botanical record · discovered
Chaparral
Larrea tridentata
Chaparral · Creosote Bush
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Mexico, Mexico(Kickapoo), US
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Antiseptic, Chafe, Diarrhea, Diuretic
Science studied: ALUMINUM, ARGININE, ASH, CALCIUM
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Scientific name: Larrea tridentata
Common names: Chaparral, Creosote Bush
History
The source record documents this plant in Mexico, Mexico(Kickapoo), US.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Antiseptic
- Chafe
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Dysuria
- Emetic
- Hematochezia
- Intestine
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- Knee
- Rheumatism
- Sore
- Venereal
- Wound
- Tuberculosia
- Arthritis
- Bruise
- Cancer(Stomach)
- Gastritis
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Mexico
- Mexico(Kickapoo)
- US
Documented cultural uses
- Antiseptic
- Chafe
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Dysuria
- Emetic
- Hematochezia
- Intestine
- Knee
- Rheumatism
- Sore
- Venereal
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- Wound
- Tuberculosia
- Arthritis
- Bruise
- Cancer(Stomach)
- Gastritis
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALUMINUM
- ARGININE
- ASH
- CALCIUM
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- 2,6-DI-C-GLUCOPYRANOSYLAPIGENIN
- 6,8-DI-C-GLUCOPYRANOSYLCHRYSOERIOL
- GAMMA-EUDESMOL
- FAT
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- GOSSYPETIN
- GOSSYPETIN-3,7-DIMETHYL-ETHER
- 1-HEPTEN-3-ONE
- 1-HEXEN-3-ONE
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- IRON
- KILOCALORIES
- LEUCINE
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- NORHYDROGUARIARETIC-ACID
- PHOSPHORUS
- ALPHA-PINENE
- BETA-PINENE
- PROTEIN
- RESIN
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- SULFUR
- TERNATIN
- TIN
- 5,8,4'-TRIHYDROXY-3,7,3'-TRIMETHOXYFLAVONE
- TRYPTOPHANE
- 2-UNDECANONE
- VALINE
- CHLORINE
- 3'-DEMETHOXYISOGUAIACIN
- HERBACETIN
- WATER
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- CALAMENENE
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CYSTINE
- EO
- FIBER
- 2-HEPTANONE
- NIACIN
- PHENYLALANINE
- POTASSIUM
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SODIUM
- TYROSINE
- ZINC
- GLYCINE
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- ISOLEUCINE
- THIAMIN
- BORNEOL
- CAMPHENE
- CAMPHOR
- LIMONENE
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- GUM
- SUGARS
- THIAMINE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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