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Plant Eriodictyon californicum (Hydrophyllaceae)

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Common name(s)
Bear's Weed, California Yerba Santa, Consumptive's Weed, Gum Bush, Hierba Santa, Holy Herb, Mountain Balm, Tarweed, Yerba Santa
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
1 3',4',5,7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVONE Plant -- -- -- J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
0 3',4'5,7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVONE Plant -- -- -- *
0 3'-METHYL-4'-ISOBUTYRYLERIODICTYOL Shoot -- 19.0 -- *
0 3'-METHYL-4'-ISOBUTYRYLERIODICTYOL Plant -- -- -- Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
0 3,4',5-TRIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-FLAVANONE Resin, Exudate, Sap -- -- -- *
0 3,4',5-TRIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-FLAVANONE Leaf -- 410000.0 -- *
0 4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-3',6-DIMETHOXYFLAVANONE Shoot -- 50.0 -- *
0 4',5-DIHYDROXY-6,7-DIMETHOXYFLAVANONE Shoot -- 24.0 -- *
16 ACETIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf 0.4 1.7 -0.44 *
0 ASH Leaf 15620.0 71000.0 -0.84 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Leaf 21.0 96.0 -0.72 *
6 BUTYRIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
28 CALCIUM Leaf 638.0 2900.0 -1.06 *
0 CEROTIC-ACID Bark -- -- -- *
0 CEROTIC-ACID Resin, Exudate, Sap -- -- -- Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
24 CHROMIUM Leaf 0.4 1.7 -0.50 *
60 CHRYSIN Shoot -- 2.5 -- *
60 CHRYSIN Plant -- -- -- Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
0 CHRYSOERIODICTYOL Resin, Exudate, Sap -- -- -- Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.