Botanical Index No. 174

Butcher’s Broom

ruscus aculeatus

Medicinal Actions

Alpha-Adrenergic, Antiaggregant, Anticapillary Fragility, Antiinflammatory, Antipyretic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Expectorant, Laxative, Tonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Aperient Aperitif Bitter Deobstruent Vasoconstrictor Anorexia Arthrosis Atherosclerosis Cancer prostate Capillary Fragility Catarrh Chilblain Constipation Cramp CVI Dropsy Dyspnea Dysuria Fever Fracture Hemorrhoid Hypertriglyceridemia Inflammation Itch Jaundice Nephrosis Pain Phlebitis Pulmonosis Prostatosis Respirosis Retinosis Rheumatism Scrofula Swelling Thrombosis Ulcus cruris Uterosis Varicosis Water Retention

General Dosage

300-mg tablets; 7–11 mg ruscogenin/day or equivalent in raw extract; 1–2 tbsp fresh root; 1.5–3 g dry root; 2 g dry root :10 ml alcohol/10 ml water; 1 g extract 3 ×/day; StX/day).

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Commission E

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