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English Ivy
(Hedera helix)

 General Info  

Active Forms


Absorption


Dietary Sources


 Dosage Info Back to Top
Dosage Range
Tablets: 2 x 25mg, 3-4 times daily as needed. Syrup: Adults – 2 to 3 teaspoonfuls, 2-3 times a day as needed.

Tea: One cup using 0.3 to 0.8 gm of herb, taken 3 times per day.(1)

Most Common Dosage
Tablets: 2 x 25mg, 3 times a day as needed. Syrup: Adults – 2 teaspoonfuls, 3 times a day as needed.

Tea: One cup using 0.3 gm of herb, taken 3 times per day.

Dosage Forms

 Adult RDI


Adult ODA
 
 Overview Back to Top
Ivy grows across Europe and into northern and central Asia, and has been naturalized to the United States. It is cultivated for use in gardens around the world to climb along trellises and as a ground cover. As a medicinal agent, ivy leaf traditionally has been used in the symptomatic relief of acute and chronic respiratory inflammation, as an anthelmintic, and as an agent to reduce fever and cause diaphoresis.(2) There has not been a considerable amount of research done on the clinical uses of ivy.
 Toxicities & Precautions Back to Top
General
Ivy leaf extract is reported safe in recommended dosages.(3)

Allergy
Ivy leaf has been reported to cause contact dermatitis in sensitive individuals.(4, 5)If allergy develops, discontinue use.

Pregnancy/Breast-Feeding
Safety in pregnancy has not yet been determined, so use with caution.
 Symptoms & Causes of Deficiency  
 Footnotes Back to Top
1 PDR for Herbal Medicines, 2nd edition. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company; 2000:276.
2 Blumenthal M, ed. Herbal Medicine: Expanded Commission E Monographs. Newton, MA:Integrative Medical Communications; 2000.
3 Blumenthal M, ed. Herbal Medicine: Expanded Commission E Monographs. Newton, MA:Integrative Medical Communications; 2000.
4 Johnke H, Bjarnason B. [Contact Dermatitis Allergy to Common Ivy]. Ugeskr Laeger. Jun1994;156(25):3778-9.
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5 Garcia M, Fernandez E, Navarro JA, del Pozo MD, Fernandez de Corres L. Allergic Contact Dermatitis from Hedera helix. Contact Dermatitis. 1995;33(2):133-134.
 
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