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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarachidonate | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarrhythmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 15 | Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994. |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibronchitic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticancer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 1 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticanker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarcinomic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 4 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataract | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |