What is Sutherlandia?
Sutherlandia frutescens is a South African plant that is considered to be an effective medicine for a number of different health issues. As the basis for an adaptive tonic that is considered to be ideal for use in many different types of physical and emotional ailments, there are some experts who believe the medicinal plant deserves more detailed study than it has received thus far. Sutherlandia is better known in South Africa under the traditional Tswana name of Phetola. The designation of phetola actually calls to attention to the nature of how sutherlandia is understood to work. Literally, phetola means to change, and sutherlandia is thought to initiate and power a gradual change that helps the body overcome any factor that prevents optimum function. A North Sotho name for sutherlandia also yields some insight into the function of the medicinal plant. Literally translated as “the spear for the blood,” lerumo-lamadi brings to mind a tonic that energizes the blood and restores a sense
