yerba santa

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yerba san·ta

(săn′tə)

Any of various western North American evergreen shrubs of the genus Eriodictyon, having tubular white to purple flowers and narrow leaves used in herbal medicine.

[Spanish : yerba, herb + santa, holy.]

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yerba santa - viscid evergreen shrub of western United States with white to deep lilac flowers; the sticky aromatic leaves are used in treating bronchial and pulmonary illnesses

Eriodictyon californicum

Eriodictyon, genus Eriodictyon - small genus of evergreen shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico

bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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While testing 400 different plant extracts and flavonoids, researchers from the Salk Institute discovered that yerba santa contains the flavanone sterubin, which has neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects.

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Our identification of sterubin as a potent neuroprotective component of a native California plant called Yerba santa (Eriodictyon californicum) is a promising step in that direction."

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Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon sps) is a common southwestern herb found in dry and desert-like places.

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The Anchor brewers used a grist of barley and two types of malted wheat, including one toasted Belgian variety; added a local herb called Yerba Santa, and fermented with an American saison-style yeast.