Yerba Santa
eriodictyon californicum
Medicinal Actions
Analysis pending research update.
Primary Conditions Treated
Abrasion
Asthma
Blood
Bronchosis
Bruise
Cancer
Catarrh
Cold
Congestion
Cough
Cramp
Dermatosis
Fatigue
Fever
Flu
Fracture
Gastrosis
Gonorrhea
Hay Fever
Headache
Infection
Inflammation
Ophthalmia
Pain
Pertussis
Pleurisy
Pneumonia
Poison Ivy
Respirosis
Rheumatism
Sore
Swelling
Tuberculosis
UTI
VD
Water Retention
Wound
General Dosage
1–2 tsp fresh leaf; 1–2 g dry leaf; 1 g dry leaf:5 ml alcohol/5 ml water; 10–20 drops leaf extract/day; 1 tbsp herb/glass warm water 1 ×/day; 2–4 ml liquid herb extract.
Safety & Contraindications
Class 1. “No reports of toxicity either topically or internally have been reported in the scientific literature”. None reported. EO is responsible for therapeutic actions.
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