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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiherpetic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiinfertility | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 12 | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antiinsomniac | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilaryngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukoplakic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipoperoxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |