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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
GERANYL-ACETONE 2 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIACOL 18 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEDYOTOL-C-4''-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Root not available 38.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEDYOTOL-D-4''-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Root not available 32.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HEPTANOIC-ACID 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXAHYDROFARNESYL-ACETONE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXANO-4-LACTONE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HUANGQIN 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
INDOLE 15 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root 170.0 220.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
ISOCARTHAMIDIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOCARTHAMIDIN 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ISOEUGENOL 16 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOMARTYNOSIDE 0 Root not available 23.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOSCUTELLAREIN 2 Leaf not available 6.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOSCUTELLAREIN-8-O-GLUCURONIDE 0 Leaf not available 30.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOWOGONIN 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
KOGANEBANAIN 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
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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
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.