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Common Names
Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| 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) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihypertensive | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiimpotence | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiincontinence | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinsomniac | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antikeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilactobacillic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilaryngitic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antilepric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antileukemic | 9 | Life Sciences 55: 1061. |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene-D4 | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilisteria | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiLyme | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphomic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |