘Hop Bitters’)
10. Stomach weakness with Colic:
i. Buchu, Calamus, Fennel
ii. Buchu, Calamus, Fennel, Dandelion root, Marshmallow root
11. As a detoxifying drink, Buchu, Sarsaparilla, Dandelion, Yellow Dock root
12. Inflammation of the Uterus, Buchu, Comfrey, Pellitory of the Wall, Stinking Arach, White Poplar bark (equal parts)
13. To promote Sweat, Buchu with Elder flower

Major Formulas:

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