Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

procosalvina

English translation:

picrosalvin

Added to glossary by Michele Fauble
Feb 20, 2005 21:25
19 yrs ago
Spanish term

procosalvina

Spanish to English Science Botany
Comes from a description of the medical and cosmetic properties of sage

The main components of its leaves are essential oil, pentacyclic triterpenes, flavonoids, rosemarinic oil and ***procosalvina****

Can't find it anywhere.

Thanks
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 picrosalvin
2 salvene

Discussion

paolamonaco Feb 20, 2005:
might be a typo. In this site it's "pricosalvina" http//orbita.starmedia.com/plantamed/salvia.htm HTH

Proposed translations

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9 hrs
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picrosalvin

.. Diterpene bitters; picrosalvin (= carnosol), carnosolic acid and others ... Indications: Red Sage is the classic remedy for inflammations of the mouth, ...
www.healthy.net/library/books/ hoffman/materiamedica/redsage.htm

... Rosmarinic acid and other phenolic acids, diterpenes such as picrosalvin (carnosol)
www.whisperingwood.homestead.com/ HGHerbIdentificationlistRS.html

.. terpenoids (picrosalvin and ursolic acid), and caffeic acid derivatives (rosmerinic and ... Sage has both phytoestrogenic and antihydrotic mechanisms. ...
www.uspharmacist.com/index.asp?page=ce/3176/default.htm

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Note added at 9 hrs 35 mins (2005-02-21 07:01:10 GMT)
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... -A bitter principle: picrosalvin, to which Sage owes its anti-microbial action. It would thus be worth prescribing Sage capsules in cases of: ...
www.planetherbs.com/articles/european.html



Peer comment(s):

agree SteveW
2 hrs
thanks
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1 hr

salvene

maybe that's not exactly it, but the "salvina" bit must be "salvene"

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Note added at 1 hr 13 mins (2005-02-20 22:39:00 GMT)
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\"All parts — leaves, flowers and stems — have healing properties. The beneficial components in sage are resin, flavonoids, salvene, saponins, tannin, terpene, camphor, estrogene substances, and volatile oils.\" (http://www.holisticbirds.com/hbn03/summer03/pages/sage.htm)
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