English Holly
ilex aquifolium
Medicinal Actions
Diaphoretic, Digitalic, Diuretic, Emetic, Laxative, Litholytic, Toxic, Colic
Primary Conditions Treated
Emollient
Appendicitis
Arthrosis
Boil
Bronchosis
Cancer
colon
intestine
liver
stomach
thyroid
Catarrh
Conjunctivosis
Constipation
Cough
Diarrhea
Dropsy
Dyspepsia
Enterosis
Epilepsy
Fever
Gastrosis
Gout
Hepatosis
Jaundice
Malaria
Ophthalmia
Pulmonosis
Rheumatism
Scarlet Fever
Side Ache
Splenosis
Staphyloma
Stomachache
Stone
Swelling
Thyroidosis
Typhus
Water Retention
General Dosage
15–20 g leaf in tea.
Safety & Contraindications
Not covered. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. Ingesting more than five berries may induce diarrhea, gastroenterosis, nausea, and vomiting. Fatal GI inflammation is said to have taken place following the ingestion of very large quantities. Poisonings have not been reported in recent times. Human fatality reported.
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