Ruta Graveolens

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Other names : Ruta Grav, Ruta, Rue, Bitter Herb, Herb of Grace, Common Rue, Garden Rue, German Rue, Herb-of-Grace, Herbe à la Belle-Fille, Herbe de Grâce, Herbe de Repentance, Herbe de la Rue, Herbygrass, Raute, Ruda, Ruda de Castilla, Rue Fétide, Rue des Jardins, Rue Officinale, Rue Puante, Ruta graveolens, Rutae Folium, Rutae Herba, Sudapa.
Rue is a plant. The parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicine. Be careful not to confuse rue with goat's rue (Galega officinalis) and meadow rue (Thalictrum species).
See also : Rue Essential Oil

Special Precautions of Ruta Graveolens

  • Only homeopathic use !
  • Rue is considered safe when consumed in food amounts. It is UNSAFE when used as a medicine. When taken by mouth, it can cause side effects such as stomach irritation, changes in mood, sleep problems, dizziness, spasms, serious kidney and liver damage, and death. When applied to the skin, it can cause rash and increased sensitivity to the sun.
  • It is UNSAFE for anyone to use rue in medicinal amounts, but people with the following conditions are especially likely to experience dangerous side effects.
  • Pregnancy and breast-feeding: It is UNSAFE for both mother and unborn child to take rue during pregnancy or breast-feeding. Rue can cause uterine contractions, which can cause a miscarriage. That’s why rue is used to cause an abortion. But it also has serious effects for the mother. Some women who have tried using rue to cause an abortion have died.
  • Stomach and intestinal (gastrointestinal, GI) problems: Rue can make existing GI problems worse. If you have any stomach or intestinal disorder, you have an extra reason not use rue.
  • Kidney and urinary tract problems: Rue can harm the kidney and irritate the urinary tract. If you have a kidney or urinary tract problem, you have an extra reason not use rue.
  • Liver problems: Rue can make existing liver problems worse. If you have any liver disorder, you have an extra reason not use rue.
  • Medications that increase sensitivity to sunlight (Photosensitizing drugs) interacts with RUE
  • Do not take homeopathic remedies without first consulting a homeopathic practitioner. Do not take several remedies at the same time as that is often discouraged in homeopathic treatment. Take the recommended dose only and immediately report any changes in condition to your doctor.

The benefits of Ruta Graveolens are

  • Muscular pain: Due to bruises and other injury, sprains or overworking
  • Injuries
  • Sprains
  • Eye strain: Inflamed eyes and associated headaches.
  • Joint and bone pain: Particularly for deep joint and bone pain. Joint inflammation.
  • Arthritis
  • Rheumatism
  • Toothache
  • Headache (accompanied by a stiff/sore neck or eye strain)
  • Backache
  • Tennis elbow
  • lyme arthritis
  • Cancer : Ruta Graveolens shows promising treatment for brain cancer, colon Cancer and leukemia.
  • Prolapsed rectum. Ruta may be particularly prescribed in cases which occur due to complications after childbirth. The stools may be constipated and can be passed only with great straining and difficulty. Sitting is the worst position because it makes the pain get worse. The pain sensation is as if the rectum and anus are being pricked with sticks. Some part of the rectum comes down the anus each time when the stools are passed. Ruta may be given when there is protrusion of the rectum during an attempt to bend or stoop forward. Winters are the worst time for the patients as the pains become unbearable.

Profile Type

Anxious, tense people that tend to panic and are often weepy respond best to this remedy. Ruta people are often suspicious of others and dissatisfied with their own lot in life as well as being dissatisfied with the role that others play. They are also distrustful of others frequently feeling that they are being plotted against or criticized behind their backs. When ill they become irritable and fearful and can easily fall into depression. This remedy is very effective against muscular strain caused by overworking or injury.