Goat's Rue

Galega officinalis

Other Names: Faux-Indigo, French Honeysuckle, French Lilac, Galega, Galéga, Galéga Officinal, Galega bicolor, Galega officinalis, Galega patula, Galegae Officinalis Herba, Geissrautenkraut, Goat's Rue Herb, Italian Fitch, Lavanèse, Lilas d’Espagne, Lilas Français, Rue-de-Chèvre, Rue des Chèvres, Sainfoin d’Espagne, Geitekruid
Goat's rue is a plant. The parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicine.

Special Precautions of Goat's Rue

• Be careful not to confuse goat's rue (Galega officinalis) with rue (Ruta Graveolens).
• fatal poisoning has occurred in grazing animals that ate large quantities of goat's rue.
• Diabetes: Goat's rue may interfere with effective diabetes treatment. Avoid using it.
• Surgery: Goat's rue might affect blood sugar levels. There is concern that it might interfere with blood sugar control during and after surgery. Stop using goat’s rue at least 2 weeks before a scheduled surgery.
• Metformin Side Effects
  • Digestive distress including stomach upset, gas, nausea, indigestion, diarrhea
  • Loss of appetite
  • Headache
  • Weakness
  • Rash
  • Low levels of vitamin B12 (supplements are often required to prevent a deficiency)
• Medications for diabetes (Antidiabetes drugs) interacts with GOAT'S RUE

Health Benefits and uses of Goat's Rue are

• Goat's rue is used along with conventional treatment for diabetes and as a diuretic. Goat's rue contains a chemical that may lower blood sugar in a test tube. But it is unclear if goat's rue has this effect when taken by people. The biguanide class of antidiabetic drugs, which also includes the withdrawn agents phenformin and buformin, originates from the French lilac or goat's rue, a plant used in folk medicine for several centuries.
• In combination with other herbs, goat's rue is used to stimulate the adrenal gland and pancreas; to protect the liver; for digestion problems; and to start the flow of breast milk. Some people use herbal combinations that include goat’s rue as a tonic and for “blood purification.”
• Cancer : Metmorfin is a biguanide class of antidiabetic drugs, which also includes the withdrawn agents phenformin and buformin, originates from the French lilac or goat's rue (Galega officinalis). Evidence continues to mount that metformin may help prevent a number of cancers from developing or if they do, from spreading throughout the body.
  • Breast Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Liver Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer