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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Scutellaria baicalensis (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-6',8-TRIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root 7.0 *
2',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-6'-METHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root 4.0 *
2',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-8-METHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root 6.0 *
2',5,7-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Root 6.0 *
2',5,8-TRIHYDROXY-6,7-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root 200.0 *
2'-METHYLSKULLCAPFLAVONE 0 Root *
2(S),2',5,6',7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVANONE 0 Root 230.0 *
2,2',4',6-TETRAHYDROXY-6'-METHOXYCHALCONE 0 Root 5.0 *
2,3-DIHYDROBENZOFURAN 1 Root Essent. Oil *
2-FORMYL-PYRROLE 0 Root Essent. Oil *
2-HYDROXYACETOPHENONE 0 Root Essent. Oil *
2-METHYL-BENZYL-ALCOHOL 0 Root Essent. Oil *
2-PENTYL-FURAN 0 Root Essent. Oil *
2-PHENYL-BUTAN-2-ONE 0 Root Essent. Oil *
2S-2',5,6',7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVONONE 0 Root Abstract (See species file)
3-PHENYL-FURAN 0 Root Essent. Oil *
3-PHENYL-PROP-2-EN-1-AL 0 Root Essent. Oil *
4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-6-METHOXY-FLAVANONE 0 Root 115.0 *
4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-8-METHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root 20.0 30.0 *
4-ETHENYLGUAIACOL 0 Root Essent. Oil *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antisecretory 1 *
Antiseptic 11 *
Antiserotonic 1 Internat. J. Oriental Med. 15(4): 199, 1990+
Antishigellic 1 *
Antishock 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antisickling 3 Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990.
Antisinusitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antispare-Tire 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antispasmodic 12 *
Antispasmophilic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antispastic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antistaph 1 *
Antistaphylococcic 3 *
Antistomatitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antistreptococcic 1 *
Antistress 6 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antistroke 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antisyndrome-X 3 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antithrombic 3 *
Antithrombotic 2 *