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Butcher's broom is widely used in skin care products and cosmetics. It can enhance the metabolism of skin cells, help repair damaged cells, and thus play an anti-aging effect. In addition, it also has a good anti-inflammatory effect, which can reduce ultraviolet stimulation and damage to skin capillaries, preventing and reducing skin redness and allergy phenomena. These properties make it an ideal natural skin care ingredient for all skin types, effectively improving skin elasticity, promoting the production of hyaluronic acid, and offering excellent moisturizing properties.
| Product Name | Butcher's Broom Extract | Part Used | Root |
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| Botanical Source | Ruscus aculeatus L. | Active Ingredients | 10:1 |
| Appearance | Brown Powder | Shelf Life | 2 years if sealed and stored away from direct sunlight. |
| Introduction | |||
| Ruscus aculeatus, known as butcher's-broom, is a low evergreen Eurasian shrub with flat shoots known as cladodes that give the appearance of stiff, spine-tipped leaves. It is an evergreen-like shrub with a long history of use in Europe for promoting circulatory system health. Among other benefits, butcher's broom helps tighten blood vessels and capillaries, which has generated interest for use against varicose veins. It has also been shown to relieve fluid retention and other symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency. | |||
| Main functions | |||
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1. Improve chronic venous insufficiency. 2. Treat Varicose veins. 3. Prevent Atherosclerosis. 4. Vasoconstriction (blood vessel narrowing) effects. 5. Tone up a sluggish venous system and reduces capillary fragility. 6. Treat venous circulatory disorders (especially for women complaining of heavy legs, cramps, itching, and swelling). 7. Enzymatic effect reduces pain and swelling. 8. Treat hemorrhoids. 9. Anti-inflammatory. |
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* The statements in this section have not been evaluated by the FDA or EFSA.