Yerba mansa

taxobox
name = Yerba mansa

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regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Magnoliids
ordo = Piperales
familia = Saururaceae
genus = "Anemopsis"
species = "A. californica"
binomial = "Anemopsis californica"
binomial_authority = (Nutt.) Hook. & Arn.|

Yerba mansa or lizard tail ("Anemopsis californica") is a perennial flowering plant within the family Saururaceae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus "Anemopsis". It is native to southwestern North America. The conic white 'flowers' (actually reduced inflorescences, or pseudanthia) are borne in early spring, and are surrounded by 4-9 large white bractscite encyclopedia
last = Boufford
first = D. E.
contribution = "Anemopsis californica"
year = 1997
title = Flora of North America North of Mexico
editor-last = Flora of North America Editorial Committee
volume = 3
url = http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=220000730
place= New York and Oxford
publisher = Oxford University Press
id = 9780195112467] . As it matures, the visible part of the plant develops red stains, eventually turning bright red in the fall [http://medplant.nmsu.edu/yerba.html Medicinal Plants of the SW - "Anemopsis californica"] , retrieved on July 17 2007.] .

Yerba mansa means "calming herb" in Spanish ("yerba" = "herb"; "mansa" = "calm or tranquil").

Medicinal Uses

Yerba mansa is used as an antimicrobial, an antibacterial, and to treat vaginal candidiasis. [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Anemopsis+californica "Anemopsis californica" - Plants For A Future database report] , retrieved on July 17 2007]

References

External links

* [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Anemopsis+californica Plants For A Future database]
* [http://medplant.nmsu.edu/yerba.html Medicinal plants]
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7085,7086,7087 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ANCA10 USDA Plants Profile]