IVY
Upper airways Ivy leaf Hedera helix L. is a shrubby liana native to Europe and Asia. Its extracts are used to relieve and soothe irritation of the respiratory tract.
Regulations
and analysis
Identification : TLC
Data on traditional use
Cahier de l’agence du médicament (France):
- Used for the upper respiratory tract
EMA monograph :
- Used for the upper respiratory tract
German monograph :
- Used to soothe the respiratory tract
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Detailed description
Hedera helix L. is an evergreen shrubby vine in the Araliaceae family. This species is endemic to Europe and Asia.
Historically, ivy leaf was used to facilitate digestive elimination. Today, preparations based on ivy leaf extract are widely used, generally in the form of syrups, to relieve and soothe the respiratory tract.
Its properties derive mainly from its composition of saponosides (notably hedercoside C) and flavonoids.
