Himalayan Yew Powder / தாளிசபத்திரி பொடி

Botanical Name: Taxus wallichiana zucc
Tamil Name: தாளிசபத்திரி பொடி / Thaleesapatri Podi
Malayalam Name: താലീസപത്രം / Talisapatram
Telugu Name: టాలీసపత్రి / Thaleesapatri
Hindi Name: तालीस पत्र / तालीसपत्र / Thaleesa Patra/ Talispatra

Description: Himalayan Yew (Taxus wallichiana) is an ever green tree belonging to family Taxaceae and genus Taxa.

Traditional Uses: The leaves of T. wallichiana are considered to have emmenagogue, sedative, antiseptic, aphrodisiac and antispasmodic properties. It is employed in the treatment of hysteria, epilepsy and nervousness. The major active compounds extracted from the leaves of this plant are buccatin and Taxol, which are used in the treatment of uterine (ovarian), breast and colon cancers. Also, Himalayan Yew has a wide variety of traditional medicinal uses. It has been utilized to cure of high fever and chronic inflammatory diseases. Its decoctions, juice, and herbal tea are consumed to cure epilepsy, cough, cold, indigestion, and respiratory infections. Various part of T. wallichiana such as bark and leaves are employed in Unani medicine (Zarnab); a sedative and aphrodisiac drug which is used to cure bronchitis, asthma, snake bite, epilepsy, and scorpion stings.

Therapeutic Uses: அதிசுரம் (Severe fever), மந்தம் (Indigestion), மேக நோய் (Venereal Diseases), நாசிப்பிணி (Nasal Disease), நாள்பட்ட காயம் (Chronic Fever).

Dosage: Twice or thrice a day, take 1/2 teaspoon (3g) powder mix with honey or boil with water & drink after filter (or) as directed by physician.