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YERBA SANTA

Yerba Santa

Biological Name: Eriodictyon glutinosum

Other Names: Yerba Santa, Consumptive's weed, gum plant, bear's weed, mountain balm, tar weed

Parts Used: Leaves

Remedies For:
Tonic, expectorant, aromatic.

This herb was traditionally used for laryngitis, chronic bronchitis, asthma, and various catarrhal lung ailments. ...

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YUCCA

Yucca

Biological Name: Yucca schidigera

Other Names: Yucca

Parts Used: Stalk and root

Active Compounds:
The saponins from yucca are the main medicinal agents in the plant. They have both a water-soluble and fat-soluble end and therefore act like soap. The authors ...

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YELLOW DOCK

Yellow Dock

Biological Name: Rumex crispus,Polygonaceae

Other Names: Yellow Dock, Curled Dock, Curly Dock, Sour Dock, Narrow Dock, Garden Patience, Rumex

Parts Used: Root

Active Compounds:
-Anthraquinone glycosides, about 3-4%, including nepodin, and others based on chrysophanol, physcion and emodin
-Miscellaneous; tannins, rumicin and oxalates.
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YARROW

Yarrow

Biological Name: Achillea millefolium,Compositae

Other Names: Yarrow, Milfoil, nosebleed, herb militaris, soldier's woundwort, thousand leaf, thousand seal, field hop, millefolium, old man's pepper, thousand seal, ladies' mantle

Parts Used: Aerial parts

Active Compounds:
-Volatile oil, containing a- and b-pinenes, borneol, bornyl acetate, camphor, caryophyllene, ...

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YAM

Yam

Biological Name: Dioscorea bulbifera,Dioscoreaceae

Other Names: Yam, Varahikand, Gendhi, Zamin-kand
Kachil, Nooran

Description:
Found in India.

Medicinal Applications
CAUTION: Glucoside in the plant is poisonous; creates excess mucus and congestion. Only use with the advice AND UNDER THE SUPERVISION of ...

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