Plant Information

Common Name: BUTCHER'S BROOM
Scientific Name: Ruscus aculeatus
Alternative Names: Box Holly, Jew's Myrtle

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Description

• Perennial
• Butcher's Broom is native to Europe, N Turkey, N Africa and the Azores.
• The common name refers to its traditional use in bundles to clean the floors of butchers.
• Butcher's Broom is a clump-forming shrub with erect shoots bearing stiff, ovate leaves tipped with spines.
• It is fully hardy and will grow in sun or shade.

Parts Used

• The whole plant as well as the roots.

Medicinal Uses. It is said that

• Internally for jaundice, gout, kidney and bladder stones.
• Will constricts the veins - helps venous insufficiency and haemorrhoids.

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