YERBA SANTA. Eriodictyon. N.O. Eriodictiyon californicum.
Synonym : Bearsweed, Mountain Balm.
Habitat : Grown in, and imported from, California.
Features : Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, serrate, about three inches by one inch, shiny above, white down underneath. Taste and odour, aromatic.
Part used : Leaves.
Action : Expectorant, tonic.
In catarrhal affections of the respiratory organs. Often a constituent of asthma prescriptions.
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