Ilex aquifolium L. 'Angustifolia'
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Ilex aquifolium 'Angustifolia'

Family: AQUIFOLIACEAE
Genus: Ilex
Species: aquifolium L.
Cultivar: 'Angustifolia'
Distribution summary: Eurasia
Habit: Shrub
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Habitat: Deciduous forests, damp, shady spots
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Plants of the World (C)
Reason for growing: Medicinal, toxic
British Native: Yes

Additional Notes

Toxic.

Professor Anthony Dayan, 2022

The species has been used in Traditional Herbal Medicine: Holly is little used in modern herbalism. The leaves are diaphoretic, expectorant, febrifuge and tonic. The berries are violently emetic and purgative.

https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Ilex+aquifolium

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