A yerba santa is any of several plants native to southwestern North America, such as Eriodictyon californicum.
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A member of the Hydrophyllaceae family.
Expectorant, tonic to cleanse the blood.
A member of the Hydrophyllaceae family.
Eriodictyon glutinosum and Eriodictyon californium.
Grows in dry, hilly areas of California and Northern Mexico.
Bear's weed, consumptive's weed, gum bush, and mountain balm.
The leaves should be gathered in the spring and early summer.
Respiratory conditions, asthma, gastrointestinal disorders, fatigue, bruises, insect bites, sprains.
The population of Yerba-Peulh is 165.
Not to be taken by pregnant or nursing women or those with chronic gastrointestinal disorders, sleep disorders or bouts of insomnia.
William Lukens Shoemaker has written: 'La santa yerba' -- subject(s): Poetry, Tobacco, Smoking