CANADA YEW TAXUS CANADENSIS

CANADA YEW (Taxus canadensis Marshall) X

Activities (Canada Yew) :
- Abortifacient (f; CEB; DEM); Diaphoretic (f; DEM); Diuretic (f; CEB; DEM); Fibronolytic (f; DEM); Hypotensive (f; FAD); Sedative (f; CEB); Stimulant (f; DEM).

Indications (Canada Yew) :
- Afterbirth (f; FAD); Childbirth (f; DEM); Cold (f; CEB; DEM); Debility (f; CEB; DEM); Dysmenorrhea (f; DEM); Enterosis (f; DEM); Fever (f; CEB; DEM); Gastrosis (f; DEM); Gonorrhea (f; DEM); High Blood Pressure (f; FAD); Insomnia (f; CEB); Nervousness (f; CEB); Numbness (f; CEB; DEM); Pain (f; DEM); Paralysis (f; CEB; DEM); Rheumatism (f; CEB; DEM); Scurvy (f; DEM); Stomachache (f; CEB; DEM); VD (1; CEB; DEM); Water Retention (f; CEB; DEM).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Canada Yew) :
- Not covered (AHP; KOM; PH2). Though poisonous, the twigs, berries, and leaves have been used in brewing a beverage (Iroquois, Penobscot) (DEM). All plant parts (except perhaps the red aril) of this and other yews contain highly toxic components and are considered poisonous. Ingesting as few as 50 leaves (needles) has resulted in fatalities (FAD).