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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
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 *