Hello Moonmaster,
Thank you for your question.
My search returned the following results for information about
Sutherlandia and sources for its purchase.
From the University of Connecticut:
Sutherlandia Frutescens
Common Name: Kankerbos, Cancer Bush
Family: Fabaceae Juss.
Country of Origin: South Africa
Habitat: perennial shrub
Description: Shrub to 1.5m, Grey leaves, scarlet pea-flowers in
summer, large inflated seed pods
Culture: Sow seed autumn or spring, easy to grow.
http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/acc_num/200100526.html
Lessertia frutescens
Common names: sutherlandia, cancer bush, balloon pea (Eng.);
umnwele(Xhosa & Zulu); kankerbos, blaasbossie, blaas-ertjie, eendjies,
gansiekeurtjie, klappers, hoenderbelletjie (Afr.)
“Lessertia frutescens, is a much-respected and long-used medicinal
plant that is also an attractive garden plant, and has been cultivated
in gardens for many years, for its fine form, striking colour and
luminous flowers.”
Description:
“Sutherlandia is an attractive small, soft wooded shrublet, 0.5 to 1 m
in height. The leaves are pinnately compound. The leaflets are 4-10 mm
long, grey-green in colour, giving the bush a silvery appearance. They
have a very bitter taste.
(..)
Uses and cultural aspects:
“This plant is one of the most talked about in the ethnobotanical
world because it has a strong reputation as a cure for cancer and now
increasingly as an immune booster in the treatment of HIV/AIDS.”
Authors: Phakamani M' Afrika Xaba & Alice Notten
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantklm/lessertfrut.htm
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Sutherlandia.org provides detailed information about Sutherlandia
http://www.sutherlandia.org/
Toxicity study of Sutherlandia leaf powder (sutherlandia microphylla)
consumption
To date no adverse effects have been reported for this plant.
“There are anecdotal indications that this tonic may be of value to
people living with AIDS in terms of enhanced well-being, increased
appetite and body mass as well as increased tolerance for exercise.”
“Over 50 variable involving blood chemistry, haematology, physiology
and animal behaviour were monitored and evaluated by MRC Animal Centre
scientists, statisticians and a medical doctor. No single indication
of toxicity was found after feeding the vervet monkeys with dried
Sutherlandia leaf powder for three months, even at the 9x dose. This
is the first time that an indigenous South African medicinal plant has
been evaluated for safety using vervet monkeys in a controlled
environment.”
You may download the complete toxicity study of Sutherlandia leaf
powder (sutherlandia microphylla) consumption here:
http://www.sahealthinfo.org/traditionalmeds/sutherlandia.pdf
Sutherlandia and HIV/AIDS
“These preliminary reports are not a substitute for results from a
controlled clinical trial, but support the hypothesis that
Sutherlandia is a profound immune stimulant and anti-viral plant.”
“Improvements in appetite, weight-gain, sleep, excercise tolerance,
anxiety and overall sense of well-being can be expected. Researchers
anticipate that there will be a delayed progression of HIV into Aids,
and actual remission of the disease is hoped for. This will require
compliance of appropriate does of the correct selection of
Sutherlandia take on an ongoing basis, in addition to meticulous
attention to diet. Alcohol, recreational drugs and other drugs that
damage the immune system should be avoided.”
http://www.sutherlandia.org/aids.html
Questions and Answers Page
http://www.sutherlandia.org/faq.html
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Sutherlandia in the News
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New Scientist Magazine
“Clinical trial for herbal AIDS treatment”
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99991632
BBC News
Medicinal plant 'fights' Aids by Carolyn Dempster
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1683259.stm
Independent News
Race to stop drug firms patenting African plant that helps Aids
victims By Alex Duval Smith
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/africa/story.jsp?story=107518
The Cape Argus
Time to Look to our heritage for AIDS Cure by Carol Campbell
http://www.sutherlandia.org/argusart.html
The Sunday Times
Nature’s Relaxant
http://www.sundaytimes.co.za/health/news/doc7.asp
The Daily Dispatch
Herbal Treatment for Aids
http://www.dispatch.co.za/2001/03/15/southafrica/BAIDS.HTM
The Sunday Times
Teatime of the Soul
http://www.suntimes.co.za/2001/04/01/lifestyle/life06.htm
Krista Morien, Herb Research Foundation
“Sutherlandia has been used by traditional healers for treating
internal cancers, although research has not yet confirmed its
effectiveness. South African star flower (Hypoxis) has a long history
of use for prostate problems and other health concerns. Researchers
from Europe and South Africa are currently studying its effects on the
immune system.”
http://www.herbs.org/africa/newsletter/11August2000/newsletter3.html
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Sources of Sutherlandia - Where to buy it
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Sutherlandia extract can be ordered from L & S Natural, Inc.
Los Angeles:
http://home.earthlink.net/~lsnatural/ordering.html
Astral Africana (Sutherlandia extract) 2 fl. oz. $29.95
Order Line 1-800-653-6047
Question Line 213-665-0177
Fax Line 213-665-7628
EMAIL lsnatural@earthlink.net
Or write:
L & S Natural, Inc.
P.O. Box 29397
Los Angeles, CA 90029
http://home.earthlink.net/~lsnatural/africana.htm
OR
African Drugs .Com
http://www.africandrugs.com/
Sutherlandia frutescens:
Two brands, Big Tree African Ginseng and Phyto Nova Sutherlandia, are
available. The Big Tree African Ginseng™ is supplied as a 400mg
vege-capsule and the Phyto Nova product is supplied as a 300mg tablet.
Both brands boast the elite PN1 chemotype Sutherlandia frutescens
subsp. microphylla.
This product range is shipped from South Africa.
We accept payment for orders by MasterCard, Visa, American Express,
Diners Club, Telegraphic / Wire Transfer (SWIFT) and cash and we offer
prompt service and delivery.
http://www.africandrugs.com/af-p-sutherlandia.asp
OR
The California Gardening Forum mentions that Sutherlandia frutescens
is grown at Annie’s Annuals
“What I especially like about Annie's is that she will try and grow
things for me that I have brought back from my travels, especially if
they are South African. The latest plants that I was overjoyed to see
include a Red Flowering Legume(and touted as a local cancer drug),
from the Western Cape, Sutherlandia frutescens, a low herbaceous shrub
with almost perpetual bloom and silvery foliage for a hot sunny spot.”
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/calif/msg0622462322717.html
Annie's Annuals describes how to grow the plant:
Sutherlandia frutescens - “Balloon Pea” - “Cancer Bush”
“Easy to grow, this South African native shrub should be more widely
grown here along the coast, as it likes a wet Winter, tolerates wind &
moderate frosts & is not fussy about soil (well drained is best). It’s
fast growing, too & will bloom within its first year, displaying
fantastic, scarlet-red, pea flowers followed by fascinating, inflated,
green seedpods. (..) Cut it back after flowering to maintain its
attractive form. Very widely used by the indigenous people of South
Africa for a wide variety of ailments, it’s also currently used for
auto-immune related illnesses.”
http://www.anniesannuals.com/signs/s/sutherlandia_frutescens_bp.htm
Where can I buy Annie's Annuals?
http://www.anniesannuals.com/buy/buy.htm
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