Cytisus, Broom

Genista, Genesta, Genestra, Scoparius, Spartium, Scotch Broom

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

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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

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:
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Correctives:
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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)

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