Aquifoliaceae Ilex opaca Ait.
American Holly
Catawba - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 37
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Ilex opaca Ait.
Scientific name: Ilex opaca Ait.
USDA symbol: ILOPO (
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Common names: American Holly
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Family (APG): Aquifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Catawba
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Decoction of leaves taken for measles.
RECRD: 87679 id: 17709