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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
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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Vasodilator 9 Duke, 1992 *
Vasorelaxant 1 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 4 Duke, 1992 *
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *