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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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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
HESPERETIN 8 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISPIDULIN 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.
HISPIDULIN 7 Shoot not available 62.5 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
HOMOERIDICTYOL 0 Leaf 42000.0 128000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HOMOERIODICTYOL 3 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HOMOERIODICTYOL 3 Leaf not available not available not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
HOMOERIODICTYOL 3 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HOMOERIODICTYOL 3 Shoot not available 4250.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf 24.0 110.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN 78 Leaf not available 39000.0 1.73 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf 2156.0 9800.0 2.19 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Leaf 20.0 91.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
N-PENTATRIACONTANE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-PENTATRIACONTANE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-TRIACONTANE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-TRIACONTANE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGENIN-4'-METHYL-ETHER 0 Shoot not available 7.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 15.0 70.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
PENTATRIACONTANE 1 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.
PERSICOGENIN 0 Leaf not available 36000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Pancreas) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Prostate) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 2 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Thyroid) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitussive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 1 Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990.
Antivaginitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaricose 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 6 Duke, 1992 *
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aphidifuge 3 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 5 Duke, 1992 *