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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
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRYSOERIOL | 7 | 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. |
| CHRYSOERIOL | 7 | Shoot | not available | 106.0 | 1.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIRSIMARITIN | 9 | Shoot | not available | 106.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIRSIMARITRIN | 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. |
| COBALT | 2 | Leaf | 3.0 | 14.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSMETIN | 13 | Leaf | not available | 114000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERIODICTYOL | 10 | Bark | not available | 2300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERIODICTYOL | 10 | Leaf | 2300.0 | 6000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERIODICTYOL | 10 | Shoot | not available | 106.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERIODICTYONIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | 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. |
| ERIODICTYONINE | 0 | Leaf | 30000.0 | 60000.0 | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| ERIODIN | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERIODONOL | 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. |
| ERIODONOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 18040.0 | 82000.0 | 0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Leaf | not available | 150000.0 | 0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Leaf | not available | 380000.0 | 0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FORMIC-ACID | 13 | 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. |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUM | 0 | Leaf | 26400.0 | 120000.0 | 0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiprostatitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiprostatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipsoriac | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipyretic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiradicular | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirenitic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| Antiretinopathic | 1 | 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 |
| Antiretinotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatic | 5 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antirhinitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinoviral | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 197. |
| Antisalmonella | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 6 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antishigellic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antispare-Tire | 1 | 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 |
| Antispasmodic | 6 | Biochem Pharmacol, 40(10): 2227. |