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Dr Boxall’s

Cape Town-based natural medicines built around indigenous African botanicals.

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The story

Dr Boxall's operates from 68 Bree Street in central Cape Town and builds its range around indigenous southern African medicinal plants: sceletium, sutherlandia, graviola, hoodia, moringa, and African potato. These are plants with documented traditional use across the Khoisan, Zulu, and Xhosa pharmacopoeias and increasingly with peer-reviewed research backing the traditional claims. The company's positioning is to treat African botanicals with the same seriousness that European herbalism gets.

What makes Dr Boxall's different from supplement brands that buy raw material on the open market is the relationship with CapeNature. Because the plants are wild-harvested or cultivated from indigenous stock, sustainability and provenance matter. The company is CapeNature certified, which means harvesting is audited for ecological impact and the supply chain is documented. Capsules are vegetable cellulose, tinctures use organic cane ethanol, and the range is free of animal products, gluten, yeast, added sugar, and artificial colourants. The products are minimal by design: one plant, one purpose, properly extracted.
Southern Africa has a pharmacopoeia as old as anything in Europe or China. We work with the plants, with the traditional knowledge, and with CapeNature to make sure what ends up in the capsule is what the traditional healer would have recognised.
The Dr Boxall's Team, Cape Town

What makes them different

  • 01

    Indigenous Botanicals

    The range is built around southern African medicinal plants: sceletium, sutherlandia, graviola, hoodia, moringa. Plants with traditional African use and increasing clinical research.

  • 02

    CapeNature Certified

    Sustainable wild-harvest and cultivation practices audited by CapeNature, the Western Cape conservation authority. Protects the plants and the ecosystems they grow in.

  • 03

    Clean Formulation

    Vegetable cellulose capsules, organic cane ethanol tinctures, no animal products, no gluten, no yeast, no added sugar, no artificial colourants or preservatives. One plant per product where possible.

  • 04

    Cape Town Made

    Operations based at 68 Bree Street, central Cape Town. Supports local indigenous knowledge holders and small-batch production.

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Dr Boxall's Graviola 60 veg capsules

Dr Boxall's Graviola 60 veg capsules

R 420.00
Contains Graviola (Soursop) extract in a vegetarian capsule. 2. Supports immune health and general well-being. 3. 60 capsules per bottle. Ingredients: Each veggie capsule contains: 500mg Graviola (Annona Muricata/Soursop) leaf...
Dr. Boxall's Sceletium Tortuosum supplement bottle on a white background

Dr Boxall's Sceletium Tortuosm 60 veg capsules

R 249.00
Dr. Boxall's Sceletium Veggie Caps are a plant-based natural herbal supplement containing Sceletium Tortuosum to support mood and well-being. Each capsule is free from synthetic chemicals, non-addictive, non-hallucinogenic, and suitable...

Touring the range

Three doorways into the brand: entry, classic, specialty.

START HERE

The mood and stress entry

Most people start with Sceletium because the effect is noticeable within an hour. Traditional Khoisan mood lift, used today for low mood, social anxiety, and stressful situations without the sedation of pharmaceutical alternatives.

Dr Boxall's Graviola 60 veg capsules
Dr Boxall's Graviola 60 veg capsules R420.00
BUILD OUT

The immune and cell support

Graviola (Annona muricata) is the next step. Taken daily for cellular and immune support, drawing on Amazonian traditional use and an active body of preclinical research. One capsule per day, ongoing.

Dr Boxall's Sceletium Tortuosm 60 veg capsules
Dr Boxall's Sceletium Tortuosm 60 veg capsules R249.00
SPECIALTY

Single-plant precision

The Dr Boxall's approach across the range is one plant per product, properly extracted, in vegetable capsules. Each product solves one problem with one botanical, so combinations and dosing stay under your control.

Dr Boxall's Graviola 60 veg capsules
Dr Boxall's Graviola 60 veg capsules R420.00

What the brand stands behind

  • CapeNature Certified

    Sustainable wild-harvest and cultivation audited by the Western Cape conservation authority. Protects indigenous plant populations and ecosystems.

  • Vegan and Animal-Friendly

    Vegetable cellulose capsules, no animal-derived ingredients, no animal testing.

  • Gluten-Free

    Free of gluten, yeast, added sugar, sodium, artificial colourants, flavourants, and preservatives.

  • Indigenous Knowledge

    Range built around southern African medicinal plants with documented traditional use. Honours and pays into the knowledge systems that identified these plants in the first place.

  • South African Made

    Operations at 68 Bree Street, Cape Town. Locally manufactured and packed.

About this brand

Common questions customers ask about the brand and its products.

What is sceletium and why is it suddenly everywhere?
Sceletium tortuosum is a succulent indigenous to the Karoo. The Khoisan chewed and fermented it for centuries for mood lift and to suppress hunger and thirst on long hunts. Modern research has identified mesembrine and related alkaloids as serotonin reuptake inhibitors and PDE4 inhibitors, which is the mechanism behind some pharmaceutical antidepressants. Effects are typically felt within 30 to 60 minutes, last several hours, and are not sedating. It is having a moment because the research is finally catching up to traditional use.
What is graviola used for?
Graviola (Annona muricata) leaves are taken for immune support and cellular health. Traditional use across the Amazon and West Africa, and a growing body of preclinical research on its acetogenins. Take one capsule daily with food. It is not a treatment for any disease and is not recommended during pregnancy.
Are Dr Boxall's products safe with prescription medication?
Sceletium has SSRI-like activity and should not be combined with prescription antidepressants, MAOIs, or other serotonergic medications without medical supervision. Graviola may interact with blood pressure and diabetes medications. If you take prescription medication of any kind, check with your doctor or pharmacist before starting.
What does 'CapeNature certified' actually mean?
CapeNature is the Western Cape government's nature conservation authority. Their certification covers permitted wild-harvest of indigenous plants, sustainable harvest volumes, and ecosystem-impact audits. It is the strictest available oversight for the indigenous-medicinal-plant supply chain in South Africa.
Are the capsules vegan?
Yes. Capsules are vegetable cellulose, not gelatin. Tinctures use organic cane ethanol. The entire range is suitable for vegans and vegetarians.
How long until I notice an effect?
Sceletium acts within 30 to 60 minutes for mood lift. Graviola and other immune-support botanicals work over weeks of consistent daily use, so judge them on how you feel after three to four weeks, not on day one. Adaptogenic effects (energy, stress resilience) typically settle around the four-week mark.
Where are Dr Boxall's products made?
At the company's facility in central Cape Town, 68 Bree Street. Sourcing, extraction, and encapsulation are managed locally with CapeNature oversight for wild-harvested ingredients.

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