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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Salvia columbariae (Lamiaceae)

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Common name(s)
California Chia, Chia
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
2 CARNOSIC-ACID Shoot -- 245.0 -0.56 Luis, J. G., Quinones, W., Grillo, T. A., Kishi, M. P. 1994. Diterpenes from the Aerial Part of Salvia columbariae. Phytochemistry, 35(5): 1373-1374.
20 CARNOSOL Shoot -- 156.0 -0.86 Luis, J. G., Quinones, W., Grillo, T. A., Kishi, M. P. 1994. Diterpenes from the Aerial Part of Salvia columbariae. Phytochemistry, 35(5): 1373-1374.
*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.