Folia aquifiliae

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

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Last updated on: 21.02.2025

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Synonym(s)

folia aquifolia; Folia Ilicis aquifolii

Definition
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Extract from the leaves of the holly (Ilex aquifolium), a deciduous or evergreen shrub or tree up to 10 m high from the holly family (Aquifoliaceae).

No monographs.

Empirical medicine: formerly: fever, cramps, colic

Ingredients
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Ilicin (bitter substance), ilex acid, flavonoids, tannin, silicic acid, sugar

Field of application/use
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There are no assured naturopathic indications. In folk medicine the extract is used to treat fever, cramps and colic.

Literature
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  1. Burger A et al. (1993) Hunnius Pharmaceutical Dictionary 7th edition Walter de Gruyter Berlin-New York p. 715
  2. https://heilkraeuter.de/lexikon/stechpalme.htm

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Empirical Medicine; Holly; Monographs;