{"id":8208,"date":"2022-08-15T17:55:27","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T17:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/?p=8208"},"modified":"2022-10-06T16:39:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T16:39:16","slug":"butchers-broom-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/health-and-wellness\/butchers-broom-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Butcher&#8217;s Broom Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/vitamins\/ai\/ingredientmono-320\/butchers-broom\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Butcher\u2019s Broom (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Butcher\u2019s Broom<\/a> has been valued as a food source, ornamental shrub, and a natural remedy for centuries. &nbsp;Let\u2019s find out what\u2019s behind this herb with the funny name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Header0\">In This Healthy Insight:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#Header1\" class=\"rank-math-link\">What is Butcher&#8217;s Broom? (<em>Ruscus aculeatus<\/em>)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Header2\" class=\"rank-math-link\">What are other names for Butcher&#8217;s Broom?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Header3\" class=\"rank-math-link\">What are the benefits of Butcher&#8217;s Broom?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Header4\" class=\"rank-math-link\">How does Butcher&#8217;s Broom work?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Header5\" class=\"rank-math-link\">How do you take Butcher&#8217;s Broom?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"    src=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/butchers-broom-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Butcher's broom branch\" class=\"wp-image-8210\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/butchers-broom-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/butchers-broom-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/butchers-broom-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/butchers-broom-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Header1\">What is Butcher\u2019s Broom? (<em>Ruscus aculeatus<\/em>)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A member of the lily family, Butcher\u2019s broom, also commonly known as box holly, is a small, low-growing evergreen shrub, native to Western Europe. It comes in male and female varieties, both with stiff, tough branches and prickly leaves. Only the female bears shiny red berries. According to history, its name comes from the fact that butchers would bundle the branches together to form a broom which they used to sweep the gunk off their cutting boards. It was also used to ward off rodents from their meat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With shoots similar to asparagus in shape, butcher\u2019s broom was used as a food source, although they taste much more bitter than asparagus. Typically, it\u2019s the stems and roots used to create nutritional supplements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Header2\">What are other names for Butcher\u2019s Broom?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Butcher\u2019s Broom is also known as: Box Holly, Fragon, Jew&#8217;s Myrtle, Kneeholm, Knee Holly, Petit Houx, Pettigree, Sweet Broom, Rusci Aculeati, Rhizoma, Rusco, Ruscus aculeatus. Do not confuse Butcher\u2019s Broom with Broom Cytisus scoparius) or Spanish broom (Spartium junceum).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"    src=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/butchers-broom-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"woman holding leg due to circulation issues\" class=\"wp-image-8211\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/butchers-broom-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/butchers-broom-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/butchers-broom-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/butchers-broom-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Header3\">What are the benefits of Butcher\u2019s Broom?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Butcher\u2019s broom has had a prominent medicinal role for centuries. In European folk remedies, the root of butcher\u2019s broom was used to encourage bowel movements and to remove fluids from the body by increasing urination. It was also used for stomach aches, eliminating kidney stones and to promote bone healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although it was used for centuries in extracts and poultices, it wasn\u2019t until the 1950s that it became mainstream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today Butcher&#8217;s Broom is commonly used for leg&nbsp;circulation, such as cramps, swelling, varicose veins, and itching. Occasionally, herbalists may use this herb for kidney health, heart health, or hemorrhoids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Header4\">How does Butcher\u2019s Broom work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Butcher\u2019s broom contains called saponins (neoruscogenin, ruscogenen, ruscogenins) and bioflavonoids that researchers believe cause constriction of arteries and veins, particularly in the legs. One constituent, Rutin, is thought to decrease the permeability of blood vessels and increase vessel strength. &nbsp;Other natural components include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-be107997-10d4-435a-ac7c-f310e57c9186\"><li>Phenolic compounds<\/li><li>Sterols<\/li><li>Coumarins<\/li><li>Tyramine<\/li><li>Sparteine<\/li><li>Glycolic acid<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Header5\">How do you take Butcher\u2019s Broom?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Butcher\u2019s broom is often combined with other circulatory herbs including hawthorn, witch hazel and horse chestnut to make it even more effective. Botanic Choice offers Butcher\u2019s Broom in capsules as a single extract and in blends for heart and circulation. Be sure to check out our best-selling Butcher\u2019s Broom supplements now. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/Herbs\/Butchers-Broom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"    src=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/butchers-broom-cta.jpg\" alt=\"Browse Butcher's Broom\" class=\"wp-image-8212\" width=\"240\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/butchers-broom-cta.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/butchers-broom-cta-168x300.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Butcher\u2019s Broom has been valued as a food source, ornamental shrub, and a natural remedy for centuries. &nbsp;Let\u2019s find out what\u2019s behind this herb with the funny name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":8209,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-and-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8208"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8208"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8342,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8208\/revisions\/8342"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicchoice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}