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Common Names
Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANILLIN | 28 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VERBASCOSIDE | 20 | Root | not available | 74.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VISCIDULIN-III | 0 | Root | not available | 37.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VISCIDULIN-III-2'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WOGONIN | 16 | Leaf | not available | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WOGONIN | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WOGONIN | 16 | Root | 34.7 | 7300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WOGONIN | 16 | Stem | not available | 2100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WOGONIN-5-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WOGONIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WOGONIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WOGONIN-7-O-D-GLUCURONIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WOGONIN-7-O-GLUCURONIC-ACID | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WOGONIN-7-O-GLUCURONIDE | 1 | Root | 119.0 | 54000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WOGONIN-7-O-GLUCURONIDE | 1 | Stem | not available | 33200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WOGONIN-7-O-GLUCURONIDE-METHYL-ESTER | 1 | Root | not available | 30.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WOGONIN-GLUCURONIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WOGONOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 39700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Root | 17.0 | 18.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 12-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Adaptogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 11 | Kohda, H., Tanaka, S., Yamaoka, Y., Yahara, S., Nohara, T., Tanimoto, T., Tanaka, A. 1989. Studies on Lens-Aldose-Reductase Inhibitor in Medicinal Plants.II Active Constituents of Monochasma savatierii FRANCH, et MAXIM. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 37(11):3153-3154 |
| Allelochemic | 3 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allelopathic | 1 | Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands. |
| Allergenic | 6 | Martindale's 28th |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 6 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Anaphrodisiac | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |