Ilex verticillata

Ilex verticillata
Family:Ilex verticillata; Antiseptic; Astringent; Cathartic; Skin; Tonic.
Common name:Winterberry
The bark is antiseptic astringent cathartic and tonic. A decoction is used internally in the treatment of diarrhoea malaria etc and externally in the treatment of indolent sores and chronic skin disease. The bark contains about 4.8% tannin. It is harvested in the autumn before the first frosts. Another report says that the bark is harvested in the spring and dried for later use. The fruit is cathartic.

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