In the old English Leechbook of Bald it was recommended to boil tender ivy twigs in butter and apply the results to ease sunburn. Culpeper recommended the leaves for ulcers, boils and ulcers. Today, the leaves are sometimes used by herbalists to treat slow healing wounds, abscesses and burns. The plant contains a component called hederagenin, which at high plant concentrations is effective in treating cellulitis and oedema.

Function: Anticaking, antimicrobial, astringent, skin conditioning, soothing, tonic.

(CAS: 84082-54-2/EINECS: 282-000-2)

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