Goodness from Mother Earth

In South Africa, plants have been used extensively for medicinal purposes for many centuries. Several of these such as buchu, aloe, devil’s claw, the African potato and wild ginger are still used in traditional medicine and as home remedies or Boererate as they are known in Afrikaans. Many modern medicines were developed from plants used for traditional medicine; in fact, plants and their derivatives contribute to more than 50% of all medicines used worldwide.

Commercial and medicinal plants

South Africa, with its remarkable variety of plants, is considered a world “hotspot”