Butcher's Broom
Updated Aug. 30th, 2024 | Read Time: 1 Minute | What You Will Learn:
- What Is Butcher's Broom?
- Important Health Benefits of Butcher's Broom
- Butcher's Broom Supplement Varieties
- Cautions & Considerations
- Nutritional Information
- Reader Comments (2)
What Is Butcher's Broom?
Butcher’s broom contains two molecules that look like the fluid balancing and anti-inflammatory hormones that are made in the adrenal gland. Thus this herb stimulates hormone receptors as the body's own hormones would.
Important Health Benefits of Butcher's Broom
This herbs fluid balancing and anti-inflammatory actions help with conditions where fluid is interfering with nerve function, such as a carpal tunnel or Meniere’s syndrome. It also decreases fluid buildup in tissues, which is called edema, and vessels. This herb contains many nutrients like rutin, a bioflavonoid that decreases the permeability of vessels and increases vessel strength. Thus its content treats conditions such as hemorrhoids or varicose veins because causes fluid buildup and they occur due to compromised veins and capillaries. Its anti-inflammatory properties have made it helpful for inflammatory conditions like arthritis.
Butcher's Broom Supplement Varieties
Butcher’s broom can be used as an encapsulated herb, dried plant or tincture. It may be found in combinations that target venous congestion. The bioflavonoids, rutin, will work most effectively when this herb is taken in combination with vitamin C and bioflavonoids.
Cautions & Considerations
While there is no standard dosing for this supplement, it's best to follow labelling directions on your supplement of choice. Clinical doses may be higher, but should only be taken under the guidance of your healthcare practitioner.




Ooooh-it's fun when I go to read an article you have on a more obscure/less well known herb/supplement and it turns out that I actually have heard of it before. This was the case for butcher's broom. I remembered that the name was supposedly (not sure if this is really true) given because the tree's mature branches were bundled and could be used as...well, brooms for butchers! Thank you for teaching me more about it-it's pretty cool that butcher's broom contains molecular mimics to adrenal fluid balancing and anti-inflammatory hormonesso it can stimulate hormone receptors as the body's own hormones would.
Hello Rachel,
Thank you for your comment. We're glad that you've heard of this wonderful herb before and you could learn even more about it with us!
Have a healthy day!