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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
4-METHOXY-ACETOPHENONE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHOXY-BENZALDEHYDE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-PHENYL-BUT-CIS-3-EN-2-ONE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-PHENYL-BUT-TRANS-3-EN-2-ONE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,2',5'-TRIHYDROXY-6,7,8-TRIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
5,7,2',5'-TETRAHYDROXY-8,6'-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
5,7,2'-TRIHYDROXY-8-METHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
5,7,2'-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
5,7-DIHYDROXY-6-METHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,8-DIHYDROXY-6,7-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available 50.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-7,8-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available 5.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
5-METHYL-FUR-2-ALDEHYDE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-METHOXY-BAICALEIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETOPHENONE 6 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYLPYRROLE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CUBEBENE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 101 Leaf not available 60.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-7-O-GLUCURONIDE 0 Leaf not available 40.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Root 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 *