MEDICINAL PLANTS

The butcher's broom is a perennial herbaceous plant that remains green nearly all year, has a creeping vine and ground and the stems erect, hairless and branched at the top, with a height not exceeding five feet. The leaves are so small you can barely appreciate. A plant with male and female feet. The fruit is a globular berry, like a small cherry red, with one or two seeds inside. It breeds in lowlands and mountains most of the country, up to 1000 m. Altitude or something else. It is easy to see accompanying the oak. It is highly toxic, so care must be taken, as discussed below.

FLOWERING

The butcher's broom blooms in spring and fruits in autumn and winter. Interesting collection of the rhizome and roots that, once collected, must be put out to dry in the shade or drying, at temperatures not too high.

APPLICATIONS

In the rhizome and roots of butcher's broom are saponins, potassium, flavonoids, resins and essential oil. Saponins confer an anti-inflammatory and venotonic. Flavonoids have diuretic properties, which translates into an action antiedematous; also has a capillary protective action. From herbal remedies known today, is possibly the largest butcher's broom venotonic action, that makes you particularly suitable in all problems relating directly or indirectly with blood circulation, such as varicose veins, edema, complications of phlebitis, haemorrhoids, capillary fragility, gout, etc.. However, it presents a problem: in some cases can cause gastric problems by an irritant effect of the saponins that are part of its membership. And besides, the berries can cause vomiting, diarrhea and seizures in children who, attracted by its color, accidentally consumed. Therefore, the use of this plant should be subject to medical supervision, which is undoubtedly the best way to take any remedy. Many times, driven by an urge of curiosity and ignorance, we self-administered substances, the best, no benefit nor harm us, but on many other occasions that can cause us serious problems.

ADMINISTRATION

Infusion. They hold about 35 g. Root and added to a quart of boiling water. Resulting infusion can take up to three cups a day. This infusion, leaving it more focused and boil 10 minutes, can act more effectively.
Ointment for external use. In the market you can find some ointment with this plant in its composition, widely used especially in varicose problems. In addition to the forms set, you can also find powdered plant dry matter thereof, and composed many presentations in which the Rusco plays a major role.

SUMMARY

FAMILY: Liliaceae
HABITAT: Mountain
FLOWERING: Spring
PART USED: Rhizome
CASTILIAN: Brusco, arrayán salvaje
CATALAN: Galzeran
BASQUE: Errats, giñarra
GALICIAN: Xibalbeira

USES

Fort Venotonic, Moderate inflammatory, Moderate antiedematous.