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Herbs: Butcher's Broom root - powder

Common Name: Butcher's broom
Latin Name: Rucus aculeatua

Excerpts from Nutritional Herbology

Its medicinal applications involve the use of the root (rhizome), which has been found by ancient peoples and modern medicine alike to be one of nature’s most potent remedies for a wide spectrum of circulatory ailments ranging from thrombosis and phlebitis to varicose veins and hemorrhoids. The root has been used medicinally as a diuretic, an anti-inflammatory, to prevent atherosclerosis and circulatory insufficiency.

Theophrastus (c. 325 B.C.) the Greek naturalist and philosopher, praised the healing powers of Ruscus aculeatus (butcher’s broom). He reported seeing “lame people get up and walk” and “swelling become normal again after treatment” with what he called “the miracle herb.”

Pliny (c. 60 A.D.), the Roman scholar who wrote many treatises on the healing properties of herbs, described swellings (varicose veins) that “became flat again after patients took the powdered root of the whisk-broom plant.”

Dioscorides recommended butcher’s broom as an aperient (appetite stimulant) and diuretic.

During the Middle Ages, it was used as a food and gained a reputation for its power to relieve “a heavy feeling in the legs.”

Recently, scientists and doctors have shown butcher’s broom administer orally to be efficacious in treating hemorrhoids and varicose veins. It has also been shown to prevent postoperative thrombosis and relieve phlebitis. It also contains a known diuretic principle.

The vasoconstricting effect makes it useful in reducing varicose veins and hemorrhoids. Its ability to decrease capillary permeability provides an anti-inflammatory effect. Heavy legs and swelling associated with menstruation, pregnancy and long-term standing can produce pools of lymphatic fluid that can be affected by butcher’s broom.

The presence of flavonoids, like rutin, are known to generally strengthen blood vessels and reduce capillary fragility. This aids in the prevention of varicose veins.

The use of butcher’s broom is recommended as a long-term preventative for the above mentioned circulatory conditions as the root shows little toxicity when ingested orally over long periods of time. It is not hemolytic and does not affect blood pressure.

Contains bitter compounds that decrease capillary permeability and thrombosis. These compounds also relieve inflammation, increase the flow of urine and constrict peripheral blood vessels without increasing blood pressure. Butcher’s broom is an excellent herbal source of iron and silicon. It has been used to treat postoperative thrombosis, phlebitis, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, edema and dysmenorrhea.

From Our Reading and/or Experience...

• As a powder, we use Butcher's Broom in tincture combinations and capsules. Of course, it can be used in many other types of remedies. Except as a tea, as powders are not normally used in tea combinations.
• It can be used to benefit anyone: men, women (including before, during or after pregnancy, and nursing), children and animals.
• It can be used as often as you would like, and in any way you choose.
• As is the case with most herbs, Butcher's Broom should be stored in a dark, dry, and cool place.

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