Plant Eriodictyon californicum (Hydrophyllaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
PHOSPHORUS	4	Leaf	2332.0	10600.0	1.04	Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOSTEROLS	2	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.
PINOCEMBRIN	9	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.
PINOCEMBRIN	9	Shoot	not available	3.7	-0.72	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Leaf	2068.0	9400.0	-0.92	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Leaf	13200.0	60000.0	-1.51	Duke, 1992 *
RESIN	0	Leaf	8800.0	80000.0	1.19	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SAKURANETIN	4	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.
SAKURANETIN	4	Shoot	not available	22.5	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM	60	Leaf	2.6	12.0	0.54	Duke, 1992 *
SILICON	4	Leaf	1.5	7.0	-0.39	Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM	1	Leaf	84.0	380.0	-0.58	Duke, 1992 *
SUGARS	0	Leaf	19800.0	90000.0	0.36	Duke, 1992 *
TANNIC-ACID	41	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN	35	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.
THIAMINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TRIACONTANE	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.
VELUTIN	1	Leaf	not available	45000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
WATER	0	Leaf	not available	780000.0	-0.14	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Anticomplementary	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant	3	Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticorneotic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary	4	Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's	2	Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic	3	Martindale's 28th
Antidementia	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant	5	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatic	1	Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidermatitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidermatotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antidiscotic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote	1	Merck 11th Edition
Antidote (Aluminum)	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium)	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead)	3	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.