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Garden rue
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Ruta graveolens
A hardy evergreen shrub with small yellow flowers. "Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo" both claimed that, owing to rue's metaphysical powers, their eyesights and creative inner vision had been improved."
This is a tonic, aromatic, emmenagogue, stimulant and an antispasmodic herb.
The herb ( an infusion made from the leaves) is to stimulate the appetite, and increase perspiration, as well as to stimulate bile production.
A poultice of rue helps in the relief of sciatica, pain in the joints, and gout, skin wounds and ulcers.
The herb treats colds, fever, epigastric pain, hernia, toothache, irregular or painful menstrual period, infantile eczema, traumatic injuries, pyodemas, snake and insect bites, intestinal worms infestation, dizziness, confusion, and excellent for colic and convulsions in children.
Some herbalists recommend it for hysteria, epilepsy, rheumatism, arthritis and neuralgia.
An infusion of the leaves can be used to bathe tired eyes.
It must be taken under strict supervision. Not to be taken by pregnant womem. Large doses are harmful and, may cause skin irritation in some people. Rue should not be boiled when making a herbal preparation, as boiling will destroy its effectveness.
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