European box is a herb mainly found in Europe and the Mediterranean and the parts used medicinally are the leaves and wood. It is a hihgly toxic plant is no longer widely used for its medicinal purposes. Its hard wood is mainly used to produce musical instruments. Recently public interest was aroused when it was reported that European Box can delay the progression of HIV/Aids.
In the days it was used as medicine, European box was used against such diseases as malaria, rheumatism and syphillis. It was also used externally to improve hair growth. Only time will whether European box special extract SPV30, will finally be used to treat HIV/Aids. Trials on this are continuing.
Since european box has been proven to highly toxic, it is advisable to take it only under professonal advice.
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