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  • Sceletium, potent mood booster Written By Chris Kilham Published January 26, 2012 FoxNews.com

    Among the many thousands of plants used medicinally around the world, about a hundred or so are mind and mood-modifying. Now, a plant from South Africa has made its way to North America, and it too promises significant mind enhancing effects. Sceletium tortuosum, known by the native San people of South Africa as “Kanna,” enjoys a long history of native use – as early as 1662. ...

  • Book Review: Green Gold

     GREEN GOLD - Success Stories Using Southern African Plant Species A new book by AAMPS Publishing outlines 10 key commercial species of African plants that have been successfully traded internationally. One new African species used in popular childrens cough remedy Umcka Cold Care (by Natures Way) is documented in this book, as are several other species such as Aloe ferox and ...

  • Afrigetics Launches Kalahari Salt with Sunfood.com

    In 2011, Afrigetics introduced Sunfood Nutrition (sunfood.com) to our new product, Kalahari Salt. Sunfood saw potential for our award winning product and promptly added it to their range of gourmet salts. Here's what they have to say about it: Introducing Kalahari Desert Salt Salt is an essential part of life. In fact, life is not possible without salt. Our bodies mostly consist of a mixture of water and salt. In fact, our ...

  • Kalahari tribe throws weight at Unilever over hoodia rejection

    By Shane Starling, 19-Dec-2011 South Africa’s San people say food giant Unilever was working off inaccurate research data when it decided to bin a €20m investment in hoodia gordonii, the Kalahari cactus the San have used for centuries to curb hunger pangs.   CSIR has pooled research about hoodia while the San people have attacked a damning study that prompted Unilever to ...

  • FLORA Labs Bulbine natalensis Verification for Afrigetics Botanicals.

    Flora Labs LLC from Oregon has recently completed the world's first Bulbine natalensis verification. Bulbine natalensis is an indigenous African plant that is traditionally used in South Africa. The tuber is brewed as a tea and taused to improve potency in men (as an aphrodisiac), however it is also used for the treatment of immune deficiency, ...

  • Sial Show in Paris

      Afrigetics cc and Bushmans Wild Food TM recently attended the 2010 Sial Global food marketplace Show in Paris from the 17th to the 22nd of October. Steve Hurt, owner of Afrigetics cc was part of an SMME business delegation selected by SEDA (Small Enterprise Development Association) to attend the show with the aim of introducing South African businesses to the European food marketplace. Our delegation ...

  • Natural and Organics show, Johannesburg

    Afrigetics recently launched their new WILD FOODS range called Bushmans Wild Food TM at the Natural and Organic Products trade show in Johannesburg. Delivering these products into the South African market isHARREWYN ORGANICS, a company who has built it’s name on being a pioneer of bringing the finest organic produce from around the world in to South Africa. The ...