title: [Butcher's Broom, in the treatment of venous insufficiency].
abstract: Numerous extracts of the plants, natural compounds and their derivatives, acting on the venous system, including horse-chestnut seed extracts aescin, rutin, troxerutin, diosmin and hesperidine. They have a long tradition in herbal medicine for their venotonic and anti-oedematous properties. This review is concerning Rusci aculeati rhizoma, which recently taken in Poland on the symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency and hemorrhoids.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Zakład Farmakognozji Akademii Medycznej, Poznaniu.
authors.forename: Wiesława
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bylka
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kornobis
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011044:Poland; D031443:Ruscus; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts