Salvia hydrangea
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| Internal ID | UUID643febbd2c65e008193873 |
| Scientific name | Salvia hydrangea |
| Authority | DC. ex Benth. |
| First published in | Labiat. Gen. Spec. : 717 (1835) |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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Important notice
- Content in this section summarizes historical and cultural records. It is not medical advice.
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Among Zapotec communities in Oaxaca, Salvia hydrangea (DC. ex Benth.) is used as a tea of the aerial parts to treat stomach upset and diarrhea, with dosage kept mild and often restricted to several small cups daily (Martínez, Plantas medicinales de México, 1994). Rarámuri communities of Chihuahua prepare an infusion or light decoction of the leaves for colic and dysentery, typically consumed in modest quantities until symptoms ease (Bye, El Papel de las Plantas Medicinales en el Noroeste de México, 1979). The Plantas Medicinales de Guatemala survey notes infusions of the plant for digestive complaints and as a throat gargle for sore throats, an application that has been documented in several surveys and field interviews in the Alta Verapaz region (Shattuck, The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Guatemala, 1935). A brief practical recipe for a mild digestive tea is: use 1–2 teaspoons (2–3 g) of dried aerial parts per cup (240–300 mL) of near‑boiling water; cover and steep 5–10 minutes; drink 1 cup 2–3 times daily as needed. Use the smallest dose that provides relief; stop if symptoms persist beyond 24 hours. Avoid in pregnancy and breast‑feeding due to limited safety data. Because the species contains rosmarinic acid, caffeic derivatives, and modest amounts of 1,8‑cineole and camphor in its essential oil, these constituents plausibly contribute to mild spasmolytic and antimicrobial effects seen in traditional use (McVaugh, Flora Novo‑Galiciana, 1989; Collections of the United States National Herbarium, 1901–ongoing). Modern research remains limited, but dried aerial parts are sold in some local markets and are the subject of emerging phytochemical studies, while the plant continues to be used as a simple household tea and gargle in the regions noted.
General Uses Top
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Ornamental landscaping and gardening plant (e.g., perennial borders, pollinator-friendly plantings). The species is listed in horticultural databases and trade/lifestyle outlets as an ornamental Salvia.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No documented edible or beverage uses for this taxon.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
No documented essential-oil, perfumery, or cosmetic uses for this taxon.
Wood and fiber:
No timber or fiber uses are documented for this taxon.
Colorants and tanning:
No documented dye, ink, or tannin uses for this taxon.
Industrial and craft applications:
No industrial, craft, adhesive, coating, pulp, or biofuel uses are documented for this taxon.
Properties relevant to use:
Likely qualities for ornamental horticulture include: blue–lavender inflorescences attractive to pollinators, growth habit as a perennial subshrub, and adaptation to rocky soils typical of Mexican highlands, as described in horticultural references for Salvia hydrangea.
Standards and regulation:
No dedicated standards apply beyond general horticultural/trade labeling and plant biosecurity regulations for ornamental species (such as CITES and regional phytosanitary rules for plant movement).
