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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALVIGENIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCUTEBAICALIN | 0 | Shoot | not available | 184.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCUTELLAREIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | 30.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCUTELLAREIN | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCUTELLARIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCUTELLARIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SENKYUNOLIDE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SKULLCAPFLAVONE-I | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SKULLCAPFLAVONE-II | 4 | Root | 3.3 | 863.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SKULLCAPFLAVONE-II | 4 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Root | 740.0 | 991.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| SYRINGARESINOL-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 52.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TETRADECANOIC-ACID | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Phytoalexin | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Pituitary-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PKC-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Preservative | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Progestational | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Progesteronigenic | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Prooxidant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 2 | Chen, S. J., Wang, M. H., Chen, I. J. 1996. Antiplatelet and Calcium Inhibitory Properties of Eugenol and Sodium Eugenol Acetate. Gen Pharmacol, 27(4): 629-633. |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protisticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 2 | Uda, Y., Price, K. R., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1997. Induction of the Anticarcinogenic Marker Enzyme, Quinone Reductase, in Murine Hepatoma Cells In Vitro by Flavonoids. Cancer Lett., 120 (2): 213-216. |
| Radioprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Renoirritant | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Rodenticide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Schistosomicide | 1 | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |