Steven Foster's Images of Yerba santa, Eriodictyon californicum

Stock images of Yerba santa, Eriodictyon californicum. Photos © 2011 Steven Foster. Please contact us for pricing and terms at sfoster@stevenfoster.com or call +1-479-253-2629.

Four images of Yerba santa, Eriodictyon californicum, Boraginaceae, Borage Family, ,is a shrub native from northern California to southern Oregon. The sticky-resionous, aromatic leaves, used for colds, stomachache, coughs, asthma and other ailments make it an important western medicinal plant, once official in the USP for asthma, bronchitis, coughs and other uses.