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Butcher's Broom
Ruscus aculeatus
Butcher's Broom · Box-Holly · Adi tavşanmemesi · BanadI Pigog · Banhadlen Bigog · Bodljikava veprina · Bruesg · Bruschi · Bruseg · Bryseg · Butcher's-Broom · Butcher's-broom · Caracutellu · Celyn Mair · Celynnen Fair · Celynnen Ffrainc · Celynnen Mair · Cirerer de Betlem · Dornmyrte · Dygioji Pelžiedė · Erratza · Fragon
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Mediterranean, Egypt, Turkey, Spain, France, Europe
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Aperient, Apertif, Deobstruent, Diaphoretic
Science studied: ASH, CHROMIUM, COBALT, GLYCOLIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Liliaceae
Scientific name: Ruscus aculeatus
Common names: Butcher's Broom, Box-Holly, Adi tavşanmemesi, BanadI Pigog, Banhadlen Bigog, Bodljikava veprina, Bruesg, Bruschi, Bruseg, Bryseg, Butcher's-Broom, Butcher's-broom, Caracutellu, Celyn Mair, Celynnen Fair, Celynnen Ffrainc, Celynnen Mair, Cirerer de Betlem, Dornmyrte, Dygioji Pelžiedė, Erratza, Fragon
History
The source record documents this plant in Mediterranean, Egypt, Turkey, Spain, France, Europe.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Aperient
- Apertif
- Deobstruent
- Diaphoretic
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Female
- Gravel
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- Jaundice
- Laxative
- Lung
- Sudorific
- Tumor(Prostate)
- Fever
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Mediterranean
- Egypt
- Turkey
- Spain
- France
- Europe
Documented cultural uses
- Aperient
- Apertif
- Deobstruent
- Diaphoretic
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Female
- Gravel
- Jaundice
- Laxative
- Lung
- Sudorific
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- Tumor(Prostate)
- Fever
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASH
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- GLYCOLIC-ACID
- MAGNESIUM
- RESIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- RUSCODIBENZOFURAN
- RUSCOGENIN
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- ZINC
- IRON
- SODIUM
- BETA-CAROTENE
- FIBER
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- MANGANESE
- PHOSPHORUS
- ALUMINUM
- CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID
- EURAPONE
- KILOCALORIES
- NIACIN
- RUSCIN
- RUSCONIN
- SAPONIN
- SUCROSE
- POTASSIUM
- EO
- ACULEOSIDE A
- BEHNIC ACID
- CAMPESTEROL
- HEXACOSANOIC-ACID
- LIGNOCERIC-ACID
- NICOTIFLORIN
- OCTACOSANOIC-ACID
- ORIENTIN-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- PENTACOSANOIC-ACID
- ISOQUERCITRIN
- DEGLUCO-DERHAMNORUSCIN
- DEGLUCO-RUSCIN
- ISORUSCOGENIN
- NEORUSCOGENIN
- DEGLUCORUSCOSIDE
- RUTIN
- SCHAFTOSIDE
- ISOSCHAFTOSIDE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- STEROID SAPONINS
- STIGMASTEROL
- TRICOSANOIC-ACID
- VITEXIN
- VITEXIN-2''-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE
- VITEXIN-2'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- CALCIUM
- FAT
- PROTEIN
- THIAMIN
- WATER
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- MUCILAGE
- SAPONINS
- STARCH
- SUGARS
- THIAMINE
- TIN
- RUSCOSIDE
- DEGLUCONEORUSCIN
- SITOSTEROL
- TETRACOSANOIC-ACID
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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