Ingredient Overview
Ivy is an evergreen climbing plant. Its leaves have an established place in herbal preparations and contain triterpene saponins, including hederacoside C.
The tough evergreen foliage supplies the saponin-containing material used for this ingredient. Hederacoside C is one of the constituents that helps characterise ivy leaf preparations. Its established herbal context is distinct from the plant’s more familiar role as a climber in gardens and landscapes.