Yerba Santa
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Botanical Name |
Eriodictyon californicum |
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Family |
Hydrophyllaceae |
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Other Names |
Bearsweed, eriodictyon, mountain balm |
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Description |
Low evergreen shrub. Leaves: lanceolate, up to 15cm long, 2cm wide, irregularly dentate margins. Upper surface green, under surface white hairs |
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Native to |
California, Oregon, Mexico |
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Parts Used |
Leaves |
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Actions |
Aromatic, expectorant, tonic |
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Constituents |
Flavonoids: homoeriodictyol, eriodictyol, chrysoeriodictyol, xanthoeriodictyol, 3, methyl-4, isobutyeriodictyol, pinocembrin, sakuranetin, naringenin 4, methyl ether, cirsimaritin, hispidulin, chrysin Resin: triacontane, cerotic acid, eriodonol, pentatriacontane |