Taxus baccata
Remedy of skin eruptions and gout. Pustular eruptions. Gout. Catarrh of bladder. Headache with drowsiness. Used as a cancer drug source (taxol).
Source
Prepared from the fresh leaves and berries of Taxus baccata (Taxaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Pustular skin eruptions. Gout. Catarrh of bladder. Headache with drowsiness. Night sweats. Digestion weak. The yew tree is the source of taxol (paclitaxel) — a major chemotherapy drug.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Drowsy, dull.
General Symptoms
Skin and gout. Worse from cold, evening. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Skin
Pustular eruptions. Gout spots.
Extremities
Gout.
Urinary
Catarrh of bladder.
Head
Headache with drowsiness.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Cold, evening
Constitutional Type
Gout with skin.
Clinical Indications
Pustular eruptions, gout, bladder catarrh, headache, cancer (source of taxol)
Comparative Materia Medica
Colchicum has gout with nausea. Ledum has gout ascending.
Safety Information
Not established.
ALL parts of yew EXCEPT the red aril are extremely toxic — contain taxine alkaloids causing cardiac arrest rapidly. One of the most dangerous trees. Source of taxol (paclitaxel) chemotherapy. Use ONLY potentised forms.
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