yerba santa

yerba san·ta

S0076650 (săn′tə)n. Any of various western North American evergreen shrubs of the genus Eriodictyon, having tubular white to purple flowers and narrow leaves used in herbal medicine.

[Spanish : yerba, herb + santa, holy.]

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yerba santa - viscid evergreen shrub of western United States with white to deep lilac flowers; the sticky aromatic leaves are used in treating bronchial and pulmonary illnessesEriodictyon californicumEriodictyon, genus Eriodictyon - small genus of evergreen shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexicobush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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Shrub with thin pointy lance-shaped leaves. Smaller branches and leaves are coated with sticky resin that sometimes has black fungus on it (don”t use that part). Bell-shaped purple-white flowers. Smells and tastes bad. Leaf tea used for upper respiratory conditions, asthma, expectorant, cough, congestion, dilates bronchial tubes

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er·i·o·dic·ty·on

(er'ē-ō-dik'tē-on), The dried leaves of Eriodictyon californicum (family Hydrophyllaceae); the fluidextract and the syrup have been used as an expectorant and flavoring agent to mask the taste of bitter substances. Synonym(s): mountain balm, yerba santa

yerba santa

(săn′tə)n. Any of various western North American evergreen shrubs of the genus Eriodictyon, having tubular white to purple flowers and narrow leaves used in herbal medicine.

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Pseudomedicine
An essence which, in the pseudoscience of flower essence therapy, is said to widen one’s emotional range.

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noun viscid evergreen shrub of western United States with white to deep lilac flowers

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