Ruscus Aculeatus
Helps in poor blood circulation, such as pain, leg cramps, leg swelling, varicose veins, and itching.
Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade. Prefers sundappled or light shady locations, but will survive in heavy shade. Established plants tolerate dry sandy soils. Avoid wet soils. Most plants in the genus Ruscus are dioecious (separate male and female plants) except for this species which sometimes has hermaphrodite self-fertile flowers. Ruscus aculeatus, commonly called butcher’s broom, is an evergreen sub-shrub that is native to Europe, the Black Sea area, northern Africa and the Azores. It typically grows to 5-7 cm tall and as wide. Actual leaves of this shrub are microscopic. Six-tepaled, star-shaped, greenish white flowers bloom singly or in pairs on the upper sides of the cladophylls in spring.