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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 *
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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
Antidementia 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 6 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidermatitic 3 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidiabetic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Cadmium) 1 Let's Live, May 1989.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Strychnine) 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antidrepanocytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
AntiEBV 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiedemic 6 Duke, 1992 *