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Long famed as a folk medicine, butcher's broom was also used for years in Europe for treating constipation, kidney stones, urinary tract infections, and various gastrointestinal problems. Typically, the fleshy root of the plant was boiled and drunk as a tea. The narrowing of vessels observed in small animal studies of butcher's broom was eventually attributed to steroidlike compounds called ruscogenins and neuroscogenins in the plant's rootstock. These compounds not only constrict veins, strengthening and toning them, but also lessen inflammation.
Today, over-the-counter butcher's broom formulas for hemorrhoids and varicose veins sell quite well in Europe and are becoming better known in the United States.
The FDA has not approved of butcher's broom for circulation problems. However, German health authorities consider it valuable for lessening the itching, swelling, pain, and heaviness that can result from poor circulation in the lower body.
Rectal suppositories and topical ointments made from butcher's broom are useful when dabbed onto itchy and painful hemorrhoids. The burning sensation often associated with hemorrhoids--actually vessels that have bulged out--may subside as well.
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