The Health-Giving Terpenes and Cannabinoids in Lemonbush Tea
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Cannabis may be the rock star of the medicinal plant world, but it's certainly not the only plant to contain healing terpenes and cannabinoids. The Lemonbush, Lippia javanica, a common shrub in East and Southern Africa, has several terpenes and cannabinoids of medicinal benefit. Also known as Fever tea (or Zumbani, in the local Shona language), the Lemonbush is part of the Verbena family. Its fragrant leaves make a tasty herbal tea, and have long been consumed for their multiple health benefits. In this episode (his second on this plant), Gus, the African Plant Hunter, delves deeper into some of its medicinal compounds: Myrcene (subject of the fabled "Mango Myth"), Linalool (the sedative compound in lavender) and Caryophyllene (a potent anti-inflammatory). Sadly Lemonbush has not yet been put through the regulatory hoops for sale in the West, so if you want to try it, you'll have to travel to Africa to do so!
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For more on the properties of Lippia javanica, see the following:
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Great to see a researched point of veiw! Currently taking Zumbani to heal my sensitive, acne prone skin. Great pick me up during my exams currently:) . So much love from sunny Pretoria!
Thanks Veronica! Sending love back from equally sunny Harare. Keep taking that Zumbani - it's magic stuff!
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Woke up with a fever and after having a cup of Zumbani I feel so much better. I didn't know it was so healthy. Thank you
I'm happy you know that now!
Thank you for giving us the details about mosukujane.
Glad you found it useful. My very first encounter with mosukujane was a tea made in Botswana by Thusano Lefatsheng. It was a long time ago, but I'll never forget how delicious it was!
Igrow it here in the US it's amazing.
Amazing, thanks for sharing that!
Yoo thanks for this imma have Zumbani AND a mango before my morning smoke lol you’re a legend
Please report back on how that went!!
@@AfricanPlantHunter yeah i'll do that and great video on Chizarira national park. didnt know it existed. don't know how to get there, but its definitely my next destination!
Thank you for the info. Does Zumbani contain any potassium, magnesium or iron?
Yes to magnesium and iron (both in reasonable concentrations). No to potassium. Check here for more detail: www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2017/6746071/tab2/
@@AfricanPlantHunter thank you very much fir your response