Butcher's Broom Extract Powder

Latin Name: Ruscus aculeata Linn.

Spec: 10%-20% Ruscogenin

Description

Butcher's broom is a plant. The root is used to make medicine.

Butcher's broom is commonly taken by mouth for symptoms of poor blood circulation, such as pain, leg cramps, leg swelling, varicose veins, and itching. Butcher's broom is sometimes used by mouth for kidney stones, gallstones, "hardening of the arteries" (atherosclerosis), constipation and many other conditions.

Uses

The chemicals in butcher's broom might cause the blood vessels to narrow or constrict. Butcher's broom might improve blood circulation in the legs by preventing blood from "pooling" in the veins.

Uses & Effectiveness

Circulatory problems (chronic venous insufficiency). Some research shows that taking butcher's broom by mouth, alone or in combination with vitamin C and hesperidin, seems to relieve the symptoms of poor circulation in the legs, such as pain, heaviness, cramps, itching, and swelling.

Insufficient Evidence for

Vision problems caused by diabetes (diabetic retinopathy). Taking butcher's broom extract by mouth for 3 months does not seem to improve vision in people with diabetic retinopathy.

Low blood pressure when getting up (orthostatic hypotension). Taking butcher's broom by mouth might stop blood pressure from dropping too low upon standing up.

Varicose veins.

Swelling of the arms (lymphedema).

Constipation.

Hemorrhoids.

Fluid retention.

Broken bones.

Circulation diseases.

Restless legs syndrome.

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS).

Reducing the signs of aging.