For these conditions, it is taken internally. Modern herbalists primarily use butcher's broom as supportive therapy for poor circulation, hemorrhoids, varicose vein syndrome, and other manifestations of leaky vein walls and poor venous blood return to the heart. The seeds have been roasted and used as a coffee substitute.įew of these uses survive today. At one time, the plant was eaten as a vegetable in the United States. It was also used as a diuretic to reduce swelling in the hands and feet, and to reduce inflammation due to arthritis. In the past, it was used as a laxative and as a treatment for gout, jaundice, kidney stones, and broken bones. General useīutcher's broom has been used in folk medicine as far back as the first century a.d. Other names for Butcher's broom include kneeholm, knee holly, sweet broom, Jew's myrtle, pettigree, and box holly. This herb has spread to many other parts of the world including Great Britain, the United States, and western Asia. Butcher'sīroom has a few small greenish white flowers that mature into red, cherry-sized berries. The root, which is the medicinal part, is fleshy.
Its leaves are small and laced with brown membranes. The shrub grows to less than 3 ft (1 m) in height and about the same size in girth in shady, moist, uncultivated ground. aculeatus is a common evergreen shrub native to Mediterranean countries. Butcher's broom is the root of the plant Ruscus aculeatus.
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