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Ruscus aculeatus, known as butcher's-broom, [2] is a low evergreen dioecious Eurasian shrub, with flat shoots known as cladodes that give the appearance of stiff, spine-tipped leaves. Small greenish flowers appear in spring, and are borne singly in the centre of the cladodes.
Various species of butcher's broom has been used for medicinal purposes since antiquity. The first mentions of the medicinal use of the butcher's broom come from ancient Greece. The rhizomes of this plant were used to treat inflammations, hemorrhoids, and urinary tract conditions, as well as a diuretic and laxative. [3]
Ruscus hypoglossum is a small evergreen shrub with a native range from Italy north to Austria and Slovakia and east to Turkey and Crimea. [1] Common names include spineless butcher's-broom, [2] mouse thorn and horse tongue lily. The species name comes from two Greek words ὑπό (hypo) and γλῶσσα (glōssa) meaning under and tongue.
Ruscus hypophyllum is a species of shrub in the family Asparagaceae. They have a self-supporting growth form. Individuals can grow to 0.42 m. [1] [2] Sources
It was also later made from spineless butcher's broom (Ruscus hypoglossum) or cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus). It is worn as a chaplet around the head, or as a garland around the neck. United Nations card, 1955. Wreaths and crowns in antiquity, including the laurel wreath, trace back to Ancient Greece.
Sugary and sweet foods can also have the same effect, he says. “It’s best to avoid these,” Ali adds. Consider going easy on these dishes on Turkey Day: Rice. Stuffing. Pasta.
Scoparia dulcis is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family.Common names include licorice weed, [2] goatweed, [3] scoparia-weed and sweet-broom in English, tapeiçava, tapixaba, and vassourinha in Portuguese, escobillo in Spanish, and tipychä kuratu in Guarani. [4]
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