Uses
Eriodictyol is used in biological studies as natural compounds as sources of new bifunctional scaffolds targeting cholinesterases and beta amyloid aggregation. Eriodictyl is extracted from Yerba santa, an herb. The leaf is used to make medicine.Yerba santa is used for respiratory conditions including coughs, colds, tuberculosis, asthma, and chronic bronchitis. It is also used for fever and dry mouth. Some people use it to relieve muscle spasms, to loosen phlegm, and as a tonic.
Definition
ChEBI: A tetrahydroxyflavanone that is flavanone substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 5, 7, 3' and 4' respectively.
Biochem/physiol Actions
The flavanone eriodictyol is a metabolite in the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway. Eriodictyol has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities and taste-modifying properties; it is extracted from plants such as Eriodictyon californicum, the twigs of Millettia duchesnei, in Eupatorium arnottianum, lemons and as glycoside in rose hips (Rosa canina).
