Explores Africa’s Floral Kingdoms

Cape Town is home to one of the world’s most diverse areas of plant life. Named the Cape Floral Kingdom, the area consists of more than 9500 plant species, of which 70% are found nowhere else in the world.

South Africa is famous for their rooibos tea, the only country where the tea leaves are grown. Kruger National Park is prolific in flora and some of the most well known are the leadwood, yellowwood, stinkwood, jackalberry, sycamore fig and euphorbia.

Explore the medical purposes

Medicinal plants range from the hoodia used for weight loss, pigweed to control hypertension and Chinese violet, also known as Nigerian folk medicine used for the relief of asthma attacks. At Greenlife we have a keen interest in how plants can be incorporated into modern medicine. Please reach out directly to Safari Russ to find out more.

Buchu – a miracle plant

Buchu has been used by the ancient San and Khoisan people for years. Today the plant is used for reduction of chronic pain; reduction of inflammation, both acute and chronic; assisting with management of arthritis, rheumatism and other joint problems; use in cases of cystitis, prostatitis, pyelonephritis, etc; use by gout sufferers; control of hypertension; and prevention of swelling and bruising following trauma of soft tissue.

Advice from Safari Russ:

“Exploring the medical benefits of our indigenous plants is absolutely fascinating.  There is much to be learned from local healers and practitioners who tell the stories of the plants”