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DNA Binding (1; HAD); Emetic (f; DEM); Immunostimulant (f; HAD); Laxative (f; DEM);
Myorelaxant (1; HAD); Sedative (f; FNF; HAD).
Indications (Yerba Mansa) — Abscess (f; HAD); Anorexia (f; HAD); Arthrosis (f; HAD); Asthma
(f; FAY); Bronchosis (f; HAD); Cancer (1; HAD); Catarrh (f; HAD); Cold (f; DEM; FAY; HAD);
Colic (f; HAD); Congestion (f; DEM); Constipation (f; DEM); Convulsion (f; DEM); Cough (f;
DEM); Cramp (1; DEM; FAY; FNF); Cystosis (f; HAD); Diabetes (f; DEM); Dysmenorrhea (f;
DEM; FAY; HAD); Dyspepsia (f; FAY; HAD); Edema (f; HAD); Fever (1; DEM; HAD); Fit (f;
DEM); Flu (f; HAD); Gingivosis (f; HAD); Gonorrhea (f; DEM); Head Cold (f; HAD); Herpes (f;
HAD); Immunodepression (f; HAD); Infection (f; FAY; HAD); Inflammation (f; HAD); Insomnia
(f; FNF; HAD); Laryngosis (f; HAD); Myosis (1; DEM; FNF); Nervousness (f; FNF; HAD); Pain
(f; DEM); Pharyngosis (f; HAD); Pleurisy (f; DEM); Proctosis (f; HAD); Pulmonosis (f; FAY);
Rheumatism (f; FAY; HAD); Rhinosis (f; HAD); Sinusosis (f; HAD); Sore (f; DEM; FAY; HAD);
Sore Throat (f; DEM); Stomachache (f; DEM); Stomatosis (f; HAD); Swelling (f; DEM); Syphilis
(f; DEM); Tuberculosis (f; DEM); Ulcer (f; DEM); Urethrosis (f; HAD); Vaginosis (f; HAD);
Vulvosis (f; HAD); Water Retention (f; HAD).
Dosages (Yerba Mansa) — 4–8 grams root/day; 1–2 drops fluid tincture 2–3 ×/day (Hobbs); 20
to 60 drops fresh root tincture (fresh 1:2, dry 1:5, 60% alcohol) to 5 ×/day; 2–4 oz cold root infusion
to 5 ×/day (Moore1).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Yerba Mansa) — Avoid during pregnancy
(Hobbs). In animal studies, the sedative effect of roots and the compound methyleugenol potentiates
the hypnotic action of thiopental, pentobarbital, and hexobarbital. Also enhances the central depres-
sant effect of chlorpromazine. Urinary irritant (HAD).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).