YERBA SANTA ERIODICTYON CALIFORNICUM

YERBA SANTA (Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr.) ++

Activities (Yerba Santa) :
Antiasthmatic (f; PH2); Anticancer (1; APA); Antiinflammatory (1; PED); Antiseptic (1; PED); Antirheumatic (1; PED); Antispasmodic (1; PED); Astringent (1; APA); Bitter (1; PED); Chemopreventive (1; APA); Collyrium (f; DEM); Decongestant (1; APA); Depurative (f; DEM); Diuretic (1; PHR; PH2); Expectorant (1; APA; PED; PNC); Tonic (f; PNC).

Indications (Yerba Santa) :
Abrasion (f; DEM); Asthma (f; APA; PH2; PNC); Blood (f; DEM); Bronchosis (f; APA; DEM; PNC); Bruise (f; APA; PED); Cancer (1; APA); Catarrh (f; DEM); Cold (f; APA; DEM; PED); Congestion (1; APA); Cough (f; APA); Cramp (1; PED); Dermatosis (f; APA); Fatigue (f; DEM); Fever (f; APA; PED); Flu (f; DEM); Fracture (f; DEM); Gastrosis (f; DEM); Gonorrhea (f; DEM); Hay Fever (f; APA); Headache (f; DEM); Infection (f; DEM); Inflammation (1; DEM; PED); Ophthalmia (f; DEM); Pain (f; APA; DEM); Pertussis (f; DEM); Pleurisy (f; DEM); Pneumonia (f; DEM); Poison Ivy (f; APA); Respirosis (1; APA); Rheumatism (1; APA; DEM; PED); Sore (f; DEM); Swelling (f; DEM); Tuberculosis (f; APA; DEM; PED); UTI (f; APA); VD (f; DEM); Water Retention (1; PHR; PH2); Wound (f; APA; DEM).

Dosages (Yerba Santa) :
1 - 2 tsp fresh leaf (PED); 1 - 2 g dry leaf (PED); 1 g dry leaf:5 ml alcohol/5 ml water (PED); 10 - 20 drops leaf extract/day (APA); 1 tbsp herb/glass warm water 1 ×/day (APA); 2 - 4 ml liquid herb extract (PNC).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Yerba Santa) :
Class 1 (AHP). No reports of toxicity either topically or internally have been reported in the scientific literature (PED). None reported (PHR; PH2). EO is responsible for therapeutic actions (PED).