Butchers Broom Alcohol-Free Liquid Extract Organic Butchers Broom Ruscus aculeatus Dried Root Glycerite 2 oz

Butcher's Broom Root also known as Ruscus aculeatus, Box Holly, Jew’s Myrtle, Kneeholm, Knee Holly, Pettigree, Sweet Broom, Rusci Aculeati, Rusci Aculeati Rhizoma. Butcher’s Broom is a low, shrubby, evergreen plant of the lily family. It is native to the Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. At one time its stems were used to protect curing meats from rodents and to make brooms for butcher’s stalls. Butcher's Broom Root contains ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, calcium, chromium, chrysophanic acid, magnesium, manganese, niacin, riboflavin, ruscogenin, rutin, selenium, tin, zinc.