botanical record · discovered
Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon californicum
Yerba Santa · California Yerba Santa · Hierba Santa · Mountain Balm · Bear's Weed · Consumptive's Weed · Tarweed · Gum Bush · Holy Herb · California yerba santa
At a glance
Origin / distribution: US(Amerindian)
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Poultice
Science studied: CEROTIC-ACID, CHRYSOERIODICTYOL, ERIODICTYOL, ERIODICTYONINE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Scientific name: Eriodictyon californicum
Common names: Yerba Santa, California Yerba Santa, Hierba Santa, Mountain Balm, Bear's Weed, Consumptive's Weed, Tarweed, Gum Bush, Holy Herb, California yerba santa
POWO: 30012080-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in US(Amerindian).
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Poultice
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- US(Amerindian)
Documented cultural uses
- Poultice
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Poultice · US(Amerindian) · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Chemical Composition of <i>Eriodictyon californicum</i> (California Yerba Santa) Cultivated in Ontario, Oregon, USA. · 2026 source ↗
- Eriodictyon angustifolium extract, but not Eriodictyon californicum extract, reduces human hair greying. · 2020 source ↗
- In vitro evaluation of flavonoids from Eriodictyon californicum for antagonist activity against the bitterness receptor hTAS2R31. · 2011 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- CEROTIC-ACID
- CHRYSOERIODICTYOL
- ERIODICTYOL
- ERIODICTYONINE
- ERIODONOL
- HOMOERIDICTYOL
- PENTATRIACONTANE
- TANNIN
- 3',4',5,7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVONE
- XANTHOERIODICTYOL
- ACETIC-ACID
- BUTYRIC-ACID
- ERIODICTYONIC-ACID
- FORMIC-ACID
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- TRIACONTANE
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- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CALCIUM
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- FAT
- GUM
- IRON
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- NIACIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- RESIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- SODIUM
- SUGARS
- THIAMINE
- WATER
- ZINC
- 3,4',5-TRIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-FLAVANONE
- 3'-METHYL-4'-ISOBUTYRYLERIODICTYOL
- 4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-3',6-DIMETHOXYFLAVANONE
- 4',5-DIHYDROXY-6,7-DIMETHOXYFLAVANONE
- CHRYSIN
- CHRYSOERIOL
- CIRSIMARITIN
- CIRSIMARITRIN
- DIOSMETIN
- ERIODIN
- GLUCOSE
- HESPERETIN
- HISPIDULIN
- HOMOERIODICTYOL
- LUTEOLIN
- N-PENTATRIACONTANE
- N-TRIACONTANE
- NARINGENIN-4'-METHYL-ETHER
- PERSICOGENIN
- PINOCEMBRIN
- SAKURANETIN
- TANNIC-ACID
- VELUTIN
- XANTHOERIDOL
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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