. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. PLANTS FURNISHING MEDICINAL LEAVES AND HEKBS. 15 bear's-weed, sjuni YERBA SANTA. Eriodictyon cali/orninnn (H. and A.) Greene. Pharmacopa iai name.—Eriodictyon. Synonym.—Eriodictyon glutinosum Benth. Other common names.—Mountain balm, consumptive's weed, plant, tarweed. Description.—This evergreen shrub, a member of the waterleaf family (Ilydro- ph yllacese), reaches a height of from 3 to 4 feet, bearing glutinous leaves. The stem is smooth, but ex- udes a gummy substance. The dark-green leaves are from 3 to 4 inchesinlength, placed alternately on
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. PLANTS FURNISHING MEDICINAL LEAVES AND HEKBS. 15 bear's-weed, sjuni YERBA SANTA. Eriodictyon cali/orninnn (H. and A.) Greene. Pharmacopa iai name.—Eriodictyon. Synonym.—Eriodictyon glutinosum Benth. Other common names.—Mountain balm, consumptive's weed, plant, tarweed. Description.—This evergreen shrub, a member of the waterleaf family (Ilydro- ph yllacese), reaches a height of from 3 to 4 feet, bearing glutinous leaves. The stem is smooth, but ex- udes a gummy substance. The dark-green leaves are from 3 to 4 inchesinlength, placed alternately on the stem, oblong or oval lance shaped, leathery, narrow- ing gradually into a short stalk, and with margins generally toothed, except perhaps at the base: the upper surface is smooth, with depressed A-eins, the prominent veins on the under surface forming a strong network and the spaces between the veins covered with short felty hairs, giving it a white ap- pearance. The leaves are coated with a resinous sub- stance, making them ajD- pear as if varnished. The rather showy whitish or pale-blue flowers are borne in clusters at the top of the plant, the tubular, funnel- shaped corolla measuring about half an inch in length and haAdng five spreading lobes. (Fig. 7.) The seed capsule is oval, grayish brown, and contains small, reddish-brown, shriveled seeds. Collection, prices, and uses.—The leaves are the parts collected for medicinal use and are official in the United States Pharmacopoeia. The price paid for them is about 5 cents a pound. Yerba santa has expectorant properties and is employed for throat and bronchial affections. It is also used as a bitter tonic. The odor is aromatic and the taste balsamic and Fig. -Yerba santa (Eriodictyon cnli/oTTiimm), leaves and flowers A popular but misleading Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of the
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