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Plant Scutellaria baicalensis (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-5,5'-DIMETHOXYLARICIRESINOL 0 Root not available 22.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-ERODICTYOL 0 Root not available 7.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(2R,3R)-2',3,5,6',7-PENTAHYDROXYFLAVONONE 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
1-PHENYL-BUTANE-1,3-DIONE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2',3',5,7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available 6.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
2',3,5,6',7-PENTAHYDROXY-2(R),3(R)-FLAVANONE 0 Root not available 420.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2',3,5,6',7-PENTAHYDROXYFLAVANONE 0 Root not available 120.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2',3,5,6',7-PENTAHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2',3,5,6',7-PENTAMETHOXYFLAVANONE 0 Root not available 674.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2',5,5',7-TETRAHYDROXY-6',8-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root 17.0 356.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2',5,5',7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available 3.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
2',5,5'-TRIHYDROXY-6,7,8-TRIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available 4.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2',5,5'-TRIHYDROXY-7,8-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2',5,6',7-TETRAHYDROXY-2(S)-FLAVANONE 0 Root not available 380.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2',5,6',7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVANONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2',5,6',7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVANONE 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2',5,6',7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2',5,6'-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVANONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2',5,6'-TRIHYDROXY-7,8-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available 7.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-6',8-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available 9.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 2 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
AntiADD 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiaflatoxin 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 14 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antialdosteronic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialkali? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialkalotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiallergic 7 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialopecic 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.