Taxus canadensis

Taxus canadensis
Family:Taxus canadensis; Abortifacient; Analgesic; Antirheumatic; Cancer; Diaphoretic; Diuretic; Emmenagogue; Febrifuge.
Common name:Canadian yew
The Canadian yew is a very poisonous plant though it was employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used minute amounts of the leaves both internally and externally in order to treat a variety of complaints including rheumatism fevers influenza expelling afterbirth and dispelling clots. Modern research has shown that it contains the substance 'taxol' in its shoots and bark. Taxol has shown exciting potential as an anti-cancer drug particularly in the treatment of ovarian cancers. This remedy is very toxic and even when used externally should only be used under the supervision of a qualified practitioner. The plant is abortifacient analgesic antirheumatic antitumor diaphoretic diuretic emmenagogue febrifuge and pectoral.

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