🪶Indigenous / Native American
American Holly
Ilex opaca
About American Holly
American Holly (Ilex opaca) is a herb used in the Indigenous / Native American tradition to help with Fever, Heart Health, and Digestive Issues. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Ilex opaca, the American holly, is a species of holly, native to the eastern and south-central United States, from coastal Massachusetts south to central Florida, and west to southeastern Missouri and eastern Texas.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · internalLeaves · internal