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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
(+)-5,5'-DIMETHOXYLARICIRESINOL 0 Root 22.0 *
(-)-ERODICTYOL 0 Root 7.0 *
(2R,3R)-2',3,5,6',7-PENTAHYDROXYFLAVONONE 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
1-PHENYL-BUTANE-1,3-DIONE 0 Root Essent. Oil *
2',3',5,7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Root 6.4 *
2',3,5,6',7-PENTAHYDROXY-2(R),3(R)-FLAVANONE 0 Root 420.0 *
2',3,5,6',7-PENTAHYDROXYFLAVANONE 0 Root 120.0 *
2',3,5,6',7-PENTAHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Root 10.0 *
2',3,5,6',7-PENTAMETHOXYFLAVANONE 0 Root 674.0 *
2',5,5',7-TETRAHYDROXY-6',8-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root 17.0 356.0 *
2',5,5',7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Root 3.5 *
2',5,5'-TRIHYDROXY-6,7,8-TRIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root 4.0 *
2',5,5'-TRIHYDROXY-7,8-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root *
2',5,6',7-TETRAHYDROXY-2(S)-FLAVANONE 0 Root 380.0 *
2',5,6',7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVANONE 0 Root *
2',5,6',7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVANONE 0 Stem *
2',5,6',7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Root *
2',5,6'-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVANONE 0 Root *
2',5,6'-TRIHYDROXY-7,8-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root 7.0 *
2',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-6',8-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root 9.0 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Laxative 2 *
Leptingenic 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
Lipolytic 1 *
Lipotropic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Litholytic 1 *
Lubricant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MAO-Inhibitor 2 *
MAPK-Inhibitor 1 *
Monoamine-Precursor 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mosquitofuge 1 *
Motor-Depressant 4 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Motor-Stimulant 1 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucogenic 1 Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990.
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 29th
Musculotropic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic 2 *
Myorelaxant 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 *
Nematicide 6 Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 45: 270.