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Butcher's Broom: Benefits for Circulation and Swelling Relief

| Modified on Oct 28, 2025
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Edema
Posted by brian (New South Wales) on 07/29/2023
 ★★★★★

I've had a bout of odema of the right foot for the last month or so. I did some online research and found Butchers Broom was recommended on this site and others. I bought a bottle online and it arrived last week. I've been trying it for several days: two capsules 940 mg each per day. In this time, I've noticed the inflammation and swelling have receded. And I've not noticed any of the pain I've had when the foot was swollen. I will keep using it for a month or more to see how long the effect lasts. But it looks like an effective treatment for odema.

Edema
Posted by Gabrielle (Pottsville, PA) on 06/11/2009
 ★★★★★

Butcher's Broom for ankle/feet swelling:

I've been suffering off and on with swollen feet/ankles for many years. Most of the time it has passed within a short amount of time with little effort (such as drinking more water and elevating my legs/feet on pillows). Recently the swelling came on after being laid off from work for a couple months - spending too much time at my computer! I tried the pillows several times to no avail. Every time I put on shoes and took a walk to help circulation, the swelling in my feet would simply move up worse into my ankles. I researched online and in the many books I have for herbal remedies and came to the conclusion that Butcher's Broom was the most recommended of anything. I went and got some at my local natural food store and took the regular dose (two 500 mg) and within just a couple of hours I realized I could once again see the veins on the tops of my feet and the swelling had reduced by at least half. I could feel a huge difference and the relief -both physical and mental- was immense.

Edema
Posted by Chrissy (Manahawkin, NJ) on 01/30/2013
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I have been using Butchers Broom for months now. I ran out if it and the edema came back. So I started taking t again and I have reduced swelling again. It works very well for me. Good Luck...

Cold Hands and Feet
Posted by Kerry (Port Alberni, BC, Canada) on 05/25/2009
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Butchers Broom works very well for cold fingers and fingers that get numb from the cold. My girlfriend would get painful numbness in her fingers from the cold. When she took Butchers Broom, her fingers wouldn't bother her. One or two capsules a day works well.

Hemorrhoids
Posted by Steve (Malta MT) on 08/25/2025
 ★★★★★

I've been suffering on and off with hemhorroids and tried many different things. Controlling my diet worked best but still, soon as I eat a little too much, they show up again.

BUTCHER'S BROOM.

Butcher's broom did the trick for me.

After a week of taking around quarter teaspoon of butcher's broom powder I haven't had any more trouble with hemhorroids.

I still take about 500mg every now and then and it's been well over 3 months now.

I highly recommend Butcher's Broom for hemhorroids, and a few other health issues.

Do your research

Steve.

Restless Leg Syndrome
Posted by Laurie (Seattle) on 07/16/2016
 ★★★★★

Butcher's Broom helps with restless leg syndrome. Used to work in a vitamin store and customers loved it. Take the tincture or capsules twice a day.

Varicose Veins
Posted by Cynthia (Grand Junction, Colorado) on 01/23/2008
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Two herbs, Horse Chestnut and Butchers Broom, have been very helpful to me -- they have taken away the sore, aching, tired feeling from my legs. I don't know if the *appearance* of my leg veins has improved or not. They seem less noticeable now, but I've gained a little weight on my legs, so there may be more fat hiding some veins now.

These 2 specific herbs have made such a difference to my quality of life.

Background: I started getting varicose veins, and the aching that goes with them, when I was 16! Sixteen years old with varicose veins! And no, I wasn't pregnant, or obese.

The varicose veins just got worse over the decades.
The aching, TIRED feeling bothered me more than how they looked. I usually wore jeans, slacks, or a long skirt to hide them. And I hate support hosiery. It's so uncomfortable, especially in summer.

A few years ago, I was reading some traditional, conservative woman's magazine, maybe it was Woman's Day or Ladies' Home Journal, but I can't remember. There was an article about several herbal remedies that actually have some scientific evidence for being effective. It said that the herbs Horse Chestnut and Butchers Broom were helpful for varicose veins.

I tried the herbs.

The local natural foods stores sell several brands of capsules with the herbs in them. Affordable.

A couple year's ago, a doctor warned me not to take those herbs for a few days before a planned surgery, and for a couple weeks afterwards. Doctors wisely are cautious about any herb or drug before surgery, that may or may not affect circulation or blood or the speed of bleeding and/or coagulation. Other than that, my physician does not object to the herbs.

The usual common sense caveat: Of course you should talk to your doctor about any herbal remedies that you are thinking of trying. Because (1) I'm not a physician, and (2) each person's body and health are different, and (3) natural herbs can still have side effects and/or interactions with other drugs/herbs.

The Horse Chestnut and Butchers Broom herbs have worked like a miracle for me, so I'm surprised that they are not well known.

Veinous Insufficiency
Posted by Kate D (Los Angeles) on 10/28/2025
 ★★★★★

I've had Veinous Insufficiency since I was about 27...I'm now 46 (My legs get swollen after just a few hours of being awake, and I have unbearable itchiness from it. So much so, that in my sleep, I unknowingly will scratch my legs until they bleed. From this, my legs look terrible: Scars, discoloration, etc. from over 20 years of this) I run almost every day, I'm vegetarian, eat well, I'm not overweight and don't have diabetes - so I'm the perfect case study for this as I have no other underlying issues, and don't take any medications. All of this to say, Butchers Broom has changed my life. I've been taking it for about 3 months now, and the change in my legs is night and day. If I miss a few days, the symptoms come right back, so I know it's the Butchers Broom. I'm just sad I didn't start taking this 20 years ago. I urge anyone with Veinous Insufficiency (who doesn't have high blood pressure), to try it for just 2 days ...that's how long it took for me to really notice the difference. Hope it helps someone else :)

Veinous Insufficiency
Posted by Vera (Colorado) on 10/28/2025

Kate D, how wonderful! Can you tell us how you take it? In what form, how much, any drawbacks?



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