EUROPEAN YEW TAXUS BACCATA

EUROPEAN YEW (Taxus baccata L.) X

Synonyms :
- T. baccata var. aurea Carrière, var. fastigiata (Lindl.) Loudon, var. fastigiata-aurea Sénéclauze, var. washingtonii (Richard Sm.) Beissner, T. canadensis var. washingtonii Richard Sm., T. fastigiata Lindl.

Activities (European Yew) :
- Abortifacient (f; DEM; HHB; PH2); Antifertility (1; WOI); Antispasmodic (f; DEP); Aphrodisiac (f; DEP; KAB); Arrhythmogenic (1; PH2); Cardioactive (f; PHR); Cardiotoxic (1; PH2); Carminative (f; WOI); CNS-Depressant (1; WOI); Diaphoretic (f; DEM); Diuretic (f; KAB); Emmenagogue (f; DEP; PHR; PH2); Expectorant (f; WOI); Hypotensive (1; HHB); Litholytic (f; DEP); Mydriatic (1; HHB); Narcotic (f; DEP; MAD); Parasiticide (1; HHB); Poison (1; DEP; PH2); Protisticide (1; HHB); Sedative (1; DEP; HH2); Stomachic (f; WOI); Tachycardic (1; PH2); Tranquilizer (1; WOI).

Indications (European Yew) :
- Amenorrhea (1; MAD; PH2); Angina (f; MAD); Asthma (f; KAB); Biliousness (f; WOI); Bite (f; KAB); Bronchosis (f; KAB); Calculus (f; DEP; WOI); Cancer (1; FAD; JLH); Cancer, breast (1; FAD); Cancer, ovary (1; FAD); Cardiopathy (f; MAD); Chest Cold (f; DEM); Cold (f; DEM); Convulsion (f; DEP); Cough (f; DEM); Cramp (f; DEP; WOI); Croup (f; MAD); Cystosis (f; HHB); Dermatosis (f; HHB; PH2); Diabetes (f; HHB); Diarrhea (f; WOI); Diphtheria (f; HH2; PH2); Dysmenorrhea (f; DEM; HHB); Dyspepsia (f; DEP; PH2); Epilepsy (f; DEP; HHB; PH2; WOI); Erysipelas (f; HHB); Fever (f; DEM); Gas (f; WOI); Gout (f; HHB; MAD); Headache (f; WOI); Hepatosis (f; HHB); Hiccup (f; KAB); High Blood Pressure (1; HHB);
Hydrophobia (f; KAB); Hysteria (f; WOI); Impotence (f; DEP); Insomnia (1; DEP; HH2); Ischiosis (f; MAD); Jaundice (f; HHB; MAD); Nephrosis (f; HHB); Nervousness (1; DEP; HH2; WOI); Neuralgia (f; MAD); Numbness (f; DEM); Parasite (1; HHB); Raynauds Syndrome (f; WOI); Respirosis (f; DEM); Rheumatism (f; DEM; HHB; MAD); Scabies (f; MAD); Stone (f; DEP); Tapeworm (f; PH2); Tonsilosis (f; PH2); Tuberculosis (f; DEM); Water Retention (f; KAB); Worm (f; HHB); Wound (f; HH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (European Yew) :
- Not covered (AHP; KOM). Warning: ALMOST all plant parts (except possibly the red aril) of this and other yews contain toxic components and are considered potentially fatally poisonous (FAD). 50 - 100 g needles fresh weight (0.25 - 0.5 cup) could be fatally toxic, via asphyxiation and diastolic cardiac arrest; symptoms may include cardiac abnormalities, bradycardia, colic, cramps, dyspnea, gastrosis, headache,
hypotension, mydriasis, queasiness, ventricular arrhythmia, vertigo, and vomiting (BRU; MAD; HH2; PH2).