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Ethnobotanical Plant Ilex aquifolium

Common Name
Holly; Acebo; Cobanpuskulu; Acebo Comun; European Holly; Houx

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Cancer(Intestine) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Liver) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Stomach) Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Diuretic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Diuretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dropsy Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Dropsy Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emetic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emetic Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emetic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emollient Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emollient Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Emollient Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Fever Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Fever Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Gout Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *
Gout Elsewhere Duke, 1992 *