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This page prescribes plants as medicine according to pre-modern medical theory. Several of the plants named are toxic, correct identification is difficult, and the doses given have no scientific basis. Do not ingest or apply any preparation described here.
In addition, this page presents medical treatment from an era before modern medicine. The remedies described are ineffective against the conditions named, and some of the ingredients or doses are harmful. Do not use them to treat any illness; consult a qualified medical professional.
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Hollow Ware
the trade term for all kinds of vessels made of cast or wrought iron, and used for cooking and other purposes. shrub or small tree, 10 to 40 feet high, HOLLY, in botany, Ilex aquifolium, a shrub or small tree, 10 to 40 feet high, with glossy leaves. Wild in Europe and Western Asia. The beautiful white wood of the holly is valued by cabinetmakers for inlaying, the bark is used in the manufacture of birdlime, the berries are so violently emetic that six or eight will excite violent vomit; the leaves are said to be equal to Peruvian bark for the cure of intermittent fevers. The root and bark are said to be emollient, resolvent, expectorant, and diuretic.
The leaves and berries form, with ivy, the principal material of Christmas decoration.