Medical Botany, Woodville, Hooker, Vol. 3, 1832
BROOM TOPS
1. Stem showing the two wings ending in a node. 2. A large flower and a
flower bud. 3. The hairy pistil.. 4. Fruit. 5. Three foliate leaves.
Squibb's Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919
1. Stem showing the two wings ending in a node. 2. A large flower and a
flower bud. 3. The hairy pistil.. 4. Fruit. 5. Three foliate leaves.
Squibb's Atlas of the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919
Botanical name:
Cytisus scoparius (syn. Spartium scoparium; Genista scoparius, Sarothamnus scoparius)
Parts used:
Flowering tops
Temperature & Taste:
Neutral (slightly Warm), Dry. Sweet, Bitter
Classifications:
2F. PURIFYING
4f. SPLENETIC
Cytisus scoparius (syn. Spartium scoparium; Genista scoparius, Sarothamnus scoparius)
Parts used:
Flowering tops
Temperature & Taste:
Neutral (slightly Warm), Dry. Sweet, Bitter
Classifications:
2F. PURIFYING
4f. SPLENETIC
Uses:
1. Opens obstructions of the Spleen, Liver and Mesentery
2. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine, clears Stones:
3. Moves the Blood, Regulates the Heart:
4. Moves the Blood, clears Wind and Damp:
5. Stops Bleeding, Regulates the Uterus:
6. Emetic:
Dose:
... available in PRO version
Correctives:
... available in PRO version
... available in PRO version
Correctives:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
1. To promote Urine, Edema:
i. Broom with ... available in PRO version
ii. Broom with ... available in PRO version
iii. Broom ashes with ... available in PRO version
iv. Broom with ... available in PRO version
v. Broom with ... available in PRO version
vi. Broom with ... available in PRO version
2. Urinary Irritation, Broom with ... available in PRO version
3. Infertility, Broom flower with ... available in PRO version
4. Uterine Fibroids, Broom with ... available in PRO version
5. Liver disorders, Broom with ... available in PRO version
6. Hypertension:
i. Menopausal Hypertension, Broom with ... available in PRO version
ii. Broom with ... available in PRO version
7. As a bath for Eczema, Broom with ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Wine for Edema
Pills Against Barrenness (Turner)
1. To promote Urine, Edema:
i. Broom with ... available in PRO version
ii. Broom with ... available in PRO version
iii. Broom ashes with ... available in PRO version
iv. Broom with ... available in PRO version
v. Broom with ... available in PRO version
vi. Broom with ... available in PRO version
2. Urinary Irritation, Broom with ... available in PRO version
3. Infertility, Broom flower with ... available in PRO version
4. Uterine Fibroids, Broom with ... available in PRO version
5. Liver disorders, Broom with ... available in PRO version
6. Hypertension:
i. Menopausal Hypertension, Broom with ... available in PRO version
ii. Broom with ... available in PRO version
7. As a bath for Eczema, Broom with ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Wine for Edema
Pills Against Barrenness (Turner)
Cautions:
1. Toxic in excess
2. Not used during Pregnancy
3. Avoid in Hypertension
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water of the whole Herb in Flower, Conserve of the Flowers, Salt of the Ashes
1. Toxic in excess
2. Not used during Pregnancy
3. Avoid in Hypertension
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water of the whole Herb in Flower, Conserve of the Flowers, Salt of the Ashes