Butcher's Broom 100 Capsules
Butcher's Broom (Ruscus aculeatus) is related to Asparagus, with young tender shoots that can be eaten. Its name comes from historical use as a broom in European butcher shops.
Chemicals in butcher's broom attach to and strengthen certain parts of blood vessels, notably collagen. As a result, butcher's broom tightens blood vessels, which helps to keep blood circulating throughout the body. It also acts to improve the flexibility of blood vessel walls. Therefore, less blood leaks out of weak, stretched vessels such as those that cause hemorrhoids. Butcher's broom may also lessen cramps, itching, swelling, and other symptoms associated with chronic venous insufficiency, a condition that occurs when valves in the veins that carry blood back to the heart are weak or damaged. The blood that may collect in the veins of the legs can lead to varicose veins, spider veins, or sores on the legs. More serious results may include blood clots in the legs. Although other drugs are used in the United States, a preparation derived from butcher's broom is used in European hospitals to prevent blood clots after surgery.
Butcher's broom has also been used as a mild diuretic. Because butcher's broom helps to keep fluids from leaking out of blood vessels into surrounding tissue, more body fluid is filtered through the kidneys and eliminated in urine. This effect may lessen swelling associated with premenstrual syndrome, sprains, and some heart conditions. Currently, other drugs are more effective for relieving serious swelling, but products that include butcher's broom are popular in European countries for the relief of less serious swelling. Butcher's broom is also being investigated for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension, which is a drop in blood pressure after standing up. Dizziness or fainting may result. Advanced age, certain drugs, and medical conditions such as diabetes and Parkinson's disease are often associated with orthostatic hypotension. Butcher's broom may reduce orthostatic hypertension without raising blood pressure as some other treatments do.
Precautions
In one very small study of pregnant women who used a topical cream containing butcher's broom, no side effects were seen for either the mother or the baby. However, very little information is available on how oral butcher's broom might affect a developing fetus, an infant, or a small child. Therefore, its use is not recommended during pregnancy, while breast-feeding, or during early childhood.
Because it tightens blood vessels, butcher's broom may worsen high blood pressure or benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). Individuals with either of these conditions should not use any form of butcher's broom without first consulting a healthcare professional.
Taking butcher's broom by mouth has been associated with infrequent and mild stomach upset or nausea. No side effects have been reported from topical use. Since few reliable studies of its use have been conducted in humans, however, butcher's broom may have side effects that are not yet known. If you experience unexplained side effects while taking butcher's broom, you should stop taking it and tell your doctor or pharmacist about the side effects.
No interactions have been reported between butcher's broom and prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs, other herbal supplements, or foods, butcher's broom however, may interfere with medications for high blood pressure due to its constricting effect on blood vessels.
Because few reliable studies of butcher's broom have been conducted, its other possible interactions are not understood completely. Be sure that your doctor and pharmacist are aware of all the prescription and non-prescription medicines you take before you begin to use butcher's broom or any other herbal supplement.
Some interactions between herbal products and medications can be more severe than others. The best way for you to avoid harmful interactions is to tell your doctor and/or pharmacist what medications you are currently taking, including any over-the-counter products, vitamins, and herbals. For specific information on how butcher's broom interacts with drugs, other herbals, and foods and the severity of those interactions, please check with your doctor before taking butcher's broom.
Butcher's broom grows as a small shrub with flat, evergreen leaves that have sharp barbs on the ends. A member of the lily family of plants, butcher's broom plants look somewhat like holly bushes. In earlier times, the young stems were cooked and eaten as a vegetable similar to asparagus. The plants produce small white or light yellow-green blooms in the late spring and then develop bright red berries in the fall. Native to the area around the Mediterranean Sea, butcher's broom has spread to most of Europe, South America, and the southern United States. Its common name refers to the historical use of the shrub's foliage as a scrubber to clean the cutting boards of European butchers.
For use in medicine, the roots and rhizomes of butcher's broom are collected in the fall of the year and dried. Rhizomes are fleshy extensions of plant stems that run along or under the ground and often produce shoots and roots for new plants. Occasionally, the leaves and stems were dried for use as a tea, which essentially has gone out of use. The underground parts of butcher's broom are said to have a slightly sweet taste, but no smell.
Recommendation: Take 2 capsules daily, preferably with food.
Ingredients:
Gelatin (capsule), Magnesium Stearate.
Warnings:
Freshness & safety sealed with printed outer shrinkwrap and printed inner seal. Do not use if either seal is broken or missing. Keep out of reach of children.
Supplement Facts
Serving Size: 2 Capsules
Servings Per Container: 50
Amount per Serving % Daily Value+
Total Carbohydrate 1 g <1%+
Butcher's Broom root 940 mg*
* Daily Value not established.
+ Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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