Botanical Index No. 397

European Yew

taxus baccata

Medicinal Actions

Analysis pending research update.

Primary Conditions Treated

Epilepsy Erysipelas Fever Gas Gout Headache Hepatosis Hiccup High Blood Pressure Hydrophobia Hysteria Impotence Insomnia Ischiosis Jaundice Nephrosis Nervousness Neuralgia Numbness Parasite Raynaud’s Syndrome Respirosis Rheumatism Scabies Stone Tapeworm Tonsilosis Tuberculosis Water Retention Worm Wound Amenorrhea Angina Asthma Biliousness Bite Bronchosis Calculus Cancer breast ovary Cardiopathy Chest Cold Cold Convulsion Cough Cramp Croup Cystosis Dermatosis Diabetes Diarrhea Diphtheria Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. Warning: ALMOST all plant parts of this and other yews contain toxic components and are considered potentially fatally poisonous. 50–100 g needles fresh weight 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.

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