DescriptionButcher’s Broom plant, Ruscus aculeatus, is also known as Box Holly. Attractive dark green glossy leaf-like stems. This plant has a traditional use in European folk remedies for gallstones. Modern folk in Europe and America use it as an internal and external remedy for hemorrhoids and varicose veins. Approved by the German Commission E as an internal remedy for hemorrhoids. Butcher’s Broom plant is native to North Africa and is adaptable to most soils and positions. Drought and frost-tolerant. Rhizome-based perennial evergreen plant, growing to 1m x 1m.
