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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
| Chemical Name | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 2 | 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 | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anesthetic | 1 | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaflatoxin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAGE | 2 | 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaging | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |