Salvia apiana (white sage, Lamiaceae family) plant is native to southern California and parts of Mexico. Some Native American tribes local to this region consider S. apiana to be sacred and burn the leaves as incense for purification ceremonies. The plant has been used to treat sore throats, coughs,
A phytochemical study has been carried out on the aerial parts of Salvia pachyphylla and S. clevelandii. From S. pachyphylla, the known diterpenes carnosol (2), rosmanol, 20-deoxocarnosol (3), carnosic acid, isorosmanol (4), 7-methoxyrosmanol, 5,6-didehydro-O-methylsugiol (5),
Three apianane terpenoids, rel-(5S, 6S, 7S, 10R, 12S, 13R)-7-hydroxyapiana-8,14-diene-11,16-dion-(22,6)-olide, rel-(5S, 6S, 7R, 10R, 12S, 13R)-7-hydroxyapiana-8,14-diene-11,16-dion-(22,6)-olide and rel-(5S, 6S, 7S, 10R, 12R, 13S)-7-hydroxyapiana-8,14-diene-11,16-dion-(22,6)-olide were isolated from