Note · Aromatic herbs
Buchu
Agathosma betulina
Buchu is a shrub with small, thick leaves that grows wild only in the mountains of the Cape. Its leaves, long used by the Khoisan peoples, yield a rare essential oil by distillation. Its scent is surprising: fruity like blackcurrant, minty and camphorous, with a slightly sulphurous facet that gives it plenty of character.
What it brings
A fruity, minty freshness, close to blackcurrant bud.
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Material profile
- Family
- Aromatic herbs
- Nature
- Natural material
- Botanical name
- Agathosma betulina
- Origin
- A small shrub from the mountains of the Cape region, in South Africa.
- How it is obtained
- Steam distillation
- On Volute
- 2 fragrances