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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| BORNEOL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 2570.0 | 14440.0 | -0.27 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 82500.0 | 567000.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| CEPHARADIONE-A | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| CEPHARADIONE-B | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| DELTA-ELEMENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| ELEMICINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | 4700.0 | 5800.0 | -0.50 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 14000.0 | 79000.0 | 0.45 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER | 15 | Leaf | 22000.0 | 124000.0 | -0.46 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| GAMMA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipellagric | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiperiodontitic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiphotophobic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipityriasic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplaque | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplasmodial | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPMS | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipodriac | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipoliomyelitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiporphyric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiprogestational | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiproliferant | 2 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antiprostaglandin | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipruritic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antipsoriac | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |