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Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/28/2022 - 12:00
Top Product Attributes

  • Common Name

    Butcher’s Broom, Box Holly

  • Botanical Name

    Ruscus aculeatus

  • Part Used

    Root

  • Clinical Summary

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  • Alcohol

    45%

  • Dose

    25 to 100mL weekly

Butcher’s broom is used for the discomforts of chronic venous insufficiency, such as pain and heaviness, as well as for cramps in the legs, itching and swelling, and for supportive therapy for complaints of haemorrhoids, such as itching and burning. 

Main Product Attributes
A guide to Butcher’s Broom and its properties

  • Traditional Use

    Greek physicians used butcher’s broom to treat kidney stones. In the 17th century the English herbalist Nicholas Culpepper used butcher’s broom to help the healing of fractured bones.

  • Actions

    Venotonic, antioedema, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, alterative, diaphoretic

  • Indications

    •    Conditions requiring improved circulation, chronic venous insufficiency such as pain and heaviness, leg cramping, itching and swelling, varicose veins, oedema
    •    Internally and topically for haemorrhoids. 

  • Energetics

    Cool, dry

  • Use in Pregnancy

    Avoid using

  • Contraindications & Cautions

    In rare cases it may cause stomach discomfort, nausea, diarrhea or vomiting`

  • Drug Interactions

    Caution with alpha-adrenergic agonists (such as pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) and others) and alpha-adrenergic agonists such as doxazosin (Cardura), prazosin (Minipress), terazosin (Hytrin) and others. 

  • Dietary Information

    Vegan friendly. Gluten and dairy free

  • Substitutes

    Maritime Pine, Horsechestnut, Stone Root