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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Scutellaria baicalensis (Lamiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Antiabortifacient China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Antihistamine Elsewhere Lost Crops of the Incas.
Antiphlogistic Japan* ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Bactericide China Li, C.P. 1974. Chinese Herbal Medicine. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-732.
Bactericide Elsewhere Lost Crops of the Incas.
Boil China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Cancer Elsewhere Lost Crops of the Incas.
Cancer(Cervix) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Glands) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Lymphatic) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Nose) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Pharynx) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Stomach) China Yey, S.D.J. 1973. Anticancer Chinese Herbal Medicines. Maerican Journal of Chinese Medicine 1(2): 271-274.
Cancer(Stomach) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Thyroid) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cardiotonic Elsewhere Lost Crops of the Incas.
Choleretic Elsewhere Lost Crops of the Incas.
Conjunctivitis China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Constipation China Lost Crops of the Incas.
Cough China Lost Crops of the Incas.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.