HERBS & BENEFITS

Rooibos Tea (English); Rooibos Tee (Afrikaans)

It is prevalent in the Western Cape and mostly the leaves and twigs are used.  It is a popular herbal beverage as it has a sweet taste and does not contain caffeine.  It is traditionally known as a powerful antioxidant and has application in many ailments including allergies, heart disease and aging.

SELA tea range

White’s ginger (English); Umondi (Zulu)

Umondi is a perennial woody creeper that has distinct purplish-red (rarely yellow) flowers. The roots are aromatic and taste like ginger or liquorice and have an aroma reminding one of vanilla. In South Africa, the plant is restricted to the coast and the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. Traditionally used to support male sexual health and increase sex drive. A medicinal plant from Africa.

SELA Strong Man tea, Mixtures and Tablets

 Devil’s Claw (English); Sengaparile (Setswana)

Devils Claw is a genus of plants in the sesame family, native to southern Africa and grows mostly in the sandy north-western parts of South Africa.  Generally known to stimulate appetite and for indigestion.  It has traditionally used as an anti-inflammatory to support joint health, relieve joint discomfort, a mild pain reliever, make moving easier, backache, gout pain, arthritis.

SELA Joint & Gout Tea & Mixture  

Everlastings (English); Imphepho (Xhosa & Zulu)

Imphepho is a strongly aromatic herb, that flowers throughout the year.  Most noticeable with its clumped up small bright yellow flowers. The herbs growth across south Africa from the Soutpansberg in Limpopo, to the highlands of Mpumalanga, the Midlands and Uplands of KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Drakensberg, across the Cape Folds mountains of Cedarberg, Gifberg in Vanrhynsdorp as far as the Cape Peninsula. The herb is commonly used as incense, also in traditional medicines for cough and colds, fever, headache, tension, muscle cramps and muscle and joint pain. 

SELA Joint and Gout Tea & Mixture

Long-leaf (Buchu); iBuchu (Xhosa)

Buchu is a flowering plant in the Citrus family, native to the lower elevation mountains of western South Africa, where it occurs near streams in fynbos habitats. Traditionally used to assist bladder and kidney health as well as with stomach pain and digestive problems, it is a diuretic and mild urinary antiseptic. Other traditional uses include the treatment of inflammation for the prostate gland, gout and topically for skin problems and minor wounds.

• SELA Bladder & Kidney tea
• SELA Bladder Daily Support Capsules
• SELA Gout Support Capsules

Hoodia, Kalahari cactus (English); Xhoba (San); Ghaap, Bitterghaap (Afrikaans)

Hoodia Gordonii is also known as Bushman’s hat or the Kalahari cactus.  It is a leafless, spiny succulent plant with therapeutic properties. It has been traditionally used to decrease hunger and thirst, and therefore, it may be helpful when used as an appetite control for weight loss.  The plant was traditionally used by the San and grows in the Kalahari desert. It grows naturally in Botswana, South Africa and Namibia.

SELA Slimming tea

Cancer Bush (English); Unwele (Xhosa & Zulu); Kankerbos (Afrikaans)

Sutherlandia is regarded as a multi-purpose medicinal herb in Southern Africa. The herb was originally harvested by the Khoi and Nama people as an old Cape remedy for cleansing wounds and when digested, to bring down fever and as a bitter general tonic. Traditionally is also used for a long list of ailments such as improving appetite, digestion and stomach problems, immune support, longevity, stress, depression, anxiety, to treat asthma, colds and flu, treatment of mental and emotional stress, and general health.

• SELA Immune Health Tea & Mixtures 

• SELA Immune Booster Capsules

• SELA Inyongo Tea

• SELA Digestive Health Capsules 

Wild wormwood, African wormwood (English); Umhlonyane (Xhosa); Mhlonyane (Zulu); Lengana (Tswana & South Sotho); Wildeals, Als, Alsem (Afrikaans)

Umhlonyane is one of the oldest and best know medicinal plants used across many cultures in South Africa.  It has fern-like leaves, has a strong, sticky aromatic scent when it is touched, which flowers in the late summer and autumn. It ia a common plant in South Africa. It is used fo a wide range of illnesses such as viral infections, sore throat, cough, colds, flu, fever, loss of appetite, digestive problems, headaches and earaches.

SELA Umhlonyane Tea

Wild Olive (English), Motholoari (Sotho); Motlhware (Tswana); Umquma (Xhosa, Zulu & Swati); Umnqumo, Mutlwari (Venda)

Wild olive is an evergreen tree, with small spherical fruits that ripen purple-black often found near warter, by rocky hillsides, on stream beds and in woodlands and has a wide distribution in South Africa.  Its traditional medicinal uses are for colic, sore throats and diarrhoea but, like its European counterpart, it can be used to lower blood pressure and improve kidney function. It is antioxidant and antiinflammatory. 

• SELA High Blood Tea, Mixtures & Capsules

Bitter Melon, Bitter gourd (English); Inshubaba (Swati); Ntwe (Tswana)

Bitter melon originates from Africa andgrows widely in tropical and suptropical areas where it is consumed as a vegetable. Its traditional medicinal uses are for helping to improve digestion and to help support and control normal blood sugar levels.

SELA Blood Sugar Tea, Mixtures and Capsules

Kanna (Khoi), sceletium(English), Kougoed (Afrikaans)

 A traditional sedative of the Khoi and San peoples, Kanna is an ancient medicinal succulent plant that grows from Namaqualand to Montague to Aberdeen in South Africa. Traditionally, the Khoi-San people used the plant to elevate their mood and reduce anxiety and stress. It is used for its antidepressant, anxiety-reducing, and calming effects. 

• SELA Stress Support Capsules

Christmas Bush (English)

Christmas bush is a small tree or shrub from tropical parts of Africa used in Traditional African Medicine.  It is antimicrobial and antibacterial and is well known to treat infections, wounds, sores and cuts.  The plant is also documented in the the treating of gastrointestinal issues such as stomach cramps and urinary disorders, particularly when caused by infections.

SELA Bladder Booster Capsules