Baobab

The Baobab tree is adapted to low rainfall areas and found in 32 African countries including South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Malawi. The Baobab fruit pod is harvested for its nutritious pulp and oil-rich seed. Baobab has become an important economic sector, with at least ten countries producing and exporting Baobab ingredients and products.

Buchu

Buchu is endemic to dry mountain regions in the Western Cape of South Africa. Buchu was originally used for cultural and medicinal purposes by the indigenous Khoi and San people. Today, Buchu is cultivated in a few regions in the Western Cape with the oil from its leaves highly value by the food, fragrance, cosmetic and health industries.

Sceletium

Sceletium is indigenous to South Africa and grows naturally in the dry parts of the Western, Eastern and Northern Cape provinces. It has a long history of traditional use to relieve hunger, and for medicine and social or spiritual events. Today, Sceletium is recognized internationally for its mood-lifting, anxiety-reducing and cognitive function enhancing capabilities, and has attracted attention for its potential treatment of anxiety and mild depression.