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		Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009
[edit] Ilex aquifoliurn
| Also known as (or relevant to)
 Family
Aquifoliaceae
English Names
  Common Holly
 Hulver Bush
 Holm
 Hulm
 Natural Habitat
  Central and Southern Europe
 Caucasus
 Asia Minor
 Persia
 Central China
 Part(s) Used
  Folia Ilicis aquifolii = Folia Aquifoliae
 Fructus llicis aquifolii = Fructus Aquifoliae
 Cortex Ilicis aquifolii = Cortex Aquifoliae
 | Constituent(s)
  ilicin (bitter principle)
 tannin
 mucilage
 gum
 wax
 ilixanthin (yellow colouring matter)
 silicic acid
 sugar
 Action
  leaf: purgative
 tonic
 febrifuge
 diuretic
 emollient; berry: purgative
 emetic
 febrifuge
 toxic; bark: sudorific
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[edit] Ilex paraguariensis (and other species)
| Also known as (or relevant to)
 Family
Aquifoliaceae
English Names
 Natural Habitat
  South America
 especially Paraguay and Southern Brazil
 Part(s) Used
 | Constituent(s)
  caffeine
 coffee-tannic acids
 essential oil
 vanillin
 resin
 Action
  used as a substitute for tea
 especially in Argentine: stimulant
 diuretic
 purgative
 antiscorbutic
 sudorific
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[edit] Ilex verticillata
| Also known as (or relevant to)
 Family
Aquifoliaceae
English Names
  Black Alder
 Winter berry
 Feverbush
 Natural Habitat
 Part(s) Used
  Cortex Ilicis
 Fructus Ilicis
 | Constituent(s)
  tannin
 resins
 gum
 sugar
 albumen
 bitter principle
 yellow colouring matter
 Action
  bark: tonic
 astringent
 laxative
 antiseptic; berry: aperient
 vermifuge
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