Ruscus aculeatus
Latin Name: Ruscus Aculeatus
Common name: Butcher’s Broom
Family: Liliaceae
Parts used: Root
Constituents: Steroid saponins (4-6%): ruscogenin, ruscine, ruscoside, aglycones neoruscogenin, Benzofuranes: euparone, ruscodibenzofurane, flavonoids, coumarins, sparteine, tyramine, glycolic acid.
Medicinal actions: anti-inflammatory, vasoconstrictor, anti-hemorrhagic.
Medicinal use: chronic venous insufficiency, edema (lymph), diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, hemorrhoids, premenstrual syndrome, hypertension.
Pharmacology:
- Ruscogenins decrease vascular permeability to inflammation and cause vasoconstriction, reducing hemorrhage. The effect is partially on the venous system.
Pharmacy:
- Extract: 0.5-0.1ml TID
- Capsules: Ruscogenins 16.5-33mg TID
Toxicity: None known.
Contraindications: None known.
Interactions: None known.