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Plant Eriodictyon californicum (Hydrophyllaceae)

Common Names
Yerba Santa, California Yerba Santa, Hierba Santa, Mountain Balm, Bear's Weed, Consumptive's Weed, Tarweed, Gum Bush, Holy Herb
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
3',4',5,7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVONE 1 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
3',4'5,7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3'-METHYL-4'-ISOBUTYRYLERIODICTYOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
3'-METHYL-4'-ISOBUTYRYLERIODICTYOL 0 Shoot not available 19.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4',5-TRIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-FLAVANONE 0 Leaf not available 410000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4',5-TRIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-FLAVANONE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-3',6-DIMETHOXYFLAVANONE 0 Shoot not available 50.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4',5-DIHYDROXY-6,7-DIMETHOXYFLAVANONE 0 Shoot not available 24.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Plant not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 0.4 1.7 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 15620.0 71000.0 -0.84 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 21.0 96.0 -0.72 Duke, 1992 *
BUTYRIC-ACID 6 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 638.0 2900.0 -1.06 Duke, 1992 *
CEROTIC-ACID 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CEROTIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
CHROMIUM 24 Leaf 0.4 1.7 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSIN 60 Plant not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
CHRYSIN 60 Shoot not available 2.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOERIODICTYOL 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
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Acaricide 1 (View Chemicals list for Acaricide) Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View Chemicals list for Acetylcholinergic) Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 2 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888.
Allergenic 3 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Amphiglycemic?) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 3 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic?) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anesthetic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anesthetic) Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 (View Chemicals list for Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker) Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anorexic) Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
Anthelmintic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anthelmintic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 4 (View Chemicals list for Antiacne) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacrodermatitic) Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiacrodynic) Duke, 1992 *
Antiaflatoxin 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaflatoxin) Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 2 (View Chemicals list for AntiAGE) Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 5 (View Chemicals list for Antiaggregant) Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 3 (View Chemicals list for Antiaging) Duke, 1992 *