Sustainability and sourcing:
Cultivated ornamental propagation is the principal source. As a non-native in many regions, careful horticultural sourcing is advised to prevent escape and potential naturalization.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Arischrada dracocephaloides | (Boiss.) Pobed. | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 9: 247 (1972) |
| Salvia dracocephaloides | Boiss. | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 5: 4 (1844) |
| Schraderia dracocephaloides | (Boiss.) Pobed. | Fl. URSS 21: 368 (1954) |
| Schraderia hydrangea | (Benth.) Pobed. | Fl. URSS 21: 367 (1954) |
| Schraderia shielii | (Boiss.) Pobed. | Fl. URSS 21: 367 (1954) |
| Stiefia hydrangea | (DC. ex Benth.) Soják | Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 152: 22 (1983) |
| Salvia shielii | Boiss. ex Hohen. | Exsicc. (Pl. Pers. Austr.) 1842: n.° 377 (1845) |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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Caucasus
- Transcaucasus
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Western Asia
- Iran
- Turkey
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Caucasus
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000301225 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:456404-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-182851 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 574323 |
| Observations.org | 128618 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 392666 |
| IPNI | 456404-1 |
| iNaturalist | 1159290 |
| GBIF | 3899887 |
| Elurikkus | 436411 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Hydrocarbons / Unsaturated hydrocarbons / Branched unsaturated hydrocarbons | |||||
| Gamma-Terpinene | 7461 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acid esters / Fatty acid methyl esters | |||||
| Methyl Palmitate | 8181 | Click to see | 270.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids | |||||
| Linalool | 6549 | Click to see | 154.25 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00568253 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Aromatic monoterpenoids | |||||
| P-Cymene | 7463 | Click to see | 134.22 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids | |||||
| (+-)-alpha-Pinene | 6654 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00568253 https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1999.9712010 |
| alpha Thujene | 6451618 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 |
| alpha-Thujene | 17868 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 |
| Beta-Pinene | 14896 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00568253 https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1999.9712010 |
| Borneol | 64685 | Click to see | 154.25 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 |
| Bornyl acetate | 6448 | Click to see CC(=O)OC1CC2CCC1(C2(C)C)C | 196.29 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 |
| Camphene | 6616 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00568253 |
| Camphor | 2537 | Click to see | 152.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 |
| Sabinene | 18818 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Menthane monoterpenoids | |||||
| 4-Terpineol, (+/-)- | 11230 | Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)(C(C)C)O | 154.25 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00568253 https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 |
| Alpha-Terpineol | 17100 | Click to see | 154.25 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| (R)-beta-bisabolene | 68128 | Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)CCC=C(C)C | 204.35 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 |
| Beta-Bisabolene | 10104370 | Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)CCC=C(C)C | 204.35 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 |
| beta-Farnesene, (6Z)- | 5317319 | Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=C)C=C)C)C | 204.35 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 |
| Caryophyllene | 5281515 | Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C2CC(C2CC1)(C)C | 204.35 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 |
| Caryophyllene oxide | 1742210 | Click to see | 220.35 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1999.9712010 https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.2004.9698639 |
| Humulene | 5281520 | Click to see | 204.35 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Aromadendrane sesquiterpenoids / 5,10-cycloaromadendrane sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| (1aS,4aS,7S,7aR,7bS)-1,1,7-trimethyl-4-methylidene-1a,2,3,4a,5,6,7a,7b-octahydrocyclopropa[h]azulen-7-ol | 97032059 | Click to see | 220.35 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 |
| (7aR)-1,1,7-trimethyl-4-methylidene-1a,2,3,4a,5,6,7a,7b-octahydrocyclopropa[h]azulen-7-ol | 5321422 | Click to see | 220.35 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700787 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesterterpenoids | |||||
| Perovskone B | 70698061 | Click to see | 464.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200559C |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| Oleanolic Acid | 10494 | Click to see | 456.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2003-43212 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| (-)-beta-Sitosterol | 222284 | Click to see | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200559C |
| 17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol | 86821 | Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | 414.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200559C |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Tertiary alcohols | |||||
| (1S,3R,7S,8S)-2,2,6,8-tetramethyltricyclo[5.3.1.03,8]undecan-3-ol | 129317601 | Click to see | 222.37 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.2004.9698639 |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Oxepanes | |||||
| Salvadione C | 56600678 | Click to see CC(C)C12C3C4C=C(CC5(C1=O)C46CC7(CCCC(C7CC5)(C)C)OC6(C2=O)OCC3(C)O)C=C | 480.60 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200559C |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids | |||||
| 5-Hydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxyflavone | 5281601 | Click to see | 298.29 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200559C |
| Salvigenin | 161271 | Click to see | 328.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP200559C |
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| In public collections | 0 |