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Agathosma crenulata
L'espèce de buchu à feuilles ovales utilisée aux côtés du buchu à feuilles rondes pour les affections des voies urinaires.
Agathosma crenulata (oval-leaf buchu) is a traditional South African herb used primarily for urinary tract infections and as a diuretic. Its key active compounds include the monoterpenoid diosphenol, the potentially hepatotoxic pulegone, along with flavonoids and tannins that contribute to its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. Modern evidence is limited (Level C), supporting its use for urinary antimicrobial and diuretic effects.
The antimicrobial activity is attributed to diosphenol and pulegone, which disrupt bacterial cell membranes and inhibit urease activity, reducing urinary pathogen adhesion. Flavonoids (e.g., quercetin) and tannins provide anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting cyclooxygenase (COX) and lipoxygenase (LOX) pathways, decreasing prostaglandin synthesis. The diuretic action is likely due to flavonoids increasing renal blood flow and glomerular filtration rate, while tannins may contribute mild astringent effects on urinary mucosa.
L'espèce de buchu à feuilles ovales utilisée aux côtés du buchu à feuilles rondes pour les affections des voies urinaires.
Agathosma crenulata (oval-leaf buchu) is a traditional South African herb used primarily for urinary tract infections and as a diuretic. Its key active compounds include the monoterpenoid diosphenol, the potentially hepatotoxic pulegone, along with flavonoids and tannins that contribute to its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. Modern evidence is limited (Level C), supporting its use for urinary antimicrobial and diuretic effects.
The antimicrobial activity is attributed to diosphenol and pulegone, which disrupt bacterial cell membranes and inhibit urease activity, reducing urinary pathogen adhesion. Flavonoids (e.g., quercetin) and tannins provide anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting cyclooxygenase (COX) and lipoxygenase (LOX) pathways, decreasing prostaglandin synthesis. The diuretic action is likely due to flavonoids increasing renal blood flow and glomerular filtration rate, while tannins may contribute mild astringent effects on urinary mucosa.