Materia Medica de A a Z

ILEX AQUIFOLIUM (ilx-a)

Intermittent fever. Marked eye symptoms, spleen pain. All symptoms better in winter.

Eye

Infiltration of cornea; staphyloma; nightly burning in orbits, rheumatic inflammation of eye; psilosis.

Relationship

Ilex Paraguayensis (Ilx-p) - Yerba Mate — (Persistent epigastric pain; sense of dryness of mouth and pharynx, anorexia, pyrosis, nervous depression, neurasthenia. Somnolence; incapacity for work, diminution of urinary secretion, headache and pruritus. Hemicrania. Renal colic. Is said to be of use as a prophylactic against sunstroke, being a safe stimulant to the circulation, to diaphoresis and diuresis). Ilex vomitoria — Yaupon — (Emetic properties-Possesses also tonic and digestive qualities, free from sleepless effects. Has an active principle said to act as a powerful diuretic-employed in nephritis and gout). Ilex Cassine (Ilx-c) — (Christmas berry Tea) - Excellent diuretic and substitute for tea.