Butcher's broom in skin care use

Butcher’s broom acts mainly on microcirculation in the skin, decreasing capillary permeability due to the content of the flavonoid, rutin.

Butcher's broom is used in the following of our products Cellumend Anti-Cellulite Cream

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• General information on Butchers broom
• Classification of Butchers broom

General information on Butcher's broom

Its therapeutic properties are used in skin care  to increase circulation, reduce edema, reduce swelling and to act as an anti-inflammatory – all very useful when fighting cellulite.

This herb is mostly used for disorders of the venous system (veins and arteries) of the body, especially for fragility of the veins and for improving circulation. This has been proven in clinical investigations. ^{REF 323}

It has also been used with good results in the treatment of varicose veins.

In 1950 the French researchers, H Lapin and C Sannié, isolated ruscogenin - a sapogenin in the plant, which is similar to the steroid saponin diogenin, that is found in the Mexican yam root (Dioscorea species).

This active ingredient is found today in preparations for topical applications in hemorrhoid treatments. ^{REF 324 & 325}

Various clinical studies have been done to test the effectiveness of the herb in assisting circulation and the venous system ^{REF 326}, as well as the effect it has on the tone of the skin ^{REF 327} and the effect that it exerts as a topical application. ^{REF 328}

The herb contains 4 - 6% of a mixture of steroidal saponin compounds including approximately 0.12% ruscogenin, neoruscogenin, ruscin and ruscoside ^{REF 329}, fatty acids including tetracosanoic acid; flavonoids; sterols, including sitosterol, campesterol, and stigmasterol, benzofuranes, including euparone and ruscodibenzofurane. ^{REF 330}

Classification of Butcher's broom

Ruscus aculeatus root extract is an extract of the rhizomes of the butchersbroom, Ruscus aculeatus. It is classified as a biological product and is used as a miscellaneous skin-conditioning agent. It is also known as butchersbroom or rusco extract.

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