Butcher's Broom Extract Tincture (Ruscus Aculeatus)

Butcher's Broom is a small, spiny evergreen shrub botanically named Ruscus aculeatus, a member of the Asparagaceae family and a relative of asparagus. It is native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe, where it grows in dry woodlands and rocky ground. Rather than true leaves, the plant bears flattened stem structures called phylloclades that end in a sharp point, along with small greenish flowers and bright red berries. The common name comes from a centuries-old practice: butchers once bound the stiff, mature branches into a broom to sweep and scour their chopping blocks. Our extract is made from the dried root and rhizome of the plant, the traditional part used in European herbalism. Each batch is prepared from ethically sourced, wild-harvested raw material and offered in two forms - a traditional alcohol-based tincture and an alcohol-free glycerite. This is a whole-root liquid extract carrying the plant's natural spectrum of constituents, not an isolated or standardized single-compound product.