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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimaculitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimange | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimastalgic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiMDR | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenopausal | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenorrhagic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimite | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimitotic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimorphinic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| AntiMS | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimutagenic | 12 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Antinephritic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antinitrosating | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |