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Common Names
Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| ACADINE-1,4-DIENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| ALPHA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| ALPHA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| APORPHINES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 490.0 | 3370.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 24000.0 | 135000.0 | 0.28 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| AURANTIAMIDE-I | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| AURANTIAMIDE-II | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| BETA-BOURBONINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 34.0 | 193.0 | -0.30 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antipyretic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiradicular | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretinotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinoviral | 1 | Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994. |
| Antisalmonella | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 11 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antishock | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antisinusitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | 14 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Antistaphylococcic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistreptococcic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistress | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antisyndrome-X | 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 |
| Antithromboxane | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87. |