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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist? | 1 | Biochimica & Biophysica Acta, 1115: 69, 1991. |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 18 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 4 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Candidistat | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic | 2 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Carcinogenic? | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Cardiodepressant | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Cardioprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carminative | 2 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Caspase-3-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caspase-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |