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Plant Piper auritum (Piperaceae)

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Common name(s)
Cordoncillo, Hierba Santa, Hoja Santa
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
67 1,8-CINEOLE Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
0 ACADINE-1,4-DIENE Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
0 ALPHA-CARYOPHYLLENE Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
0 ALPHA-COPAENE Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
0 ALPHA-CUBEBENE Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
11 ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
28 ALPHA-PINENE Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
13 ALPHA-TERPINENE Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
0 ALPHA-THUJENE Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
0 APORPHINES Plant -- -- -- Tramil
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf 490.0 3370.0 -0.13 *
0 ASH Leaf 24000.0 135000.0 0.28 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 AURANTIAMIDE-I Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
0 AURANTIAMIDE-II Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
20 BENZOIC-ACID Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
6 BETA-BISABOLENE Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
0 BETA-BOURBONINE Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
53 BETA-CAROTENE Leaf 34.0 193.0 -0.30 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
3 BETA-PHELLANDRENE Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
13 BETA-PINENE Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
*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.