“…It is widely used by the Chumash Indians as diaphoretic, calmative, diuretic, and antimicrobial agent, as well as a burning sage used in religious practices (called khapshikh or xapcix) (Walker et al, 2015 ; Krol et al, 2021 ). In modern times, S. apiana is demonstrated to have pharmacological activities, including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic, analgesic, antioxidant, cytotoxic, and antitumor activities, owing to its special chemical constitution (Khan et al, 2016 ; Saeed et al, 2016 ; Srivedavyasasri et al, 2017 ; Afonso et al, 2019 ; Krol et al, 2021 ). Previous phytochemical studies on S. apiana have identified substantial amounts of essential oil, accompanied by a variety of triterpenes, C23 terpenoids, diterpenes, flavonoids, and phenolic acids (PAs) (Krol et al, 2021 ).…”