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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antifuruncular | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antigallstone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigargantitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiglossitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiglycosuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigout | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihangover | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemorrhagic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihemorrhoidal | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihepatitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatotoxic | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 6 | Tan, G.T., Pezzuto, J.M., Kinghorn,* A.D., Hughes, S.H. Evaluation Of Natural Products As Inhibitors Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Reverse Transcriptase. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 143-154, 1991. |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |