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Butcher's broom has been used by a variety of peoples as a treatment for a variety of ailments. A classical remedy from Europe claimed that the rhizomes could be used as a diuretic. In ancient Greece, butcher's broom was used as a laxative or diuretic, and it was also believed to remove kidney stones
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Identification of Naturally Occurring Neoruscogenin as a Bioavailable, Potent, and High-Affinity Agonist of the Nuclear Receptor RORĪ± (NR1F1). Journal of Biomolecular Screening. 2014;19(3):399-406.
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Herrmann, Josef M.; Untergehrer, Monika; JĆ¼rgenliemk, Guido; Heilmann, Jƶrg; Kƶnig, Burkhard (2014-04-08). "Synthesis of Phenyl-1-benzoxepinols
Isolated from Butcher's Broom and Analogous Benzoxepines".
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