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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| 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 * |