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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
BENZOIC-ACID 20 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-O-BETA-D-APIOFURANOSYL-(1,2)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Root not available 13.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-DAMASCONE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ELEMENE 5 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-EUDESMOL 13 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUTA-1,3-DIENYLBENZENE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BUTYLIDENE-PHTHALIDE 10 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 4630.0 10300.0 0.32 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARTHAMIDIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARTHAMIDIN 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
CHRYSIN 60 Leaf not available 40.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSIN 60 Root 3.0 800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSIN 60 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSIN-6-C-ALPHA-L-ARABINOSIDE-8-C-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available 2000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSIN-6-C-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSIN-6-C-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-8-C-ALPHA-L-ARABINOSIDE 0 Root not available 100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available 43.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSIN-8-C-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available 46.0 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
Laxative 2 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
MAPK-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide 6 Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 45: 270.